Coronavirus
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Global deaths linked to the coronavirus passed 200,000 on Saturday, while confirmed cases of the virus are expected to hit 3 million in coming days. More than half of the fatalities have been reported by the United States, Spain and Italy. The first death linked to the disease was reported on Jan. 10 in Wuhan, China.…
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UK PM Johnson reportedly back at Downing Street UK prime minister Boris Johnson returned to 10 Downing Street on Sunday, Sky News reported, after spending a week in hospital with Covid-19 and two weeks recovering at his country residence. A Downing Street spokeswoman declined to comment on Johnson’s whereabouts. The government had previously announced he…
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By now, it should be pretty widely known that washing your hands thoroughly and often, along with not touching your face, are some of the strongest tools in our arsenal right now in terms of limiting the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. But for those of you who still aren’t paying sufficient heed to those…
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The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has warned that the “worst is yet to come” in the global battle against the coronavirus pandemic. Tedros also addressed accusations on the part of US President Donald Trump that the WHO has not been transparent about Covid-19 from the outset of the…
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Turkmenistan, one of the few nations in the world that has reported no cases of the new coronavirus, insisted on Wednesday its official data was true and it was not fudging figures. “If there was a single confirmed coronavirus case we would have immediately informed … the World Healthcare Organization in line with our obligations,” Foreign Minister…
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Arsenal have reminded the first-team squad of their physical-distancing responsibilities after four senior players were pictured in violation of the government’s guidelines. Alexandre Lacazette, David Luiz, Nicolas Pépé and Granit Xhaka have all been spoken to after being photographed in three separate situations in recent days. It is the latest of several incidents in which…
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Friday brought no shortage of pandemic news: New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and President Donald Trump publicly quarreled over coronavirus testing, China blamed a rising death toll on hospital errors, and stocks rebounded amid reports of possible emerging treatments for the virus. After the president criticized Cuomo in a tweet for “complaining,” Cuomo charged that the…
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For weeks, the Trump administration played up the dangers of the coronavirus as it sought to convince Americans to disrupt their lives and stay home. Now, as President Donald Trump aims for a swift nationwide reopening, he faces a new challenge: convincing people it’s safe to come out and resume their normal lives. It’s a…
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German consumers are counting their pennies rather than returning to shop in large numbers as stores gradually reopen after being locked down during the coronavirus crisis, the national retailers association said on Wednesday. Stores of up to 800 square metres (8,600 square feet) were allowed to open again from Monday, along with car and bicycle dealers and bookstores, provided…
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A man who was arrested for carrying gasoline and lighters into St. Patrick’s Cathedral in New York died by suicide after he was released from a secure psychiatric hospital where the coronavirus was spreading, his lawyer said. Marc Lamparello, a former college professor, died April 17, attorney Christopher DiLorenzo said Thursday. Increasing rate of suicide…
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Unemployment in the U.S. is swelling to levels last seen during the Great Depression of the 1930s, with 1 in 6 American workers thrown out of a job by the coronavirus. More than 4.4 million laid-off workers applied for unemployment benefits last week, the government said Thursday. In all, roughly 26 million people — the…
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American rapper, Marshall Bruce Mathers III, popularly known as Eminem is showing gratitude to healthcare workers in his hometown, Detroit. All over the world, healthcare workers are in the frontline of the battle against the deadly virus. COVID-19 workers are doing their best and risking lives to care for patients and reduce spread of the…
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France coronavirus death toll close to Spain’s, still world’s fourth highest The number of people who have died from coronavirus infection in France increased by 544 to 21,340 on Wednesday, the fourth-highest casualty tally in the world, but trailing just a few hundred behind Spain, which has a death toll of 21,717. The toll increased…
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The director general of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, has warned that the “worst is yet to come” in the global battle against the coronavirus pandemic. Tedros also addressed accusations on the part of US President Donald Trump that the WHO has not been transparent about Covid-19 from the outset of the…
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Chief of Staff to Nigeria’s President Muhammadu Buhari, Abba Kyari, has died of Coronavirus. In terse statement early on Saturday morning, Presidential spokesperson, Femi Adesina, announced his death. He said, “Chief of Staff to the President, Mallam Abba Kyari, passes on. “May God rest his soul. Amen. Funeral arrangements to be announced soon.” Chief of…
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President Donald J. Trump is continuing the fight against the coronavirus by beginning to reopen the country in a smart and safe way. In his recent statement on the proposed policy change, Mr. President said “all of American society is engaged and mobilized in the war against the invisible enemy.” Trump also called on Americans…
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