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WHO says the coronavirus is killing about 50,000 people a week: ‘That is not where we want to be’
Family members in personal protective equipment (PPE) kits along with other relatives bury a person who died of Covid-19, at Jadid Qabristan Ahle - Islam graveyard, near ITO, on September 12, 2020 in New Delhi. - Mayank Makhija | NurPhoto | Getty Images
Berkeley Lovelace Jr., Noah Higgins-Dunn
CNBC News
Dr. Mike Ryan, executive director of the WHO’s health emergencies program, warned Friday that the coronavirus is “not going away,” noting that it’s still killing about 50,000 people a week.
WHO officials said they are beginning to see “worrying trends” in the number of Covid-19 cases, ICU admissions and hospitalizations in the Northern Hemisphere as it enters its colder seasons.
Seroepidemiology studies that examine the extent of coronavirus infection in different populations indicate that a majority of the world’s population is susceptible to infection from this virus, they said. Read more >>
OPM: No approval for police funeral with large crowd
Minister of Social Services and Urban Development Frankie Campbell was among those in attendance at a large funeral service at Woodlawn Gardens yesterday. TORRELL GLINTON
By Jasper Ward
The Nassau Guardian
The Office of the Prime Minister said yesterday the competent authority gave no special approval for a police funeral outside the guidelines of the emergency order, which stipulate that no more than 10 people, excluding the officiant and mortuary workers, should attend a graveyard service on New Providence.
Scores of people, including Social Services Minister Frankie Campbell, attended the funeral of a policewoman at Woodlawn Gardens yesterday.
The Royal Bahamas Police Force carried the service live on its Facebook page, showing the police band playing and a choir singing. The band included at least nine officers, and the choir appeared to have more than 10 people. Read more >>
Covid Lockdown's $1bn Tourism Blow
Central Bank of the Bahamas
By NEIL HARTNELL
Tribune Business Editor
nhartnell@tribunemedia.net
The Bahamas lost around $1bn in tourism earnings at the COVID-19 lockdown's peak as this nation became a "net payer" for travel-related services for likely the first time in its history.
The Central Bank of The Bahamas' report for the 2020 second quarter, which covers the three months that took the brunt of the Government's pandemic restrictions, lays bare the extent of the economic and tourism-related devastation that was inflicted by revealing that this nation spent $3.5m more on travel during this period than it took in.
This represented a $980m negative swing compared to the same quarter in 2019, when The Bahamas earned almost $1bn in travel and tourism-related receipts to expose the full extent of the income and foreign exchange earnings lost during COVID-19's initial months.
Referring to The Bahamas' current account, which measures both this nation's trade in physical goods and services, the Central Bank revealed: "The services account position reversed to an estimated deficit of $251.4m from a surplus of $723.2m in the prior year. Read more >>
Abaco in “precarious situation” with COVID, ongoing reconstruction — says MP
Central and South Abaco MP James Albury
By Royston Jones Jr.
Eyewitness News
NASSAU, BAHAMAS — Central and South Abaco MP James Albury said the construction industry represents a major hotspot for COVID-19 and the continued rise in infections on the island, noting Abaco is in a “precarious situation” as reconstruction forges on.
“It’s something that is on everyone’s mind, including my own,” Albury told Eyewitness News.
“We’re in a very precarious situation and trying to handle that as well as handle reconstruction of course, is a double whammy that is really keeping us on the back foot. We’re pushing forward as much as possible, but there is always a danger there in terms of a resurgence.
Abaco has the third-highest number of infections in The Bahamas with 104 infections as of yesterday, trailing Grand Bahama (607) and New Providence (2,186).
The island remains in recovery mode more than a year after deadly Hurricane Dorian decimated many of its once-thriving communities.
Amid the height of lockdown and curfew measures nationwide, exemptions were made for reconstruction of the island, a major undertaking, to continue. Read more >>
US will ban WeChat and TikTok downloads on Sunday
By Brian Fung, CNN Business
Washington (CNN Business) - The Commerce Department plans to restrict access to TikTok and WeChat on Sunday as the Trump administration's executive orders against the two apps are set to take effect.
The Department said Friday that as of Sunday, any moves to distribute or maintain WeChat or TikTok on an app store will be prohibited. Apple and Google didn't immediately respond to requests for comment.
While users who have already downloaded the apps may be able to continue using the software, the restrictions mean updated versions of the apps cannot be downloaded. Read more >>
Brawl Breaks Out Between Browns Fans In The Stands During ‘Thursday Night Football’ Game Despite Limited Number Of People Being Allowed In Stadium
Cleveland Browns fans were not following social distancing guidelines in the stands during Thursday night’s Browns-Bengals game.
By Jorge Alonso
Brobible
Due to the global pandemic, the Browns organization only allowed 6,000 fans inside the First Energy stadium which is roughly 10 percent capacity.
Despite the fact that there was a limited crowd on hand on Thursday night, Browns fans still found a way to fight each other in the stands. View video >>
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