Spain wants refund for faulty coronavirus tests Chinese company sent as replacement for first defective batch
Spain is seeking a refund for a second batch of faulty coronavirus tests purchased from a Chinese company that was supposed to replace a previous order of defective testing kits, health officials said this week. The order of 640,000 antigen coronavirus tests was canceled after health officials found that the kits, like the ones purchased last month, were not sensitive […]
Philippines ramps up coronavirus testing to find thousands of unknown infections
A woman wearing a protective face mask and shield is pictured in the Ninoy Aquino Stadium that has been temporarily turned into a quarantine facility to accommodate COVID-19 patients in Manila, Philippines, on Monday. (REUTERS/Eloisa Lopez) The Philippines introduced a more aggressive testing program for the coronavirus on Tuesday to locate as many as 15,000 […]
Alistair Overeem ‘probably’ contracted coronavirus because Thailand was ‘flooded with Chinese’
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Longtime Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) heavyweight contender Alistair Overeem is expected to fight fellow 265-pound slugger Walt Harris at one of the upcoming mixed martial arts (MMA) events on “Fight Island,” once the promotion works out the remaining logistics. With the coronavirus pandemic shutting down most of the planet and bringing the world of professional […]
Putin sends military plane to U.S. with supplies to fight virus
A Russian military plane carrying medical equipment has departed for the United States, the defense ministry in Moscow said Wednesday, as the Kremlin flexes its soft power amid the coronavirus pandemic. The Antonov-124, “with medical masks and medical equipment on board”, left for the U.S. overnight, a statement said, without providing further details. Video released by the […]
Spain’s coronavirus death toll surges past China
Spain surged past China to now have the world’s second-highest tally of coronavirus deaths after seeing a 738 spike overnight — its highest so far in one day. With at least 3,434 fatalities since the COVID-19 outbreak, the Iberian nation now has a death toll that is more than half of Italy’s, which as of Wednesday morning stood at 6,820. Spain’s Ministry […]
Italy coronavirus death toll spikes yet again, up 793 in 24 hours
Italy — a country at the heart of the coronavirus outbreak in Europe — watched its number of cases and deaths due to the novel coronavirus astronomically leap once again, up 793 deaths with 6,557 newly confirmed cases recorded in just 24 hours. Saturday’s jump marks the worst day for fatalities since the crisis began just four months ago. The country now counts 53,578 diagnosed infections, up […]
Seventy trapped after Chinese coronavirus quarantine hotel collapses
Illustration of a collapsed building. (Shutterstock.com/VioNetta) About 70 people were trapped on Saturday after a five-story hotel being used for coronavirus quarantine collapsed in the port city of Quanzhou in southeast China, state media said. A live video stream posted by the government-backed Beijing News site showed rescue workers in orange overalls clambering over mounds […]
Armed ex-guard holds 30 hostage in Philippines mall
Members of a police SWAT team arrive after a hostage situation was reported at a mall in suburban Manila in March 2, 2020. (AFP/Ted Aljibe) Heavily armed police were in a standoff Monday with a disgruntled former security guard who took at least 30 people hostage in a Philippines shopping mall. Workers and customers streamed […]
Violence Spreads in India Over Anti-Muslim Citizenship Law
Riots have gripped the Indian capital of New Delhi over a law that grants citizenship for illegal immigrants from neighboring Muslim-majority countries — as long as they are not Muslim. The violence, which coincided with U.S. President Donald Trump’s first state visit, broke out between those in favor and those against the law in the […]
Coronavirus cases exceed 64K globally, death toll nears 1,400 in China
The number of coronavirus cases diagnosed in China continued to surge Friday after 5,000 more people were diagnosed with the virus and the government reportedly has enforced “wartime” measures in additional cities across Hubei province. The National Health Commission announced 121 more people had died from the virus. The report comes after 14,840 new cases were confirmed a […]