Slovenia tightens virus shutdown, halts public transport

Nov 14,2020
Slovenia's government announced Thursday it would suspend public transportation and ban almost all public gatherings for two weeks as its existing shutdown measures have failed to sufficiently contain the spread of the novel coronavirus.
New covid outbreak hits US Secret Service: media
Nov 14
The US Secret Service, which guards President Donald Trump, President-elect Joe Biden, and the White House, has been struck by an outbreak of Covid-19, US media reported Friday.  
Pneumonia kills 140,000 children each year in Nigeria
Nov 14
Pneumonia kills around 143,000 children under the age of five each year in Nigeria, the government said Thursday, with the coronavirus pandemic hampering access to life-saving treatment.  
US airlines to end year with 90,000 fewer workers
Nov 13
Hit with a collapse of demand, US airlines will end the year with the lowest number of workers since at least 1987, 90,000 fewer than when Covid-19 hit, an industry federation said Thursday.
WHO: Nearly 870,000 measles cases last year
Nov 13
The World Health Organization says the number of reported cases of measles around the world surged to nearly 870,000 last year, the highest in about two decades.
UK extends virus travel ban on Denmark for 14 days
Nov 13
Britain has extended its travel ban on Denmark to stop the spread of coronavirus for a further 14 days, the government announced on Thursday.
US reports daily record of over 140,000 cases
Nov 13
The number of new coronavirus cases in the United States has topped 140,000, marking a record daily high.