(Bloomberg) -- New York’s new deaths rose slightly as Governor Andrew Cuomo said other signs suggest the coronavirus is “on the decline” in the state. The U.K. became the fifth nation with more than 20,000 fatalities.There’s no evidence that having Covid-19 protects patients from a second infection, the World Health Organization said, questioning possible plans in some places for so-called immunity passports.Deaths slowed in Spain and Germany, a relatively encouraging sign as Europe’s leaders plan to relax economy-crushing lockdown measures.Key DevelopmentsVirus Tracker: Cases top 2.8 million; deaths exceed 198,000WHO says ‘no evidence’ people recovered from disease are safeTrump’s riff on disinfectant shows peril of improvised briefingsThe world’s highest death rate is in Europe’s capitalFixing nursing home death traps is top priorityU.S. military gets new supply chain missionSubscribe to a daily update on the virus from Bloomberg’s Prognosis team here. Click VRUS on the terminal for news and data on the coronavirus....
Booking Holdings, which calls itself the "largest, most profitable global online travel business in the world," got candid about some stubborn, multiyear failures on page 42 of its more than 100-page proxy report. Despite notching a "solid" 2019, Booking Holdings stated Friday: "Nevertheless, 2019 was not without its challenges. Booking.com continues to under-index in the […]...
(Bloomberg) -- The U.K. became the fifth nation with more than 20,000 coronavirus deaths. Global cases surpassed 2.8 million, with the U.S. accounting for more than a quarter of all fatalities after topping 50,000.There’s no evidence that having Covid-19 protects patients from a second infection, the World Health Organization said, questioning possible plans in some places for so-called immunity passports.Deaths slowed in Spain and Germany, a relatively encouraging sign as Europe’s leaders plan to relax economy-crushing lockdown measures.Key DevelopmentsVirus Tracker: Cases top 2.8 million; deaths exceed 198,000WHO says ‘no evidence’ people recovered from disease are safeTrump’s riff on disinfectant shows peril of improvised briefingsThe world’s highest death rate is in Europe’s capitalFixing nursing home death traps is top priorityU.S. military gets new supply chain missionSubscribe to a daily update on the virus from Bloomberg’s Prognosis team here. Click VRUS on the terminal for news and data on the coronavirus. For a...
