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Navajo Nation reels under weight of coronavirus – and history of neglect
Every day the president of the Navajo Nation provides a coronavirus update, and every day there’s more bad news. The Native American tribe now has the highest per-capita Covid-19 infection…
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Uber, Lyft and Airbnb cut thousands of jobs as pandemic batters Silicon Valley
The economic fallout from the coronavirus has come to Silicon Valley, with major tech firms announcing layoffs in recent weeks. On Wednesday, Uber became the latest company to announce cuts,…
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Should I wear a mask when I’m exercising outside?
To mask or not to mask while getting fresh air is the question many of us are asking ourselves. According to the CDC, we should wear masks in “areas of…
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Coronavirus news Australia: states begin easing restrictions from tonight after national cabinet meeting today – as it happened
We’ll leave it there for tonight. Have a fantastic Friday night. See you soon. Let’s whip around the main developments of the day. The PM announced the national cabinet’s three-stage…
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VE Day: coronavirus lessons from 75 years ago
Guardian colleagues have been up to all sorts during lockdown – when they’ve not been working hard that is. At least three have acquired pets and many are digging up…
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‘Somebody was stupid’: Trump pushes Wuhan coronavirus lab claim – video
Donald Trump has told reporters that ‘something happened’ when asked about the theory that the virus was released from the Wuhan Institute of Virology. ‘Probably it was incompetence. Somebody was…
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How Covid-19 contact tracing can help beat the pandemic
If the UK government wants to start easing the country’s lockdown restrictions, it needs to get contact tracing right. But what does that mean? What would successful contact tracing even…
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Brian May taken to hospital after tearing buttock muscles while gardening
Brian May has complained of “relentless pain” after he was taken to hospital following a gardening injury that tore muscles in his buttocks – and, while in recovery, made a…
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The three-step plan for reopening Australia after Covid-19 and what Stage 1, 2 and 3 looks like
Scott Morrison and the chief medical officer, Brendan Murphy, have laid out a three-step plan to reopen Australia after the coronavirus crisis. Morrison said he hoped step three could be…
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Coronavirus reveals lingering problems in Chinese health care system despite reforms, US experts say
The Covid-19 crisis has exposed weaknesses in Chinese health care system despite some impressive reforms over the past two decades, witnesses told an advisory arm of the US Congress on…