Mass testing to begin in Wuhan amid fears of virus comeback
WUHAN: Nervous residents of China’s pandemic epicentre of Wuhan queued up across the city to be tested for the coronavirus on Thursday after a new cluster of cases sparked a mass screening campaign. Lines of socially distanced people formed at makeshift testing sites set up under tents in parking lots, parks and residential communities as […]
Typhoon Vongfong forces thousands from homes in coronavirus-hit Philippines
Manila: Tens of thousands of people were forced into cramped shelters by the powerful storm pounding the Philippines on Friday, making social distancing nearly impossible as the nation battles the coronavirus pandemic. Typhoon Vongfong flattened flimsy coastal homes when it roared ashore on central Samar island on Thursday, but then weakened into a severe tropical […]
Nimish Jani Elected to Represent IL-8 on the Illinois Republican State Central Committee
Nimish Jani Elected to Represent IL-8 on the Illinois Republican State Central Committee Nimish Jani of Cook County was elected to represent the 8th Congressional District on the Illinois Republican State Central Committee. The Committee is the governing body of the Illinois Republican Party and is comprised of members elected from each of Illinois’ 18 […]
Italy plans to reopen borders with no restrictions on June 3
Italy will reopen to tourists from early June and scrap a 14-day mandatory quarantine period, the government said Saturday, as it quickened the country’s exit from the coronavirus lockdown. Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte enforced an economically-crippling shutdown in early March to counter a global pandemic which official records show has killed over 31,500 people […]
Esteemed medical journal blasts Trump’s coronavirus response in ‘stunning’
One of the world’s oldest and best-known medical journals Friday slammed President Trump’s “inconsistent and incoherent national response” to the novel coronavirus pandemic and accused the administration of relegating the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to a “nominal” role. The unsigned editorial from the Lancet concluded that Trump should be replaced. “Americans must put a president in the […]
India: Truck crash kills 23 workers going home amid lockdown
LUCKNOW: At least 23 people were killed and 35 injured when a truck crammed with migrant labourers trying to reach their distant homes amid a nationwide lockdown crashed in northern India on Saturday. The accident occurred before daybreak, when the truck collided with another truck that was parked by a roadside eatery in the Auraiya […]
Dubai Airports CEO spells out difficulties future air travellers will face
Dubai and London: For as long as most of us can remember, air travel hasn’t been a whole lot of fun. As airlines crawl out of virus-lockdown mode, passengers can expect it to be even more of a bummer, with new temperature check points, lines of distancing people stretching into the parking lot, and plexiglass barriers […]
First death outside China reported in Philippines
China imposed a lock-down Sunday on a major city far from the epicentre of the coronavirus epidemic, as its death toll from the disease soared to 304 and the first fatality outside the country was reported in the Philippines. The events added to deepening concern about the potential for the virus to spread, as governments […]
China expert warns of potential second coronavirus wave
A senior Chinese medical expert has said the country could face a potential second wave of coronavirus infections due to a lack of immunity among its population. After months of lockdowns and curbs on travel China has largely brought the virus under control, but fears of a second wave have risen as clusters have emerged […]
Chinese Ambassador to ‘Israel’ Found Dead at Herzliya Residence
HERZLIYA: China’s ambassador to Israel, Du Wei, was found dead at his residence on the outskirts of Tel Aviv on Sunday, police said. The 57-year-old envoy, who had arrived in Israel in mid-February, was found dead in his home in Herzliya, north of the city, spokesman Micky Rosenfeld told AFP, adding that police were investigating. Du’s […]
