COVID-19 Updates
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Rich, loud, not wearing masks: Trump golf club members turn news briefing into ‘protest’
They hustled down the stairs, the rain dabbing their polo shirts and golf attire, as they dashed inside the clubhouse, drinks in their hands and masks missing from their faces.It…
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Thousands of bikers heading to South Dakota rally to be blocked at tribal land checkpoints
Thousands of bikers heading to South Dakota’s 10-day Sturgis Motorcycle Rally will not be allowed through Cheyenne River Sioux checkpoints, a spokesman for the Native American group said on Saturday.…
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Doctors and medical students across the US push to register patients to vote
An emergency room doctor in Boston is assembling thousands of voter registration kits for distribution at hospitals and doctors’ offices. Later this month, students at Harvard and Yale medical schools…
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Hispanic children eight times more likely to be hospitalized with Covid-19, study says
Hispanic and black children are far more likely to be hospitalized with Covid-19 than white children, a new study published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has found.…
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Coronavirus: Japan’s Bon summer holiday season off to a quiet start as people stay home
Japan’s summer holiday season started quietly on Saturday, with no congestion at stations and airports after local governments asked residents to avoid travelling to help keep the coronavirus spread from…
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Trump says Democrats are holding coronavirus relief bill ‘hostage’ – video
Donald Trump says he will act unilaterally to suspend payroll taxes for all Americans until the end of 2020 and possibly longer and extend supplemental unemployment benefits and other coronavirus aid if…
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Selfie your pandemic memories at a Taiwanese studio: British photographer wants people to record history with face masks and notes
Inside a cramped studio, Jane Chen pulls a mask from her face, breathes in deeply and presses a remote camera shutter for an art project documenting how Taiwan has coped…
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We found the first cat in the UK with Covid-19 – but there’s no need to panic | Willie Weir
Since the outset of the coronavirus pandemic, the potential role of animals in catching and spreading the disease has been closely examined by scientists. This is because the virus that…
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New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern begins re-election campaign after successful coronavirus response
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern kicked off her Labour Party’s election campaign on Saturday riding high in the opinion polls after a successful response to the coronavirus outbreak.Ardern’s popularity…