In her first ever Easter message, Queen Elizabeth II reminded the people that there is hope amidst the pandemic, saying “coronavirus will not overcome us." Audio of the 93-year-old monarch was released on the royal family's social media channels. “Many religions have festivals which celebrate light overcoming
The United States of America has been accused of blocking or diverting COVID-19 medical supplies ordered by other countries. Government officials of at least 5 countries are questioning the US government ways of acquiring their supplies. On April 3, an order of 200,000 masks bound for Germany
The pandemic 100 days after the first case was reported to the World Health Organisation from Wuhan, China, COVID-19 has spread across the globe at an immense rate. Three and a half months on, there are more than 1.4 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, with more than
In a rare televised address, Queen Elizabeth II urged the people to rise to the challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic, reminding everyone that "better days will return". "While we may have more still to endure, better days will return: we will be with our friends again;
Premier basketball league promises safe games amid COVID-19 The Bahamas could become the National Basketball Association's (NBA) next lair to host its next regular season. In an article by the ESPN, the NBA is considering the idea of a centralized location. Aside from Las Vegas, the players
City reopens borders, restarts metro services The Chinese city of Wuhan began lifting a two-month lockdown on Saturday. According to Reuters, the city already restarted some metro services and is reopening borders. Wuhan is where the first case of coronavirus was recorded in late December, and accounts for
First Member of Royal Family to Test Positive Prince Charles, Queen Elizabeth’s eldest son and the heir to the British throne has tested positive for COVID-19, Clarence House confirmed. "The Prince of Wales has tested positive for coronavirus. He has been displaying mild symptoms but otherwise remains in
The Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have been postponed until 2021 due to the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe held a conference call with the head of the International Olympic Committee. “I proposed to postpone for about a year and [IOC] president Thomas Bach
Apart from being a public health threat, the COVID-19 pandemic is also becoming increasingly an economic threat. The coronavirus crisis has hit the business world at an unprecedented scale and speed and on the verge of triggering a deceleration of global annual growth to below 2.5
Caribbean country heeds worst-hit Lombardy's plea for help HAVANA, CUBA – A group of Cuban doctors and nurses flew to Lombardy, Italy to assist the Mediterranean country in its crucial fight against the novel coronavirus. In a report by Reuters, 52 medical practitioners made up the
