Ministers were “too slow” to announce the first coronavirus lockdown so must “act quickly” if another is needed, a government adviser says. Professor Peter Horby told Sky News fresh restrictions announced on Tuesday to stem
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Japan to further ease COVID-19 entry curbs but not for tourists: Asahi
FILE PHOTO: Passengers wearing protective face masks are seen at a station, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan September 10, 2020. REUTERS/Issei KatoTOKYO (Reuters) – Japan is considering allowing more foreigners into
Read more200,000 dead, and still no plan to end America’s coronavirus crisis
Six months and 200,000 deaths later, the U.S. is right back where it started, staring down the barrel of mass fatalities, widespread infection and crippling economic loss from COVID-19. This once-in-a-generation crisis has not been
Read moreFed's Powell says economy's path 'highly uncertain' despite 'marked' gains
(Reuters) – America’s economy has shown “marked improvement” since the coronavirus pandemic drove it into recession, but the path ahead remains uncertain and the U.S. central bank will do more if needed, Federal Reserve Chair
Read moreQuebec officials to provide coronavirus update as cases rise, restrictions tighten
Quebec’s health minister is expected to provide an update after public health officials declared the province to be at the start of a second wave of COVID-19. Christian Dubé will be speaking in the provincial
Read moreWall Street fears stimulus is doomed
Illustration: Sarah Grillo/Axios The fight over a new Supreme Court justice will take Washington's partisan bickering to a new level and undermine any chance for needed coronavirus relief measures before November's election, Wall Street analysts
Read moreBoris Johnson could scrap ‘back to work’ message today amid second wave fears
The Government's "back to work" message could soon be scrapped in the latest Tory U-turn as coronavirus cases surge, it has been reported. For weeks Downing Street has been urging Brits to return to offices
Read moreSouth Korea halts free flu shots meant to help coronavirus-plagued health system
South Korea suspended free flu shots on Tuesday after reports of problems in storing the vaccinations during transportation, disrupting plans to pre-emptively ease the burden on a health-care system already strained by coronavirus outbreaks. The
Read moreCoronavirus: Ontario pediatricians warn of flu shot ‘crisis’ to meet anticipated demand
TORONTO — A group representing more than 1,400 Ontario pediatricians is warning of “an imminent crisis” in rolling out the flu shot this season. An online petition by members of the Ontario Medical Association says
Read moreStudy unveils how coronavirus spreads on planes and it’s bad news for air travel
A new study into how coronavirus spreads on planes could mean bad news for travellers. The research, published by the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), analysed a single 10-hour flight from March.
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