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End of the cruise? Industry struggles through rough waters of coronavirus crisis

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One by one, major cruise lines are halting operations and mothballing ships as they face biggest challenge since 9/11 It is close to peak season at Port Everglades, Floridas second-busiest cruise port, yet an air of deep anxiety hangs over the deserted quaysides and departure terminals. With all major cruise lines shuttering operations, countries port workers infected with the virus, adding to a public relations nightmare that just days earlier saw Princess Cruises, one of Port Everglades biggest clients with 18 vessels, Disney Cruise Lines on Thursday. Others had fallen…

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‘Easiest time I’ve ever had’: US airports return to calm after travel ban chaos

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Travelers arrived in New York on half-empty European flights with little hassle after people endured long waits over the weekend The chaos that enveloped some US airports as European travel ban went into effect over the weekend was little in evidence Monday as passengers arrived in New York off a dwindling number of European flights. It was the easiest time Ive ever had, said Meroula Hondrow, stepping of a half-empty Virgin Atlantic plane from Heathrow. I was expecting queues and hassle but there was none. Passengers, she said, had their…

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Coronavirus deals China’s economy a ‘bigger blow than global financial crisis’

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Factory production plummets at the fastest pace seen in three decades, as first-quarter figures emerge China has suffered even deeper economic damage from the coronavirus pandemic than predicted, with figures released by the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) on Monday showing factory production inside the country dropped at the fastest pace seen in three decades. Financial analysts have said the economic impact of the pandemic may have cut Chinas growth in half during the first quarter. Industrial output fell 13.5% in January-February, compared with 2019, which ING economist Iris Pang…

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Netflix and Disney to shut down productions due to Covid-19 but Frozen sequel to arrive early to streaming

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Disney chief says animated film will provide fun and joy during challenging period while company halts production on live-action movies Walt Disney will fast-track the release of the Frozen sequel to its streaming platform in a bid to spark fun and joy during the coronavirus outbreak, while at the same time joining US streaming giant Netflix in shutting down some of its productions. The company said on Friday that Frozen 2 would be available on its digital streaming platform Disney+ from Sunday in the US, three months earlier than scheduled.…

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I Found That Many Articles About Coronaviruses Were Difficult To Digest, So I Made An Easy Infocomic (17 Pics)

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This is the first comic about the coronavirus that I published. In January, I was on sick leave for three weeks due to a respiratory illness. While I was ill, I spent a lot of time researching respiratory illnesses. At that time, news about the Wuhan virus, now known as COVID-19, had just broken. As an illustrator, I made a summary of what I’ve learned about coronaviruses in general. I found that many informative articles about the topic were difficult to digest, so I tried to simplify the comic as…

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China to expel WSJ journalists over ‘malicious coronavirus column

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Three journalists told to leave within five days after paper declined to apologise for opinion piece China is expelling three Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reporters from the country, a move with no recent precedent, marking a sharp escalation in pressure on foreign media in the country. The expulsions come amid a domestic tighten controls on Chinese state-owned media operations in America. The Chinese foreign ministry said it had ordered the reporters to leave within five days after their paper declined to apologise for an opinion piece calling China the real…

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‘It’s like a war’: the fight for rice and toilet roll as coronavirus convulses Hong Kong

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Widespread anxiety that epidemic could last many months and basic necessities will run out is gripping the city It is reminiscent of the Soviet Union in the 1980s. Queues form at the crack of dawn every morning in front of supermarkets across Hong Kong, with people scrambling to lay their hands on the basics: rice, toilet rolls and disinfectant. For the third week in a row, supermarkets shelves that usually heave with bags of rice a staple food for Hong Kongers are empty, and packs of noodles are running out…

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One Person City: Photographer Captures Shanghai During Coronavirus Outbreak And The 24M Metropolis Looks Unrecognizable (32 Pics)

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confirmed cases out of the 43,104 global ones, and 1,016 deaths out of the total of 1,018. One Person City is a photo series that documents Shanghai during the coronavirus outbreak. It does an excellent job of revealing the ghostly emptiness, isolation, and fear that the virus has inflicted on the 24-million-people metropolis, giving us a better understanding of what the locals are actually going through. This post may include affiliate links. Unfollow 7 hours ago I get chill bumps looking at these empty photographs. I’d love to be there,…

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