Why Washington state is at the center of the US coronavirus outbreak
High numbers can be attributed in part to the fact that the state reported the first case in the US and jumpstarted testing
On Saturday, Alexandria, 22, was struggling to breathe, so she called 911 and was rushed to an isolation unit at a Seattle hospital.
She had had a fever for days and was tested for the flu and strep throat, and given a chest X-ray. But, she said, the doctors told her she would not be tested for coronavirus because she hadn’t traveled to China and was not in the at-risk age range.
After being discharged with a diagnosis of a viral infection, with no recommendations about home isolation, she was escorted out of the hospital, where she waited on the street for her partner to pick her up.
Hong Kong 'Umbrella' movement leader freed from prison
Chan Kin-man has no regrets for role in 2014 civil disobedience, says sacrifice needed to achieve universal suffrage.
Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Chan Kin-man has walked free from prison, saying he has no regrets for his leading role in the so-called "Umbrella" civil disobedience movement in 2014.
"Life in prison was difficult, but I have no regret at all ... as this is a necessary price to pay for fighting for democracy," Chan said, chanting "I want universal suffrage" with dozens of supporters.
Opinion: Putin's historic oil misstep
The Russian president has withdrawn from a critical OPEC deal, further destabilizing jittery markets in the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic. His country will soon be forced to pay the price, says Andrey Gurkov.
Vladimir Putin has taken yet another historic misstep. The gravest mistakes he has made to date are undoubtedly the annexation of Crimea and his hybrid war with Ukraine. Yet a number of other miscalculations are close behind — the war in Syria, pension reforms at home, and the rewriting of the Russian constitution in hopes of ensuring him a role as Russia's ruler for life come to mind.
This week, though, another candidate for a top spot on that list made headlines: The crash of global oil markets and the immediate devaluation of the Russian ruble. Both are a direct result of Russia's decision to withdraw from the so-called OPEC+ agreement of oil-exporting nations to reduce output. In Russia, only the president himself can make such decisions, and it would seem that he could not have chosen a worse time to do so.
Week in Review: Coronavirus sparks fear and hoarding, sexism in France's kitchens and Marie Curie's 'Radioactive' biopic
French voters head to the polls for a first round of voting on March 15 and a second round on March 22 to elect some 35,000 mayors and more than 10 times as many councillors as the country braces for a coronavirus epidemic – and President Emmanuel Macron’s party is bracing for a beating.
For nearly four decades, Patrick Balkany has been the centre-right mayor of the upscale Paris suburb of Levallois-Perret, with his wife Isabelle often acting as his deputy. But last year they were convicted of tax fraud and money laundering, resulting in jail sentences and barring them from running in the city’s March elections. They have since named an heir-designate, whom some hope – and others fear – is a way to prolong the Balkany dynasty.
With society shutting down will Tokyo 2020 go ahead?
Updated 1607 GMT (0007 HKT) March 13, 2020
As Covid-19 spreads with alacrity around the world, billion-dollar sports leagues have been brought to a halt.
Thursday in the US was one of the most extraordinary in the country's sports history as the NBA, the WNBA and the much-anticipated NCAA's men's and women's basketball tournaments were among the major events suspended or postponed.
Competitions once regarded as shatterproof have been affected. The English Premier League, often described as the world's richest soccer league, on Friday announced a suspension.
House passes aid bill after Trump declares virus emergency
LISA MASCARO, ZEKE MILLER, ANDREW TAYLOR and JILL COLVIN
The House approved legislation early Saturday to provide direct relief to Americans suffering physically, financially and emotionally from the coronavirus pandemic.
President Donald Trump on Friday declared the outbreak a national emergency, freeing up money and resources to fight it, then threw his support behind the congressional aid package.
From the Rose Garden, Trump said, “I am officially declaring a national emergency," unleashing as much as $50 billion for state and local governments to respond to the crisis.
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