Brasilia, April 13 (RHC)-- In Brazil, a study involving chloroquine’s effect on coronavirus patients was stopped after participants developed irregular heart rates, which can increase the risk of potentially fatal arrhythmia. ... More
Washington, April 13 (RHC)-- In Guam, the U.S. Navy says nearly 600 sailors have tested positive for COVID-19 after evacuating the USS Theodore Roosevelt aircraft carrier. ... More
Sioux Falls, April 13 (RHC)-- The coronavirus outbreak has hit workers in the U.S. food processing industry hard, with meatpacking plants reporting explosions in coronavirus cases. ... More
Phoenix, April 13 (RHC)-- In the U.S. state of Arizona, over 700 people joined a car rally outside the privately owned Eloy Detention Center and La Palma Correctional Facility near Phoenix, demanding the immediate release of all immigrants in custody as COVID-19 cases continue to rise. ... More
Washington, April 13 (RHC)-- The United States Postal Service is appealing to Congress for $89 billion in federal grants, warning that without assistance, the coronavirus pandemic will leave the agency insolvent by September. ... More
Washington, April 13 (RHC)-- The United States has the highest recorded COVID-19 death toll in the world, topping 22,000, after it surpassed Italy’s death toll on Saturday. All 50 states now have a disaster declaration in place for the first time in history. ... More
Vienna, April 13 (RHC)-- The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) plus Russia and other oil-producing nations agreed over the weekend to cut output by a record amount, representing around 10 percent of global supply, to support oil prices amid the coronavirus pandemic.... More
Vatican City, April 13 (RHC)-- Pope Francis urged popular movements and organizations this Sunday to continue their social work in the midst of the world health crisis due to the coronavirus pandemic. ... More
Beijing, April 13 (RHC)-- Just out of its own fight against the coronavirus, China has sent several tons of medical supplies as well as a team of virologists and doctors that will share their firsthand experience with their Russian colleagues. ... More
New Delhi, April 13 (RHC)-- India has seen its greatest surge in new coronavirus cases since its outbreak began, counting over 1,000 infections in the space of one day, according to the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.... More
Quito, April 13 (RHC)-- The Ecuadorean Ministry of Public Health has announced that 315 people have died due to the new coronavirus, COVID-19, as well as 7,257 confirmed cases. ... More
Brasilia, April 13 (RHC)-- The Brazilian Ministry of Health reports that the country registered 68 deaths from COVID-19 in the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll to 1,124. Brazil has the highest number of deaths and cases in Latin America, with a mortality rate of 5.4 percent, according to the ministry.... More
San Francisco, April 13 (RHC)-- Twitter has not been functioning properly for thousands of users across Europe and Americas in what appears to be yet another major outage, with many reporting troubles with the platform’s website, Downdetector, which tracks service complaints via social media, reported that the outages have been experienced by users in Europe, as well as by those residing on the U.S. east coast.... More
St. George's, April 12 (RHC)-- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves expressed his appreciation for the COVID-19 screening tests that Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro sent to his country on Saturday.... More
Ramallah, April 12 (RHC)-- Palestinians believe Israel is taking advantage of the disease caused by the coronavirus pandemic to grab more of their lands and to escalate aggression against the Palestinian people.... More
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