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Governor Ned Lamont tweeted that the newborn was "brought unresponsive to a hospital late last week and could not be revived." "Testing confirmed last night that the newborn was COVID-19 positive," Lamont said. "This is absolutely heartbreaking. We believe this is one of the youngest lives lost anywhere due to complications relating to COVID-19." Last week Illinois authorities said they were investigating the death of a child "younger than one year" who had tested positive for coronavirus. According to local media that infant was nine months old. The fast-spreading virus that has caused at least 4,476 deaths in the United States is believed to be more dangerous for older adults, though increasingly it appears to be also sending younger patients to hospital as well. New York state, which Connecticut borders, has been particularly hard hit by Covid-19, accounting for nearly 2,000 of the US deaths. Residents of New York, Connecticut and New Jersey are among the millions of … [Read more...] about Six-week-old newborn dies of coronavirus in US: state governor

As COVID-19 continues affecting business activities, the tax authority has instructed people and businesses to declare tax online and increased online support through email, Facebook and YouTube, informing taxpayers the latest information about the extension of tax payments. … [Read more...] about State budget revenue declines amid COVID-19 battle

Contacted by AFP, an Israeli army spokeswoman declined to comment. Since the start of the Syrian conflict in 2011, Israel has carried out hundreds of strikes in Syria targeting government troops as well as allied Iranian forces and fighters from Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. … [Read more...] about Syria air defences down Israeli missiles: state media

Ngan wrote that peoples in ASEAN and the globe are facing an unprecedented threat for decades - the COVID-19 pandemic. In her position, she expressed her sympathies to the peoples in the bloc as well as the mankind over the losses caused by COVID-19. More than ever, the ASEAN Community needs to uphold the spirit of solidarity, sharing, mutual assistance and support amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Ngan stressed. NA Chairwoman Ngan said she highly valued the prompt declarations and actions of world leaders and the World Health Organisation (WHO). On February 14, after consulting with the leaders of ASEAN countries, Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc as the Chair of ASEAN 2020 issued the Chairman’s Statement on ASEAN Collective Response to the Outbreak of Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). The timely and effective actions of the governments of the ASEAN countries, as well as the untiring contributions and sacrifices by all the forces in the society, especially medical workers, have … [Read more...] about Top legislator calls on AIPA member states to jointly protect ASEAN against COVID-19

-- Vietnam confirmed four new novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) patients, all Vietnamese nationals, on early Thursday morning, including three imported cases and one infection traced to Bach Mai Hospital in Hanoi, bringing the national tally to 222. … [Read more...] about Breakfast @ Tuoi Tre News – April 2