Coronavirus Latest News
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Trump won’t throw first pitch at Yankees game because of his ‘strong focus on the China Virus’
US President Donald Trump threw a curveball Sunday when he announced he would no longer throw out the opening pitch at a New York Yankees game next month.In a tweet,…
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Coronavirus latest: traveller to South Korea may have caught Covid-19 during Singapore transit
A man who tested positive for the coronavirus in South Korea after travelling from New Zealand may have caught the disease during his transit through Singapore, New Zealand’s health ministry…
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Hong Kong third wave: public gatherings limited to two people, dining at restaurants banned as record high 140 Covid-19 cases expected
Hong Kong residents will no longer be allowed to assemble in groups larger than two, while dining at restaurants will be banned entirely for one week effective Wednesday, officials have…
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Angela Merkel makes improbable comeback as Germany’s ‘crisis leader’
Angela Merkel has been so successful in outfoxing and systematically eliminating any would-be challengers to her rule that there are not any obvious political heavyweights left in her conservative party…
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Film Stylo offers a creative outlet – and a human connection – during the pandemic
The rapidly changing and unpredictable environment created by Covid-19 is taking a toll on mental health, according to experts. Pandemic anxiety and boredom blues, side effects of people spending more…
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Coronavirus: young Canadians warned they aren’t ‘invincible’ as they make up bulk of new cases
Canadians under the age of 39 make up a clear majority of new cases of Covid-19 in Canada, health authorities said Sunday, warning young adults they are not “invincible” against…
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How Asian development banks help the poor face coronavirus while the rich fall short
The World Bank and debt campaigners have criticised the G20 group of wealthy economies that includes the United States, Britain and the European Union for falling short on help and…
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Latin America leads world in coronavirus cases
Coronavirus cases in Latin America for the first time have surpassed the combined infections in the United States and Canada, a Reuters tally showed on Sunday, amid a surge of…
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UK could impose more ‘handbrake restrictions’ on travellers
Holidaymakers have been warned the government could impose “handbrake restrictions” on more countries beyond Spain in order to stop the spread of coronavirus – with travellers unlikely to be given…
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Coronavirus live news: UK quarantines arrivals from Spain; global cases pass 16m
Doctor Moyra Lopez holds an iPad for a terminal patient to listen to a farewell message from his relatives, at the so-called ‘humanized farewell’ room at the Barros Luco Hospital,…