MILNEWS.ca #coronavirus Update as of 111155UTC Mar 2020

• MILNEWS.ca Coronavirus News/Links
  

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• “Canadians brought back from Grand Princess cruise ship begin two-week quarantine at Ontario military base” (Globe and Mail)
• “228 Canadians flown home from US-docked cruise ship” (TUR media)
• “Rapatriement des Canadiens du «Grand Princess»: les Forces armées canadiennes encore en première ligne” (45eNord.ca)
• “CFB Trenton to house quarantined Canadians” (Belleville Intelligencer)
• “COVID-19: Why are cruise ship passengers quarantined and not self-isolated at home?” (CBC News)
  

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• “Coronavirus: B.C. confirms 7 new COVID-19 cases, 2 of them health-care workers” (Globalnews.ca)
  

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• “Sudbury man who attended Toronto (mining) conference has COVID-19: health officials” (The Canadian Press via CP24.com)
  

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• “Ontario Hockey League issues statement on COVID-19” (SooToday.com)
  

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• “Coronavirus: Trudeau to announce federal funding to deal with COVID-19 outbreak” (The Canadian Press via Globalnews.ca)
  

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• “Coronavirus: Canadians’ March break travel plans affected by COVID-19 outbreak” (The Canadian Press via Globalnews.ca)
  

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• “Better protections needed for health-care workers during COVID-19: advocates” (The Canadian Press via CP24.com)
• “In 2003, Canada failed the pandemic test. Here’s what we’ve learned since” (CBC News)
• “A Newfoundlander is leading the global fight against COVID-19, and wants you to know the facts” (CBC News)
  

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• “In Letter To Premiers, Federal Government Says They’re Bulk Buying Protective Equipment” (Spencer Fernando blog)
• “Canada Must Shut Our Borders, Cancel School Nationwide, And Cancel All Large Public Gatherings NOW” (Spencer Fernando blog)
• “Derek H. Burney: A lack of leadership in this uncertain world adds to COVID-19 fears” (National Post)
  

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• “Air Canada suspends all flights to Italy due to COVID-19” (The Canadian Press via CP24)
• “Air Canada suspending flights between Canada and Italy amid COVID-19 fears” (CTV News)
• “Italy to ramp up spending on coronavirus, further restrictions possible” (Reuters)
• “Coronavirus latest: China’s imported cases rise as Italy reports deadliest day” (South China Morning Post)
• “China sends team of medical experts, gear to help Italy fight coronavirus” (South China Morning Post)
• “Uncharted territory: Italy’s response to the coronavirus” (European Council on Foreign Relations)
  

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• “US coronavirus: Cases rise sharply and cruise ship with 21 more patients arrives in port” (CNN)
• “US coronavirus cases surpass 1,000, Johns Hopkins University data shows” (CNBC)
• “US coronavirus cases reach 1,000 as millions more testing kits are on the way to labs across the country” (CNN)
  

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• “US, European military commanders possibly exposed to virus” (Associated Press)
  

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• “US Scales Down Military Exercises in Africa Due to Coronavirus” (Voice of America)
• “Military leaders adjust scope of Exercise African Lion to protect against COVID-19” (defenceWeb)
  

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• “Militaries around the world scramble to contain impact of COVID-19” (intelNews.org)
  

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• “British MP ‘who was in touch with Boris Johnson’ has coronavirus” (Al Jazeera)
• “Coronavirus: Health minister Nadine Dorries tests positive” (BBC News)
• “Final-year nurses and year-five medical students could be asked to work in the Scottish NHS to cope with the coronavirus outbreak, according to Scotland’s Health Secretary Jeane Freeman …” (BBC News)
• “Coronavirus: Britain cuts interest rate and boosts budget” (France24)
  

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• “Volunteers Offered $4,500 To Be Infected With Coronavirus In Bid To Find Vaccine” (CBS Detroit)
• “Flucamp are not recruiting volunteers for studies on Coronavirus at the moment. This is a line of research we are looking into – not with Covid-19 but with a safer, milder coronavirus which has been circulating in people for a long time – and we’ll make announcements when we’re ready to start.” (hVIVO info-machine)
  

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• “Russians Start Hoarding Food Over Coronavirus Fears” (The Moscow Times)
  

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• “Ukrainian capital Kiev shuts schools, mass events to prevent spread of virus” (Reuters)
  

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• “China Scrambles to Boost Its Image on Coronavirus” (Voice of America)
• “China wants to take a victory lap over its handling of the coronavirus outbreak” (CNN)
• ” “Turning the tide” — Xi leads anti-virus war toward victory” (CHN military media)
  

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• “China’s coronavirus-induced supply chain woes fan concerns of possible drug shortages” (Reuters via The Telegram)
• “Shortage of crucial chemicals creates new obstacle to coronavirus testing” (statnews.com)
  

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• “A coronavirus lesson from China: don’t make patients pay for tests and treatment” (South China Morning Post)
  

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• “Wall Street rallies after ‘Black Monday’ coronavirus sell-off” (France24)
• “Coronavirus: Global shares mixed as fear over COVID-19 outbreak mounts” (Associated Press via Globalnews.ca)

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