Protesters demonstrate against the the death of George Floyd, a Black man who was in police custody in Minneapolis, Friday, May 29, 2020, in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer) LOS ANGELES (AP) — The mayor of Atlanta, one of dozens of U.S. cities hit by massive protests in recent days, has a message for demonstrators:… Read More: Massive protests raise fears of new virus outbreaks »
More than one in five deaths in England and Wales is linked to coronavirus, figures show. The Office for National Statistics said in the week ending 3 April the virus was cited on 3,475 death certificates. It pushed the total number of deaths in that week to over 16,000 – a record high and 6,000… Read More: Coronavirus: One in five deaths now linked to virus »
They whiled away the week on a sex- and drug-fuelled romp: dancing on white-sand beaches and frolicking on a paradisaic Caribbean island with prostitutes from Europe, some snapping selfies with famous reggaeton artists. But unbeknown to several children of Venezuela’s ruling elite, the coronavirus was spreading among them. For some of Venezuela’s high-flying “Bolichicos” –… Read More: Elites still party in virus pandemic »
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has decreed a 21-day lockdown across the nation of 1.3 billion people to save it from the coronavirus pandemic By EMILY SCHMALL and SHEIKH SAALIQ Associated Press March 24, 2020, 4:53 PM 3 min read NEW DELHI — India will begin the world’s largest lockdown on Wednesday, Prime Minister Narendra… Read More: India’s prime minister decrees 21-day lockdown to curb virus »