Sunday, April 26th, 2020
Coronavirus: Cuban doctors go to South Africa
More than 200 doctors from Cuba are due to arrive in South Africa to help fight coronavirus. The medics left on a plane that first carried a donation of South African medical supplies to the Caribbean island, its embassy in Pretoria said. They are among 1,200 healthcare workers sent to battle Covid-19 in 22 countries that have requested help from the communist state. South Africa is to begin easing strict lockdown restrictions next month. More than 1.5 million people will be allowed to return to work, some schools will reopen,Read More
Spain records lowest daily death toll in over a month
MADRID, APR 26 – Spain has reported its lowest daily death toll since 20 March, with 288 fatalities. The figure is a steep drop from the 378 deaths recorded on Saturday. The health ministry said the total number of fatalities now stood at 23,190. Fernando Simon, director of the Spanish Health Alert and Emergency Co-ordination Centre said: “For the first time in a long time, we are below 300. “Although it may be hard to give these statistics, it’s a figure which indicates a clear, positive direction in the evolutionRead More
Another 368 virus deaths in England, Scotland and Wales
A further 368 people have died with coronavirus across England, Scotland and Wales, according to the latest figures from hospitals. NHS England said 336 deaths had been recorded, taking the total to 18,420. In Wales 14 more deaths have been recorded taking the total to 788 while in Scotland there have been 18 more deaths, a total of 1,249. The figures do not include deaths in care homes or other settings. The latest figures for Northern Ireland and the UK as a whole are expected later.
How has the outbreak changed tipping in the US?
With bars, restaurants and hotels shut across much of the US, people in the service industry have been hit particularly hard. Many have not only lost their jobs, but also their main source of income – tips. “If you’re a tipped worker in the US, tips are basically the only way you’re making money – you depend on the kindness of strangers,” says Kristen Monteleone, 32, in New Orleans. Tipped workers have a lower minimum wage in many states – some as low as $2.13 per hour – as employers assume tipsRead More
RCCI seek 5% sales tax to put economy back on track
RAWALPINDI, APR 26 (DNA) – The Rawalpindi Chamber of Commerce and Industry (RCCI) has urged Government to slash sales tax and deferred income tax to put economy back on track. Saboor Malik, president RCCI in a statement said that “Pakistan’s economy is in dire straits due to the Corona Lockdown. The imports and exports closed and trade activities at local level have been minimized which further contracted the economy into a negative growth tunnel. In order to get the economy back on track, the sales tax rate should be broughtRead More
China sends another medical supplies to fight COVID-19
BEIJING, April 26 (DNA): China despatched another huge medical supplies through a special PIA flight to Pakistan to contest the spread of coronavirus epidemic. Ventilators, N95 masks, FFP2 masks, protection clothes, goggles, and other necessary medical supplies are major portion of the total medical supplies, which were donated by different institutions in China. According to China Economic Net, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China has donated 40 ventilators to Pakistani National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA), Hunan Daily News contributed 28,000 gloves, 13,800 masks, 2,944 goggles, and 530 protection clothes, QiaoxinRead More