LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) — Gov. Andy Beshear said Kentucky is partnering with Kroger to launch free drive-thru COVID-19 testing across the state. The drive-thru testing will be limited to health care workers, first responders, people age 65 and older and individuals with chronic health conditions […]
Historic Detroit churches face difficult decisions in wake of COVID-19
DETROIT – Places of worship all around the world turned to the internet during Holy Week to reach people. For some historic churches, that has been a challenge. Reverend Charles Adams admitted that at first, he didn’t realize how dangerous COVID-19 is. Then members of […]
PM’s Covid-19 timeline: from ‘mild symptoms’ to a brush with death
Friday 27 March Boris Johnson announces that he has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating in his Downing Street apartment. He describes mild symptoms for 24 hours including a temperature. He says that he will continue to lead the government. Saturday 28 March Secretary […]
Transport community to help COVID-19 efforts
Plans to help people attend medical appointments. Transport community to help COVID-19 efforts Plans to help people attend medical appointments. New arrangements are being put in place to tap into the groundswell of support from the transport community to help people with suspected coronavirus (COVID-19) […]
Milton Keynes sees 34 people testing positive for Covid-19 over the past two days
The total number of deaths in the UK now stands at 10,612 and there have been 84,279 confirmed cases.
Coronavirus live updates: Nursing homes see surge in deaths, Italy daily death toll falls to lowest in weeks
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation’s top infectious diseases expert, said that earlier efforts to stop the spread of coronavirus in the U.S. “obviously” could have saved lives but top health officials faced “a lot of pushback about shutting things down.” Fauci, director of the National Institute […]
Number of Covid-19 containment zones in Delhi rises to 43: Full list
The chief minister said areas where positive COVID-19 cases are being found, will be declared as containment zones. Till Sunday evening, 43 hotspots in the national capital were identified as Covid-19 containment zones, with the inclusion of E-block Abu Fazal Enclave, E-block East of Kailash […]
View: COVID-19 crisis presents a 100-year chance to shake up debt and taxes
By Andy Mukherjee For 100 years now, capitalism has had a pro-leverage bias. Unlike dividends, which are paid only after the state has taken its share of earnings, interest is deducted from pretax profit, shrinking the pie available to the government. This accounting oddity, which […]
Covid-19: Total tally mounts to 1,075 in Tamil Nadu; 8 doctors and 5 nurses among infected
Eight doctors and five nurses have tested positive for the coronaviurs in Tamil Nadu, state’s Health Secretary Beela Rajesh said on Sunday. In all, 106 positive cases of coronavirus have been reported in the State, taking the total number of cases to 1,075. Out of […]
Tech for good during COVID-19: Pivots and partnerships to help people deal
Some of us have learned how to be uniquely scrappy during this pandemic. I’m talking socks as masks and chickpea water as a vegetarian egg-white replacement type of scrappy. And you will learn in this week’s installment of Tech For Good startups are no exception. Companies […]