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Facebook scrambles as use soars in time of isolation

YoopyaMarch 19, 2020June 14, 2023

by YoopyaMarch 19, 2020June 14, 2023012

Facebook said Wednesday it would place authoritative coronavirus content at the top of user feeds as it scrambled to keep up with increased usage and...

Health News

Virus hits 100,000 cases as it upends lives, livelihoods

YoopyaMarch 6, 2020July 2, 2023

by YoopyaMarch 6, 2020July 2, 202307

Crossing more borders, the new coronavirus hit a milestone Friday, infecting more than 100,000 people worldwide as it wove itself deeper into the daily lives...

World

Amid virus, Saudis close Islam’s holiest sites to foreigners

YoopyaMarch 1, 2020July 2, 2023

by YoopyaMarch 1, 2020July 2, 202302

Saudi Arabia on Thursday closed off the holiest sites in Islam to foreign pilgrims over the coronavirus, disrupting travel for thousands of Muslims already headed...

Africa Health News

Nigeria confirms 1st case of new virus in sub-Saharan Africa

YoopyaMarch 1, 2020July 2, 2023

by YoopyaMarch 1, 2020July 2, 202302

Nigerian authorities on Friday confirmed the first case of the new coronavirus in sub-Saharan Africa as the outbreak spread to a region with some of...

Education News Us

US schools start planning for possible spread of coronavirus

YoopyaFebruary 28, 2020June 14, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 28, 2020June 14, 2023048

Schools across the United States are canceling trips abroad, preparing online lessons and even rethinking perfect attendance awards as they brace for the possibility that...

Business Markets News

Stocks fall on Wall Street, head for worst week since 2008

YoopyaFebruary 28, 2020June 14, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 28, 2020June 14, 2023022

U.S. stocks fell sharply Friday and were on track for their worst week since October 2008 as the spreading coronavirus threatens to derail the global...

Business Economy News

Chinese central bank to pump $173 bln to economy in virus boost

YoopyaFebruary 2, 2020June 14, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 2, 2020June 14, 2023030

China’s central bank said Sunday it would pump 1.2 trillion yuan ($173 bln) into the economy as it ramps up support for a nationwide fight...

Health News

Uber suspends 240 users accounts over possible virus contact

YoopyaFebruary 2, 2020June 14, 2023

by YoopyaFebruary 2, 2020June 14, 2023016

Uber has suspended the accounts of 240 users in Mexico who may have been in contact with drivers that ferried a person suspected of having...

Health News

WHO declares global virus emergency as death toll hits 213

YoopyaJanuary 31, 2020May 29, 2023

by YoopyaJanuary 31, 2020May 29, 202306

The World Health Organization declared a global emergency over the new coronavirus, as China reported Friday the death toll had climbed to 213 with nearly...

Europe Health News

Second French coronavirus case confirmed

YoopyaMay 12, 2013September 2, 2024

by YoopyaMay 12, 2013September 2, 202409

(Reuters) – A second diagnosis of the new SARS-like coronavirus has been confirmed in France, the Health Ministry said on Sunday, in what appeared to be...