Partners for World Health, a lifeline for those in desperate need of medical supplies and services, now grapples with the spread of the COVID-19 virus.
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The View From Here: Don’t touch your face? Impossible
If you can’t follow the most basic rules, what do you expect hundreds of millions of others to do?
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Cruise ships taken off course as anti-virus controls widen
One ship on the Nile is under quarantine while another in the Indian Ocean has been denied access to ports in Thailand and Malaysia because dozens of passengers are from Italy.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Thousands of cruise passengers stranded off California
State authorities are working with federal officials to bring the Grand Princess to a non-commercial port.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World, News
Trump’s CDC visit turns into scattershot defense on virus
The president veers into political score-settling, exaggerations and talk harking back to his impeachment.
Posted inHealth, Nation & World
Coronavirus hits milestone, infecting over 100,000 worldwide
The illness, which has killed more than 3,400 people and emerged in over 90 countries, edged into more U.S. states on Friday.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Worries over virus prompt changes in many worship services
They include a decision by numerous Catholic dioceses to suspend the serving of wine during Communion.
Posted inHealth, Local & State, News
Maine lags the nation for in-state testing for coronavirus
Maine is 1 of 5 states that have been sending samples to Atlanta for testing, but the state CDC says it has received new equipment and will be authorized to do its own testing by Monday.
Posted inNation & World, Religion and Values
Vatican confirms first coronavirus case as pope recovers from cold
The city-state’s health clinic, which is used by Vatican employees and their families, is shuttered for sanitizing.
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SXSW, other entertainment events worldwide cancelled on coronavirus fears
Movie releases, film festivals, concerts and other events involving public crowds and international travel have taken a hit.