ROLLING HILLS ESTATES, CA - FEBRUARY 23: A sign for the Genesis Invitational golf tournament is seen on the door of the car that golf legend Tiger Woods was driving when seriously injured in a rollover accident on February 23, 2021 in Rolling Hills Estates, California. Rescuers used hydraulic rescue tools to extricate him from the car where he reportedly sustained major leg injuries. Law enforcement reports that there was no evidence of impairment. He was in town to participate in the tournament. (David McNew/Getty Images/AFP) Woods did not appear to be under the influence of drugs or alcohol during the early-morning incident, and underwent surgery after the roll-over collision, said Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva. No other vehicles or passengers were involved in the crash which occurred on a steep stretch of road known as an accident "hotspot," where Woods was travelling at "a greater speed than normal," said the sheriff. "I will say that it's very fortunate that … [Read more...] about Tiger Woods in surgery after roll-over car crash
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World News in Brief: February 26
* China and India should firmly follow the right path of mutual trust and cooperation between neighboring major countries, and not go astray with suspicion and distrust nor fall back on a road of negative retrogression, Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Thursday. Wang made the remarks in a telephone conversation with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, stressing that the two sides should maintain the strategic consensuses reached by their leaders. * As COVID-19 transmission rates seemingly decline across the European Region, the World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Director for Europe Hans Kluge expressed health concerns over "long-COVID" or "post-COVID" symptoms at a virtual press conference on Thursday. * Russian President Vladimir Putin discussed the situation in Armenia in a telephone conversation with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan on Thursday, the Kremlin said. * The Pentagon confirmed on Thursday that the US … [Read more...] about World News in Brief: February 26
Vietnam’s biggest coronavirus hotspot records four more cases
All of the four new patients had come into close contact with COVID-19 cases, the ministry said in its 18.00hrs update. The outbreak has been brought under control in Hai Duong as only several cases have been detected these days as opposed to dozens a week ago. Hai Duong has taken drastic anti-coronavirus measures, including a two-week social distancing order, starting on February 16. The virus recurred in Vietnam less than a month ago and has spread to 13 cities and provinces across the country. As many as 831 new infections have been since confirmed, including 647 cases in Hai Duong alone. The same day, 35 COVID-19 patients were discharged from hospital after making a full recovery from the disease. Of them, 27 are in Hai Duong province. Also on February 26 the Ministry of Health announced another imported case returning to Vietnam from overseas. The 24-year-old Vietnamese patient was said to have illegally crossed the land border into the Mekong Delta province of Dong … [Read more...] about Vietnam’s biggest coronavirus hotspot records four more cases
Van Don Int’l Airport reopens from March 3
The Hanoitimes - The international airport is ready to resume operations after one month of closure to prevent Covid-19. Van Don International Airport will reopen from March 3 as the pandemic in the northern province of Quang Ninh is rolled back. Van Don International Airport reopens from March 3. Photo: Vietnam Airlines The airport plans to reopen routes connecting Van Don and Ho Chi Minh City and accept repatriation flights bringing in Vietnamese citizens and foreign specialists. Vietnam Airlines, the national flag carriers, will conduct the first flight on Wednesday on the Van Don-Ho Chi Minh City routes from March 3 to 7 and then increase number of weekly flights to three to be operated on Wednesdays, Fridays and Sundays from March 18 to December 31. The flight will depart from Ho Chi Minh City at 13:00 and Van Don at 15:45. Earlier, the provincial authorities inspected the pandemic situation at the Van Don Airport on February 20 and asked the … [Read more...] about Van Don Int’l Airport reopens from March 3