CBC Ottawa’s latest roundup of key updates during the coronavirus pandemic.A pedestrian on a scooter passes the site of a small electrical fire on O’Connor Street on Sept. 3, 2020. (Andrew Lee/CBC)Recent developments:  Kingston, Ont., has banned non-distanced gatherings in its parks of people who don’t live together. Ottawa recorded 13 new COVID-19 cases Friday, but the number…

CBC Ottawa’s latest roundup of key updates during the coronavirus pandemic.People take photos as they sit in lawn chairs in the shallow waters of the Rideau River near the Adàwe Crossing in Ottawa. (Justin Tang/Canadian Press)Recent developments:  Health officials in Ottawa reported 16 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday. Ontario reported 112 new cases of…

President Trump shows his unwillingness to lead on the worsening coronavirus crisis and to work with Congress on economic reliefAug. 10, 2020

The coronavirus pandemic has officially split the world of big-time college football in two. Two of the sport’s Power Five conferences—the Big Ten and Pac-12—this week concluded that staging a season in the fall would pose undue risk to athletes’ health and safety. They delayed all fall sports until next spring, at least.The other three—the…

ELDORADO, Brazil—Brazil’s death toll from Covid-19 surpassed 100,000 in a somber milestone for the country as the disease spreads widely beyond the megacities where it first gained a toehold and tears through smaller towns and rural areas.The only other nation to experience that number of deaths so far is the U.S. Brazil’s president, Jair Bolsonaro,…

Image copyright Reuters Image caption The US recorded one million new coronavirus infections in less than a month The US has now surpassed six million cases of Covid-19 – almost a quarter of the world’s total, according to data collated by Johns Hopkins University.It said the country added one million new infections in less than…

AUCKLAND, New Zealand — Auckland is locking down and the rest of New Zealand faces lesser restrictions for 72 hours after four members of the same family tested positive for COVID-19, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern announced Tuesday.Why it matters: It’s the first cases not in managed isolation for 102 days, Ardern said at a news…

Rachel Maddow notes that the U.S. has more coronavirus cases with wider distribution and more places open to the public this Labor Day holiday weekend than Memorial Day and Fourth of July weekends, which both saw corresponding spikes is positive cases.Sept. 5, 2020

The conflict in Yemen between the Houthi group based in the north and an internationally recognised government in the south shows no signs of ceasing, despite the coronavirus crisis.Nearly six months since coronavirus spread in Yemen, the BBC is the first international broadcaster to reach the country to see how people are dealing with the pandemic.Nawal…

By Shane HarrisonBBC NI Dublin correspondentPublishedduration18 Augustimage copyrightBrian Lawless/PA Wireimage captionPeople are being urged to work from home and not use public transportThe Republic of Ireland’s cabinet has reversed some of its lockdown relaxation measures as it attempts to deal with rising Covid-19 case numbers.Irish Health Minister Stephen Donnelly said: “We are at a tipping…

Facebook removed a video post from President Trump Wednesday in which he claimed in an interview with Fox News that children are “almost immune” to COVID-19.Why it matters: It’s the first time that Facebook has removed content from Trump’s account for violating policies on coronavirus-related misinformation.The latest: Twitter took down the same Trump video post…

Coronavirus infections are falling or holding steady in most of the country, including the hard-hit hotspots of Arizona, California and Florida.The big picture: A decline in new infections is always good news, but don’t be fooled: the U.S. still has a very long way to go to recover from this summer’s surge.By the numbers: The…

Rep. Bill Foster, D-Ill., points a finger at White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows as a reason for stalled negotiations regarding a new coronavirus relief package for Americans.Sept. 1, 2020

Airbnb Inc. said Wednesday it confidentially filed paperwork with the Securities and Exchange Commission for an initial public offering, marking a surprising turnaround for a company whose business was initially ravaged by the coronavirus pandemic. The Wall Street Journal reported last week that the company was close to such a filing. The…