FILE PHOTO: A city employee, wearing protective gear, disinfects near to the Angel de la Independencia monument as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues in Mexico City, Mexico April 6, 2020. REUTERS/Carlos Jasso MEXICO CITY (Reuters) – Mexico has recorded its first two deaths of pregnant women from the coronavirus as the overall number of fatalities… Read More »
Tuesday, Mar 24 2020 6:31 AM First Edition: March 24, 2020 Today’s early morning highlights from the major news organizations. Kaiser Health News: Senators Who Led Pharma-Friendly Patent Reform Also Prime Targets For Pharma Cash Early last year, as lawmakers vowed to curb rising drug prices, Sen. Thom Tillis was named chairman of the Senate… Read More »
Israel’s first fatality from COVID-19 was an 88-year-old Holocaust survivor. Arie Even died on Friday night after contracting the flu-like coronavirus, according to the Los Angeles Times. Even was born in 1932 as George Steiner into a family of affluent Hungarians. “Dad was an old-school gentleman,” his daughter Ofra said. “He grew up very well-to-do.”… Read More »
A girl wearing a face mask plays on her scooter at a park in Beijing on February 15, 2020. Wang Zhao | AFP | Getty Images This is a live blog. Please check back for updates. All times below are in Beijing time. 7:21 pm: Taiwan confirms first coronavirus death on island Taiwanese health authorities… Read More »