Daily Roundup

Friday, 23rd October Daily Roundup

Ren Leen October 23, 2020

Here’s a quick summary of what has happened around the world over the last 24 hours, brought to you exclusively by British Herald. Local News  In a desperate bid to strike a last-minute trade deal, the chief negotiators of Britain and the EU are meeting later to avoid a shaky exit by the end of

Europe

With COVID cases on the rise, Dutch transfers patients to Germany again

Ren Leen October 23, 2020

AMSTERDAM (NETHERLANDS) – The Netherlands started transferring COVID-19 patients to Germany again on Friday, as hospitals were feeling the heat from a second wave of infections. The Flevo hospital in the central Dutch town of Almere said it would transfer two of its intensive care patients by helicopter to a hospital in Muenster, around 65 […]

Europe

Czech PM to fire health minister for violating lockdown norms

Ren Leen October 23, 2020

PRAGUE (CZECH REPUBLIC) – Czech Prime Minister Andrej Babis said on Friday that he would fire the health minister unless he stepped down for conducting a meeting in a hotel closed under the government measures to fight the pandemic. The scandal has erupted at a time when the country is struggling to stem one of […]

Europe

Ukraine again hits record number of daily new coronavirus cases

Ren Leen October 23, 2020

KYIV (UKRAINE) – Ukraine registered a daily record of 7,517 COVID-19 cases, the national security council said on Friday. The total number of cases touched 330,396. The council said 121 new coronavirus-related deaths were reported in the past day. On Wednesday itself, the toll hit a record 141. Ukraine has recorded over 5,000 new coronavirus […]

Tech

Huawei looks forward to growth in a third-quarter revenue

Ren Leen October 23, 2020

SHANGHAI (CHINA) – Huawei Technologies Co Ltd looking forward to a gain in third-quarter revenue. The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic has added on to the difficulties supply-chains have had because of US restrictions regarding business with the Chinese firm. The figure comes in the wake of the telecommunications equipment maker announcing its latest flagship […]

Asia

China calls for Britain to take necessary action regarding Hong Kong visas

Ren Leen October 23, 2020

BEIJING (CHINA) – The Hong Kong office of China’s foreign ministry calls for Britain to “immediately correct its mistakes”, with regard to the visa policy for people with British National (Overseas) status, it said on Friday. The comments came in the wake of Britain confirmed details on Thursday of its citizenship route, which brings three […]

UK

Online shopping boom: Royal Mail unveils parcel pick-up service

Ren Leen October 21, 2020

LONDON (UK) – In a bid to capitalise on online shopping boom fuelled by the pandemic, Royal Mail on Wednesday came out with a new parcel pick-up service across the country. This enables postal employees to collect and deliver items on their daily rounds. Under Chairman Keith Williams, the former postal monopoly has been pushing […]

Asia

Death of five South Koreans after getting flu shots stokes vaccine fears

Ren Leen October 21, 2020

SEOUL (SOUTH KOREAN) – South Korean health authorities said that five people who got flu shots have died in the past week. This has stoked fears over the safety of the shots as the seasonal vaccination drive is expanded to head off potential COVID-19 complications. Authorities said there was no reason to believe the deaths […]

USA

Democrat Biden could devastate Pennsylvania jobs: Trump tells rally

Ren Leen October 21, 2020

PENNSYLVANIA (US) – President Donald Trump conducted a campaign in the crucial battleground state of Pennsylvania on Tuesday, exhorting supporters to give him a second term in the White House in order to ensure a total recovery from the pandemic and its economic repercussions. Addressing an airport rally in Erie, Trump said Pennsylvania could place […]

Europe

Spain to plan possible curfews against coronavirus wave

Ren Leen October 20, 2020

MADRID (SPAIN) – Health Minister Salvador Illa said on Tuesday that the Spanish government is looking into new restrictions, including possible curfews, in worst affected regions such as Madrid to tackle a new wave of coronavirus contagion. The country, which has Western Europe’s highest case load, is likely to surpass one million infections this week […]