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PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS SIGNED THE LARGEST-ever US financial stimulus package, worth $2tn (£1.7tn), as the country grapples with the coronavirus pandemic. The House of Representatives passed the cross-party bill two days after the Senate debated its provisions. On Wednesday the number of Americans filing for unemployment surged to a record high of 3.3 million people. The US has more confirmed cases of coronavirus than any other country, with more than 100,000 positive tests. No Democratic…

BREAKING NEWS: CRISIS: Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating in Downing Street.at a time of global health crisis. Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating in Downing Street.He said he had experienced mild symptoms over the past 24 hours, including a temperature and cough, but would continue to lead the government.England’s Health Secretary Matt Hancock said he had also tested positive while England’s Chief…

DYSON HAS RECEIVED AN ORDER FROM THE UK government for 10,000 ventilators to support efforts by the country’s National Health Service to treat coronavirus patients. James Dyson, the company’s billionaire founder, confirmed the order in a letter to employees shared with CNN on Wednesday.‘Desperate’ shortage of ventilators for coronavirus patients puts manufacturers on wartime footing‘Desperate’ shortage of ventilators for coronavirus patients puts manufacturers on wartime footing“A ventilator supports a patient who is no longer able…

US PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP HAS ORDERED GENERAL MOTORS TO MAKE VENTILATORS ventilators for coronavirus patients after attacking the car giant’s chief executive.He invoked the Korean War-era Defence Production Act, which allows a president to force companies to make products for national defence.Mr Trump said that “GM was wasting time” and action was needed to save American lives.The US now has more than 100,000 cases of the virus, the most in the world.But with approaching 1,600…

FORMER ZANU-PF YOUTH LEADERGodfrey Tsenengamu, pictured, who was expelled from the ruling party for defying protocol, pleads for forgiveness from the people of Zimbabwe as he claims to have seen the light.Tsenengamu quit politics after he had been expelled from Zanu-PF for calling on the party to act on corrupt cartels that he alleged were behind the country economic woes.In a statement, Tsenengamu said he wants to open a new chapter in his life.“Looking back…

Victoria Falls hotels and tour operators suspend operations to prevent spread of the deadly Covid-19 (coronavirus), which has seen the country recording three positive cases.

‘AN ex-murder convict from Binga, who was released on Presidential Amnesty in 2018, went to kill his two nephews’.

Western countries like the United States are preparing to evacuate their citizens who are stuck in the country.In a notice – the United States said its citizens who have failed to secure commercial flights after several airlines suspended operations owing to the devastating effects of coronavirus – should submit their names so that they can be accounted for and appropriate measures could be taken.“In response to the increasingly limited commercial options for departing Zimbabwe due…

THE United Kingdom (UK) has advised its citizens to leave Zimbabwe in the wake of the coronavirus outbreak in the country. Posting on its Twitter account, the UK embassy said citizens who are on temporary visits must go home immediately.“If you are a UK short-term visitor to #Zimbabwe you are strongly advised to make plans to return to the UK now.“Please get hold of your airline or tour operator promptly and follow @FCO travel for…

CORONA VIRUS:-UK PUBLIC will be able to conduct coronavirus antibody tests at home within a matter of days, rather than weeks and months. Professor Sharon Peacock, director of the National Infection Service, Public Health England (PHE) told the Science and Technology Committee 3.5 million tests had been bought and would be available in the “near future”. She said the tests would also allow key workers – like doctors and nurses – to go back to…