New Delhi (Sputnik): Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in his address to the nation, has categorically stated that elderly people older than 60 must stay indoors, as they are more prone to catching the virus. The government in India has been urging people to use sanitisers and face masks, but people in Delhi’s old people’s homes, under the New Delhi Municipal Council (NDMC), do not have […]
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Authored by Paul Joseph Watson via Summit News, A police force in the UK has created a tool that allows people to snitch on others for not engaging in proper “social distancing.” Humberside Police have created an online portal that allows people to alert them to violations of lockdown measures introduced by the government this week to fight the spread of coronavirus. “The force says the […]
The global pandemic of COVID-19 has spread to almost every country on the planet earth. The virus will take many lives, disrupt communities and institutions, and leave behind trauma and a devastated world economy. The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) estimates that by the end of 2020, global income will collapse by between $1 trillion and $2 trillion; the latter figure is a worst-case scenario, […]
The Swedish government has decided to ban all public gatherings of more than 50 people to stop the spread of the coronavirus. “Our resilience is being tested. The aim of the government is of course to limit the spread as much as possible,” Prime Minister Stefan Lofven told reporters on Friday. The new rule will come into force on Sunday and those who break it risk […]
The UK government has urged all local authorities in England to house all rough sleepers, those in hostels and night shelters by the weekend – leading many to ask why it takes a worldwide Covid-19 crisis to end homelessness. According to Crisis – a charity for homeless people – a letter was sent to councils in England on Thursday night saying due to the “public health […]
The six-time Tony Award winner Audra McDonald knew the multi-award winning playwright Terrence McNally—who died this week at 81 of coronavirus-related complications—as both a close friend and professional collaborator since 1994. McDonald worked on three of McNally’s shows on Broadway: Master Class (1995), about Maria Callas, the musical Ragtime (1996), based on E.L. Doctorow’s 1975 novel, and the odd-couple comedy drama Frankie and Johnny in the […]
Several international aid groups have raised concerns that coronavirus restrictions, aimed at combatting the spread of the disease, are preventing them from reaching up to 300,000 people in conflict zones across the Middle East, Lebanese media outlet Annahar reported. Head of The Norwegian Refugee Council Jan Egeland said that “while governments are taking tough and much-needed measures to prevent the spread of coronavirus, millions of refugees […]
Conservative website The Federalist has positioned itself in the coronavirus era as the right’s leading voice of COVID-19 skepticism, with its writers seemingly on a reckless campaign across the internet and television to downplay the pandemic’s potential impact and lethality. The right-wing outlet’s coronavirus coverage hit an astonishing low on Wednesday when Twitter temporarily locked The Federalist’s account after it posted an article by a self-described […]
President Donald Trump lashed out at a reporter Wednesday when pressed on whether his hope to have the country “opened up” by Easter amid the coronavirus pandemic has more to do with politics than public health. “The media would like to see me do poorly in the election,” Trump said after being asked at a White House briefing to explain the basis for his plan to […]
Or rather we should ask whether this is even possible, given that as of the first night following Prime Minister Narendra Modi announcing in a televised address the immediate lockdown which orders some one-fifth of the world’s population to ‘stay indoors’ it looks like the authorities will have serious enforcement issues on their hands in the coming days. A deserted path in New Delhi on Tuesday, AFP […]
With New York City quickly becoming a new Covid-19 hotspot, the White House coronavirus task force is urging all New Yorkers who may have left the city for elsewhere to self-quarantine as they might have been exposed. “To everyone who has left New York City over the last few days, because of the number of cases, you may have been exposed before you left,” Dr. Deborah […]
Deborah Birx and Anthony Fauci, two of the top members on the White House coronavirus task force, directly addressed people leaving New York as cases of coronavirus rise in the state. Thousands of New Yorkers have tested positive and New York City has been hit particularly hard. Dr. Birx said, “To everyone who has left New York over the last few days, because of the rate […]
Deborah Birx and Anthony Fauci, two of the top members on the White House coronavirus task force, directly addressed people leaving New York as cases of coronavirus rise in the state. Thousands of New Yorkers have tested positive and New York City has been hit particularly hard. Dr. Birx said, “To everyone who has left New York over the last few days, because of the rate […]
The number of Covid-19 cases in Italy is probably ten times higher than official numbers, according to Italy’s civil protection chief Angelo Borrelli, who said that as many as 640,000 people could be infected in the country. “It is credible to estimate that there are 10 positive cases for every one officially reported,” Borrelli told La Repubblica newspaper on Monday. The latest figures show almost 64,000 […]
Thailand’s Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said in a live televised announcement that the country will go into emergency mode for one month starting on March 26, as the government tries to fight the coronavirus outbreak. On Tuesday, Thailand’s Public Health Ministry reported three more deaths and 106 new coronavirus cases. The country has now had 827 cases and four fatalities since the outbreak began. “The goal […]
After an all-day curfew was observed by the entire nation Sunday, millions of Indians are remaining on lockdown because of the global coronavirus pandemic. You will find more infographics at Statista And now, as if the coronavirus containment scenes from around the world weren’t dystopian enough, the disturbing imagery continues in India, where those suspected of having the coronavirus are now being given hand stamps, according to Reuters. […]
Viral 16:49 GMT 23.03.2020Get short URL Italy has the second highest number of coronavirus cases after China and the greatest death toll in the world, standing at more than 5,400. Authorities have ordered a nationwide lockdown, only allowing people to go out to buy medicine and groceries – but it seems that some people are not willing to heed the advice. Mayors of various Italian towns […]
As the Covid-19 crisis continues around the globe, more and more evidence of human selfishness appears every day on social media. So much so that users have coined the new term “covidiot” to describe the… ahem, ‘viral’ phenomenon. Social media users have enshrined the new word on Urban Dictionary, with a variety of definitions all covering one unifying, central theme – selfishness. The term ‘Covidiots’ can […]
Iran’s Minister of Health, Treatment and Medical Education announced on Sunday that his medical teams have tested 33 million people for coronavirus. Saeed Namaki told journalists in Tehran that 40,000 members of the ministry’s medical staff were involved in the process. Around 145,000 people are currently in quarantine in medical facilities and their homes, he added. The situation has improved compared with the first days of […]
Piers Morgan has given a scathing verdict on Boris Johnson’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, rebuking his call for Britons to “enjoy themselves,” and asking the British PM “What is there to enjoy right now?” During an early morning rant on his ITV show Good Morning Britain on Monday, Morgan hit out at Johnson for not bringing in stricter measures to suppress the spread of the […]
Japan does not intend to simply ignore the Covid-19 pandemic and hold Olympic Games as other nations refuse to send delegations, but canceling them altogether is not on the table for now, the nation’s Olympic chief said. “I’m not so stupid as to assume athletes, people will come to the Olympics amid global coronavirus crisis even if we push forward with it,” Yoshiro Mori told journalists […]
How would you feel if you received a bill for more than $34,000 after being tested and treated for the coronavirus? This pandemic is showing the entire world that the U.S. healthcare system is deeply, deeply broken, and there is no way that we can continue to go on like this. If coronavirus testing is quick, inexpensive and widely available all over the rest of the […]
With global equities and commodities crashing, the ultra-wealthy are increasingly requesting financing against fine art as a way to build liquidity. Bloomberg notes that a New York client of Fine Art Group requested financing against a $10 million painting by Jean-Michel Basquiat as the stock market crashed in recent weeks. Simultaneously, a top London gallery was called by a collector who wanted to sell his art collection […]
CNN’s Jake Tapper seemed to be emotional on Sunday as he saluted efforts by everyday Americans to help each other despite the massive disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. As Tapper reflected on the pandemonium in his State of the Union closing segment, he said it was worth remembering that “we are going to get through this,” and that human goodness has been on display throughout […]