COVID19 Global Updates April 16-18 2020
USA: New York sees lowest Covid-19 death toll in April, but reopening would require ‘ARMY’ for contact tracing and more tests
FINANCE: Possibly ‘deepest since Great Depression’: UN chief Guterres warns about pandemic-induced economic downturn
Japan: ‘Cash to all people’: Japan’s govt offers $930 virus stimulus payment
Nepal’s top court orders govt to rescue migrant workers stranded abroad
UK: Let them eat cake? Boris Johnson’s office shamed for advising people to bake at home amid flour shortages
UK: ‘Absolute legend’ British veteran raises $25 million by walking for the health service
USA: “What’s Next… A Train To Dachau?” – Snitching On Social-Distance-Deniers Sparks Outrage Across America
HEALTH: Neither ‘lab’ nor ‘wet market’? Covid-19 outbreak started months EARLIER and NOT in Wuhan, ongoing Cambridge study indicates
HEALTH: ‘No evidence’ connecting Covid-19 to Wuhan lab – French official
HEALTH: Israeli TV says US intel warned IDF & NATO of coronavirus threat in NOVEMBER 2019, doubling down on claims dismissed by… US intel
WHO Wants To Separate Families… “In A Safe And Dignified Manner”
Outrage Over Bank Seizures Of Coronavirus Relief Payments From Debt-Strapped Veterans
USA: Ford issues $8 billion debt securities after virus causes $2 billion loss
Canada requires air passengers to wear masks to curb coronavirus
Canada sends army to Quebec care homes on frontlines of coronavirus outbreak
Canada: CBC Instructs Kids On How To Shut Down Their Parents’ “Conspiracy Theories”
USDA Wants To Purchase Farm Products To Support Food Banks
WHO Advises EU To Restrict Alcohol Sales During Lockdown
Middle East : Nearly 100,000 EU citizens remain stranded overseas due to pandemic UK: Parks and cemeteries must stay open, says minister
USA: Ford Tests Buzzing Wristbands To Keep Workers Six Feet Apart
France: Almost half of French aircraft carrier crew test positive for COVID-19 – ministe
Bulgarian capital Sofia sealed off as number of confirmed coronavirus cases jumps
Austria to let museums, some cultural spaces reopen from mid-May
Australia may keep restrictions for a year, biggest state mulls shifts in schools
Denmark will allow small businesses to reopen on Monday, borders remain closed
USA: Trump announces WHO funding is suspended and blames organisation for coronavirus deaths
Canadians furious as Trudeau breaks his own coronavirus travel rules
Canada: Federal government open to new law to fight pandemic misinformation
Bavaria: Oktoberfest festival ‘unlikely to take place this year’ – Bavarian premier
