The request had “significant humanitarian implications”, it warned, and could prompt other countries to act in kind. On Thursday, the US invoked the Korean War-era Defence Production Act to demand that 3M provide more masks. Canada’s prime minister said stopping 3M’s exports would be a “mistake”. President Donald Trump said he had used the Defence Production Act to “hit 3M …

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Sunday said he would not rule out closing the nation’s borders or forcing people arriving from foreign nations to go into self-isolation to help combat a coronavirus outbreak. Asked whether Canada might shut its borders to Europe or the United States, Trudeau told CTV: “We have taken some very strong measures and we are not …

Queen Letizia tests negative for coronavirus: Spanish royal is given all-clear after minister she kissed during meeting was found to be infected Spain’s government said Saturday that the wife of  Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has tested positive for the new coronavirus. The government said Begoña Gómez and the prime minister are in good health. Two ministers of Sánchez’s Cabinet, the …

A 78-year-old Canadian who was on a cruise ship isolated in Brazil’s northeastern port of Recife tested positive for coronavirus, Brazilian TV network Globo reported on Saturday, citing a press conference. The ship with 609 people on board has been isolated in Recife since Thursday morning after this passenger showed symptoms similar to those of the new coronavirus. An Irish …

The impact of the coronavirus on everyday life deepened around the world, and it was detected for the first time in several more countries. More schools and businesses closed to try to slow its spread, governments took other drastic steps, the global sporting calendar was left in tatters and people faced greater restrictions on where they could go. “To unleash …

  Active Cases 829,667 Currently Infected Patients 790,276 (95%) in Mild Condition 39,391 (5%) Serious or Critical   Closed Cases 288,193 Cases which had an outcome: 228,990 (79%) Recovered / Discharged 59,203 (21%) Deaths