Dr. Cara Agerstrand, Pulmonologist and Director of the Medical ECMO Program at New York Presbyterian/Columbia University Irving Medical Center, was one of the first health care workers in New York City to receive the newly
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Protests target Bolsonaro after Brazil's worst coronavirus week
Rallies in Brazil, 20 other countries denounce president’s handling of pandemic amid record number of weekly cases. Protesters in Brazil and around the world gathered to denounce President Jair Bolsonaro’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic,
Read moreScarce medical oxygen worldwide leaves many gasping for air
In poor countries, from Peru to Bangladesh, oxygen in hospital is often found to be in short supply. Soaring demand for oxygen prompted by the coronavirus is bringing out a stark global truth: Even the
Read moreIndia now world's No 7 in coronavirus cases as lockdown eases
With 190,535 cases, India exceeds Germany and France even as it begins to ease the world’s largest virus lockdown. India has more than 190,000 coronavirus cases, the seventh most worldwide, even as the South Asian country
Read more'Reckless': Djokovic tennis event gets flak over coronavirus fear
Despite pandemic, players give high fives, hug in front of closely seated fans at charity tournament in Serbia. A charity tennis event organised by men’s top-ranked player Novak Djokovic that drew big crowds over the
Read moreEgypt's one-day coronavirus infections at new high: Live updates
Egypt also records highest COVID-19 death rate among Arab nations, while Ukraine posts record-high cases for third day. Egypt’s Health Ministry has announced 1,677 new confirmed cases of coronavirus – the highest 24-hour infection total
Read moreBrazil stops publishing coronavirus numbers
Government takes down website showing daily, weekly and monthly figures as critics claim the true toll is being hidden. Brazil’s government has stopped publishing a running total of coronavirus deaths and infections in an extraordinary
Read moreCoronavirus protests rock Senegal capital and holy city Touba
Youths take to street, as people struggle to make ends meet amid dusk-to-dawn curfew and ban on regional travel. Protesters in Dakar set tyres on fire and threw stones at security forces on Wednesday night
Read moreBrazil coronavirus cases surge, Bolsonaro defiant: Live updates
Brazil records more than 29,000 deaths, as political temperature rises over Bolsanaro investigation. Hello and welcome to Al Jazeera’s continuing coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. I’m Kate Mayberry in Kuala Lumpur. Latin America’s death toll
Read moreLatin America coronavirus deaths top 50,000: Live updates
South America cases near one million with Brazil registering half of infections as other countries prepare to reopen. Latin America’s deaths topped 50,000 and cases neared 1 million, with countries such as Brazil, Chile, Mexico
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