Fresenius Medical Care (FMC), the world's largest kidney dialysis company, warned that adjusted net income would likely drop by a quarter this year as the coronavirus pandemic takes a heavy death toll among its patients.
California eased strict COVID-19 stay-at-home orders on Monday, allowing restaurants to reopen for outdoor dining and greater social mixing, as public health authorities reported slower infection rates and hospitalizations.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is stepping up efforts to track coronavirus mutations and keep vaccines and treatments effective against new variants until collective immunity is reached, the agency's chief said on Sunday.
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WINDHOEK, Namibia Sept 17 (Reuters) - The Namibian government said on Thursday it will open up the country for international travel from Sept. 18 as it ends a six-month long state of emergency with the average number of daily coronavirus cases trending downwards.
President Hage Geingob, during a media briefing, said the government had considered the economic implications of continuing the restrictions and the state of preparedness of its hospitals.
The announcement comes a day after South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said the country would allow international travel from October and lifted almost all lockdown restrictions with effect from Sept. 21.
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Jan 22 (Reuters) - Hospital operator Mediclinic International posted a 2.5% rise in third-quarter revenue on Friday, citing “unseasonably high” inpatient activity in December in southern Africa and the Middle East.
The company, the owner of a chain of private hospitals in southern Africa, the Middle East and Switzerland, said no restrictions on elective procedures and outpatient activity, unlike during the first coronavirus wave, helped revenue grow. (Reporting by Tanishaa Nadkar in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber)