Apr 17 Nations struggle to count virus toll By Aritz Parra, Mike Corder, Ken Moritsugu, Associated Press China has announced that the coronavirus death toll Wuhan was nearly 50% higher than previously reported. The revision highlights just how seriously current figures may be understating the true toll of the pandemic around the globe. Continue reading
Apr 13 Watch 7:12 After more than 17,000 deaths, how Spain is coping with COVID-19 By Max Duncan Spain is among the countries hit hardest by COVID-19 so far. But after more than 17,000 deaths and weeks of a strict lockdown, workers in some non-essential industries returned to their jobs Monday. The easing of restrictions is controversial in… Continue watching
Apr 13 WATCH: Cuomo calls virus ‘a killer’ as NY death toll surpasses 10,000 By Eric Tucker, Aritz Parra, Joseph Wilson, Associated Press Governments are struggling with the delicate balance between keeping people safe from a highly contagious disease and making sure they can still make a living or have enough to eat. Continue reading
Apr 10 Economic devastation looms on a Good Friday like no other By Aritz Parra, Elena Becatoros, Associated Press As Christians around the world observed a Good Friday like no other, at home watching livestreams instead of at church, pressure mounted on governments to restart some industries and fend off further economic devastation from the coronavirus. Continue reading
Apr 08 Watch 4:11 U.S. officials urge adherence to social distancing as NY infections slow By John Yang The human cost of the novel coronavirus pandemic is still rising worldwide, but infections may be leveling off in Italy, Spain and New York, which lost nearly 800 people to the disease Tuesday. U.S. officials at both the state and… Continue watching
Mar 31 Global virus infections top 800,000 as Spain sees record deaths By Aritz Parra, David Rising, Nick Perry, Associated Press Spain's coronavirus deaths jumped by a record number Tuesday as the country's medical system strained to care for its tens of thousands of infected patients and the world total climbed to more than 800,000 case. Continue reading
Mar 29 Up to 200K deaths foreseen in U.S. as Spain, Italy demand help By Joseph Wilson, Colleen Barry, Matt Sedensky, Associated Press As the U.S. tops the world in reported infections from the new coronavirus, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases predicts 100,000-200,000 deaths from the outbreak in the U.S. Continue reading
Mar 28 Spain tightening restrictions in virus fight By Associated Press Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has announced his government will order a two-week ban on commuting to all non-essential businesses starting on Monday. Continue reading
Mar 27 UK’s Boris Johnson tests positive for virus, deaths soar in Spain By Bernard Condon, David Rising, Jill Lawless, Associated Press British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said Friday he has tested positive for the coronavirus, while the number of infections in the United States surged to the most in the world and Spain announced a record number of virus deaths overnight. Continue reading
Mar 25 ‘We are collapsing’: Virus pummels medics in Spain and Italy By Joseph Wilson, Aritz Parra, Associated Press In Spain, doctors and nurses complain of shortages of the equipment necessary to shield them from contagion and tests for the new virus. There and in Italy, many medical professionals are falling ill. Continue reading