WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The coronavirus pandemic has caused more extensive and profound damage to economic activity than previously thought, the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday, prompting the institution to further cut its global output forecasts by 2020. The IMF said it now expects 2020 global output to shrink by 4.9%, …
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May 18 EU education ministers met in a conference call to discuss the reopening of schools. The children had returned to class for several weeks in 22 European countries, and there were still no signs of a significant increase in Covid-19 infections. It was still early, but this was good …
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MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – The death toll in Latin America from the coronavirus pandemic surpassed 100,000 on Tuesday, according to a Reuters count, with little sign that the outbreak is easing in a region marked by crowded cities and high levels of poverty. FILE PHOTO: The faithful of the Afro-Brazilian …
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A strong study found that the strong summer sun is capable of removing 90 percent or more of coronaviruses living on surfaces in just 34 minutes. Scientists suggest that “midday sunlight in most US cities and the world during the summer” is extremely effective in inactivating the virus that causes …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – President Donald Trump has not directed any slowdown in coronavirus testing and does not regret using the term “kung flu,” which many consider offensive, to describe the virus, the White House said Monday. The Republican president said at a political rally in Oklahoma on Saturday that he …
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