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US students throw ‘coronavirus parties’ to infect guests, giving prizes to those who catch Covid-19 first
Several university students in an Alabama city organised “Covid-19 parties” as a contest to see who would get the virus first, officials said.Tuscaloosa City Councillor Sonya McKinstry said students hosted…
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Coronavirus: WHO will send ‘advance team’ to China in hunt for source of Covid-19
The World Health Organisation has said it will send two experts to China to lay the groundwork for an international mission to investigate the origins of the coronavirus causing the…
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Coronavirus infection numbers take a back seat as optimism drives markets
“The worst is yet to come,” warned Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organisation, at a press conference on Monday, deploring the “lack of global solidarity and national…
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UK coronavirus live: attendance at English schools will be ‘mandatory’ from September, says Williamson
The Department of Health in Northern Ireland has issued its latest estimate of R, the reproduction number, in the region. It is between 0.3 and 0.8, it says. The Gavin…
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Ghislaine Maxwell charged with two perjury counts for role in Jeffrey Epstein case – live
Here’s what prosecutor Audrey Strauss had to say as she unveiled the charges against Ghislaine Maxwell: ABC News (@ABC) SDNY officials announce charges against Ghislaine Maxwell.t.co/V0F6LFYfvr “Maxwell played a critical…
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Coronavirus live news: Sweden’s cases pass 70,000; Tokyo confirms highest new case tally in two months
Doctors treating patients with Covid-19 in Sierra Leone went on strike on Thursday, leaving patients in some of the main treatment centres without care, Reuters reports. The strike marks an…
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Arizona reels as three of the biggest wildfires in its history ravage state
For residents of Tucson in southern Arizona, the Santa Catalina Mountains in the Coronado national forest are known as a hub for hiking, mountain biking and other outdoor recreation. But…
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Coronavirus: more than 6 million masks procured by Hong Kong government found to be fake
More than 6 million surgical masks procured by the Hong Kong government for HK$15 million, with some already delivered to departments, have been found to be fake.The batches bought by…
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Suspected Covid-19 outbreaks in English workplaces double in a week
Suspected outbreaks of Covid-19 in workplaces in England almost doubled in the past week, prompting concern as more people return to their jobs. Public Health England (PHE) said 43 acute…
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High court hears legal challenge to England’s lockdown restrictions
The government’s lockdown that has closed schools, premises and companies while limiting free movement is the “most sweeping and far-reaching” restriction on fundamental rights since the second world war, the…