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Contact tracing in England ‘not fully operational until end of June’
A fully integrated contact-tracing system will not be up and running until the end of June in England, the head of the service has reportedly conceded in a conference call…
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‘Coronavirus is like your wife’: Indonesian Security Minister Mohammad Mahfud under fire for online remarks
Indonesia’s security minister has been criticised sharply for comparing the novel coronavirus to a wife – in an attempt to allay public concerns about easing Covid-19 restrictions. The Indonesian government is preparing…
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Philippines cracks down on secret Chinese coronavirus clinics after facilities raided
Philippine authorities are cracking down on secret clinics reportedly treating foreign nationals with coronavirus symptoms and will file charges against their operators, Justice Secretary Mendardo Guevarra said on Thursday.He also…
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As coronavirus spreads in Africa, so do Bill Gates vaccine and 5G conspiracy theories
As the novel coronavirus wreaks global havoc, Bill Gates is the new bête noire for conspiracy theorists worldwide including in Africa where a Kenyan politician’s false online post has added…
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Singaporeans open their hearts and wallets to donate to the needy during coronavirus outbreak
The early months of the Covid-19 pandemic sent Nirmala Murugaian into a blind panic. As Singapore slipped into an economic downturn, funds plummeted at Child at Street 11, the non-profit…
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Denied beds, pain relief and contact with their babies: the women giving birth amid Covid-19
After Denisa’s son was born premature at 26 weeks she was unable to hold him, but spent as much time as possible near his incubator so he could get used…
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Coronavirus world map: which countries have the most Covid-19 cases and deaths?
Since first being recorded late last year in China, the Covid-19 coronavirus has spread around the world, and been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. However, differences in…
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China’s billionaire farmer sees a tipping point in sky-high hog prices as herd recovers from African swine fever’s decimation
Muyuan Foods, China’s largest pig farmer by market value, expects hog prices to fall over the next two to three years, as the industry’s output recovers from a sweeping epidemic…
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How Covid-19 pushed Twitter to fact-check Trump’s tweets
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Nancy Scola on politico.com on May 27, 2020.It was the pandemic, Twitter says, that freed…
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Coronavirus: how masks, hand-washing helped Japan prevent heavy death tolls
Mask-wearing – anathema to many in the US – is one reason why Japan has avoided the heavy coronavirus death tolls seen in many parts of the world, according to…