COVID-19 Updates
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India’s Amit Shah has Covid-19 – and little sympathy from social media
As India reels from its fifth consecutive day of recording more than 50,000 new Covid-19 cases, home affairs minister Amit Shah has come under fire for his decision to seek…
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Coronavirus: researchers from Hong Kong, Macau hope to start clinical trials of vaccine in months
Researchers from Hong Kong and Macau have developed a vaccine for the coronavirus and hope to start clinical trials within months. They aim to reserve 8 million doses for residents…
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League of Legends World Championship to be held in China for two consecutive years amid pandemic
The annual League of Legends World Championship, the e-sports industry’s most popular international tournament, will be staged for two consecutive years in China, where gamers outnumber the US population.League of…
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Why has a major incident been declared in Greater Manchester?
What is a major incident? According to Joint Emergency Services Interoperability Principles (Jesip), an organisation that sets out the standard approach on how organisations such as police and councils work…
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Coronavirus: vandalism of Mong Kok shop linked to a cluster of infections prompts manhunt
A Mong Kok shop, operated by an online retailer linked to a cluster of more than 30 coronavirus infections, was vandalised on Monday, sparking a manhunt for three perpetrators.Police were…
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HSBC boosts bad loan provisions, sees second quarter profit plunge as coronavirus crushes global business activity
HSBC, the biggest of Hong Kong’s currency-issuing banks, warned it could take provisions for soured loans of as much as US$13 billlion this year as its second-quarter profit dropped sharply…
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Additional Tools and Resources
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working closely with international partners to respond to the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. CDC provides technical assistance to help other countries…
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Travel during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Travel increases your chance of getting and spreading COVID-19. Staying home is the best way to protect yourself and others from COVID-19. You can get COVID-19 during your travels. You…
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Stopping an Outbreak Behind Bars
It’s hard enough to fight COVID-19 when it’s spreading throughout a community. It’s more complicated when it reaches into an institution like a jail, where measures like social distancing are…
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When to Quarantine
People who have been in close contact with someone who has COVID-19—excluding people who have had COVID-19 within the past 3 months. People who have tested positive for COVID-19 do…