GENEVA / ZURICH (Reuters) – The new worldwide coronavirus pandemic will worsen if countries fail to comply with strict health precautions, the World Health Organization (WHO) warned Monday. A community health officer helps sanitation workers don personal protective equipment (PPE) at the Fourah Bay College Coronavirus Treatment Center in Freetown, …
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SACRAMENTO (Reuters) – The California governor on Monday put new restrictions on businesses as coronavirus cases and hospitalizations increased, and the state’s two largest school districts, Los Angeles and San Diego, said children they would stay home in August. Governor Gavin Newsom, a Democrat, ordered the closure of bars and …
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States Senate will begin debating next week on a fifth coronavirus response bill, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Monday, predicting difficult negotiations with Democrats that they seek broader help than Republicans. FILE PHOTO: US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks to a journalist …
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OTTAWA (Reuters) – Canada and the United States are ready to extend the non-essential travel ban that was imposed to combat the coronavirus outbreak, although no final decision has been made, two Ottawa sources familiar with the matter said Monday. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau attends a press conference at …
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HONG KONG (Reuters) – Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam said Monday that an unofficial city-wide election by the pro-democracy camp over the weekend could have violated new national security laws by “subverting the state power. ” Hong Kong Executive Director Carrie Lam, wearing a protective mask, speaks during a press …
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