COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus latest: Vietnam records first death; India reports biggest single-day spike
Vietnam recorded its first coronavirus death on Friday – more than four months after the pandemic was first declared – as India reported its highest single-day spike in infections and…
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Hong Kong third wave: customers happy as restaurants reopen after short ban, but sector still struggling with Covid-19 hitting revenues
Workers returned to Hong Kong’s restaurants on Friday after the government reversed its ban on eating in, but catering industry representatives said the policy flip had made things harder.Blue-collar workers…
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Coronavirus: Malaysia’s durian sellers saw boom in online orders during lockdown
When a coronavirus lockdown confined Malaysians to their homes and shut roadside durian stalls, sellers were unsure if customers would take to ordering the beloved fruit online.Motorbike and car deliveries…
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Coronavirus Australia map: tracking new cases, Covid-19 stats and live data by state
Due to the difference in reporting times between states, territories and the federal government, it can be difficult to get a current picture of how many confirmed cases of coronavirus…
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Coronavirus: Buddy, the first dog in US to get Covid-19, reportedly dies
The first dog to test positive for the coronavirus in the United States has died, National Geographic magazine reported, after struggling with symptoms that may be familiar to many of…
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Vaccine race: ‘unprecedented’ momentum and questions for deliberately infecting volunteers with Covid-19
Shi Zhengli, a top virologist nicknamed China’s “bat woman” for her pioneering research on bat viruses, has spent much of 2020 answering controversial questions thanks to US President Donald Trump’s…
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Forecasts of COVID-19 Deaths
As of July 31, 2020, the Forecasts of COVID-19 Deaths webpage includes forecasts of new deaths in addition to forecasts of total deaths. Observed and forecasted new and total reported COVID-19 deaths…
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Hong Kong third wave: more than 120 new coronavirus cases expected, as two elderly care home residents die
Hong Kong expects to see more than 120 confirmed coronavirus cases on Friday, facing triple-digit infections for the tenth day in a row amid a third wave of Covid-19, according…
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Apple and other Big Tech firms deliver strong earnings amid Covid-19, sending shares up
Apple on Thursday delivered blowout quarterly results, reporting revenue gains across every category and in every geography as consumers working and learning from home during the Covid-19 pandemic turned to…
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Hong Kong third wave: UPS pilots demand right to refuse to fly to city, days after FedEx Express crew call for suspension of all flights
United Parcel Service pilots want the right to refuse to fly to Hong Kong, further threatening to undermine the world’s biggest air cargo hub, days after FedEx Express aircrew called…