May.13 — Mike Ryan, head of the World Health Organization’s health emergencies program, says Covid-19 “may never go away,” and that the “massive moonshot” of finding a vaccine will be only the first step toward eradicating the disease. He speaks at a press briefing in Geneva. (Excerpts)
The Covid-19 coronavirus could become endemic like HIV, the World Health Organization has said, warning against any attempt to predict how long it would keep circulating and calling for a ‘massive effort’ to counter it. The organisation’s emergencies expert Mike Ryan said: ‘I think it’s important we are realistic and I don’t think anyone can predict when this disease will disappear’
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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi discussed what’s included in the $3 trillion coronavirus relief package that House Democrats rolled out on Tuesday.
Malaysians will not be allowed to travel home for Hari Raya, Hari Gawai and Kaamatan, said Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin in his announcement to extend the conditional movement control order (MCO) to June 9.
Restrictions to travel during the festive season within the same state would be eased however, and a maximum of only 20 people allowed in the same place at the same time.
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Three children in New York have died from a rare inflammatory syndrome believed to be linked to the novel coronavirus, Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday, adding that the state is working with the CDC to investigate the syndrome.
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New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Saturday during a COVID-19 briefing that three children in New York State have died from a rare inflammatory syndrome believed to be linked to COVID-19. The illness shares symptoms with toxic shock and Kawasaki disease.
Cuomo said state health officials were reviewing 73 cases where children exposed to COVID-19 also exhibited symptoms of the syndrome, which included inflammation of the blood vessels. He said this inflammation could then in turn could cause heart problems.
U.S. President Donald Trump has been eager to reopen the economy, despite a continued rise in COVID-19 infections and dire projections of deaths. Saving the economy from total devastation could help Trump in the polls this November.
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In an interview with FRANCE 24, Taiwan’s Vice President Chen Chien-jen, an epidemiologist by training, discussed his country’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, while criticising the response of China and the World Health Organization. Chen refused to rule out the “possibility” that the coronavirus originated in a Chinese laboratory in Wuhan. He also expressed concern about a second wave of the virus appearing in autumn or winter.
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US President Donald Trump said on May 6, 2020 that the Covid-19 pandemic had hit the country harder that the Japanese bombing of Pearl Harbor in World War Two, or the 9/11 attacks in 2001.
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President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the White House coronavirus task force would remain in place but with a focus on medical treatments and easing restrictions on businesses and social life.
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World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Wednesday that the world must work hard to prepare for the next pandemic while responding to the current COVID-19 crisis, adding that it’s an opportunity to build resilient health systems around the world which can withstand any potential future pandemics.
Dr. Tedros said that WHO, UNICEF and the International Federation of the Red Cross have published a guide for countries on how to maintain community-based healthcare systems in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Boris Johnson revealed that lockdown measures could change on Monday – as he faced up against Labour boss Sir Keir Starmer at PMQs for the first time.
The PM will address the nation on Sunday with a roadmap for how to tweak the current lockdown measures, some of which may come into effect the very next day.
The PM will lay out how he hopes to get Britain back to work and school once again, giving hope to millions of people that they could see restrictions lifted.
And he admitted today that some tweaks may come into effect on Monday, though no huge plans are on the cards.
President Trump said that he plans to wind down the White House coronavirus task force – possibly before the end of the month – as the country moves into a second phase that focuses on reopening.
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The Pentagon’s top general, Joint Chiefs chairman Gen. Mark Milley, says that the “weight of evidence” indicates that the Covid-19 coronavirus points to natural origins– not a Chinese lab.
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Donald Trump, President of the United States of America, commented on reopening of the economy, and lifting of curbs which were imposed to prevent spreading of the Sars-Cov-2 coronavirus which causes the Covid-19 disease. Trump supported relaxations allowed by many US states on public life, saying ‘we have to get our country open’. He also took a dig at China over the pandemic which originated in Wuhan, saying the country should have ‘informed us if they had a problem’. Watch the full video for more.
A draft government report obtained by the New York Times says Covid-19 deaths could reach 3,000 a day by June 1. Dr. Scott Gottlieb, member of the boards of Pfizer and biotech company Illumina and former FDA commissioner, joins “Squawk Box” to discuss.
Singapore is developing a nationwide COVID-19 testing strategy to better detect COVID-19 cases in the community, National Development Minister Lawrence Wong said in Parliament on Monday (May 4). In a ministerial statement, he said that the strategy will involve “more extensive community surveillance” and testing will be prioritised for higher-risk and more vulnerable groups, including those at nursing homes. Read more: https://cna.asia/3b00xdT
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Singapore may lift its circuit breaker when community cases fall to zero or single digits over a sustained period, Health Minister Gan Kim Yong said in Parliament on Monday (May 4) in a ministerial statement on the COVID-19 pandemic. “For any reopening of our borders, we are likely to start small and selectively, and to continue to impose a mix of isolation and test requirements, to protect ourselves from new imported cases leading to community spread,” he said. Read more: https://cna.asia/2KYFuhe
The British prime minister said his doctors were preparing if things went “badly wrong.”
Canada faces several economic disadvantages as it emerges from the pandemic but having the U.S. as its major trading partner could help, says Peter Hall, the chief economist for Export Development Canada.
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US President Donald Trump continues to back the controversial theory the coronavirus was accidentally leaked from a Wuhan lab. Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison believes the virus originated in a wet market, but says an objective assessment is needed. It comes after the World Health Organisation confirmed it was not invited to join an investigation in China.
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A fired Amazon warehouse employee says he was urged by supervisors to stay quiet about his concerns over coronavirus in the workplace to avoid panic. CNN’s Suzanne Malveaux has more.
PRESIDENT Donald Trump has revealed that he has a high degree of confidence that the coronavirus originated in a Wuhan laboratory.
The president broke the news during his press conference at the White House on Thursday – but refused to give specifics.
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Boris Johnson says he can confirm “for the first time we are past the peak of this disease and on the downward slope”.
The PM says the UK will beat the disease by “growing resolve and ingenuity”, including by working on a vaccine.
He promises that next week the government will release a “comprehensive plan… on how we can get the economy moving, how we can get children back to school and how we can travel to work and make life in the workplace safer”.
He says the plan will be based on “how we can continue to suppress disease and at same time restart the economy”.
