COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: Catalonia goes back into lockdown as global infections gather pace
Hundreds of thousands of Catalonia residents were ordered back into lockdown on Sunday as coronavirus cases spiked in the Spanish region and new figures showed infections accelerating in many other…
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Coronavirus: ‘silent spreaders’, dummy particles and why some coronavirus carriers are asymptomatic
The coronavirus may be producing defective “dummy” particles, causing some people without symptoms to test positive for the pathogen, according to a study by Chinese scientists.About 20 per cent of…
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How the coronavirus is turbocharging Hong Kong’s fintech revolution
Covid-19 has changed consumer behaviour forever and Hong Kong’s banking and financial services industry urgently needs to adapt. Digital transformation with artificial intelligence has quickly become the top priority for…
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Coronavirus: fully effective vaccine unlikely to be created before next year, expert says
There is little chance of a 100 per cent effective coronavirus vaccine by 2021, a French expert warned Sunday, urging people to take social distancing measures more seriously.“A vaccine is…
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US government presses again for full school reopening, despite mounting risks
The Trump administration on Sunday again pressed for full school reopenings in the fall, even as resurgent Covid-19 infections raised mounting criticism that a premature return to classes could pose…
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When the coronavirus and racism collide: the good, the bad and the ugly
Two huge issues are sweeping the world. Each has aspects of beauty and ugliness but when they overlap, sparks start to fly. The two are the Covid-19 outbreak and the…
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Coronavirus live news: WHO reports record daily rise in infections with 230,000 new global cases
The government of Spain’s Catalonia region on Sunday ordered residents in and around the northeastern town of Lerida to go back into home confinement as cases of coronavirus spiked. “The…
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Mueller castigates Trump’s decision to commute Roger Stone’s sentence – live
We mentioned House speaker Nancy Pelosi’s withering assessment of Donald Trump’s decision to commute the prison sentence of his former campaign adviser Roger Stone. Here are expanded quotes from her…
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The Guardian view on Covid-19 worldwide: on the march
“Most of the world sort of sat by and watched with almost a sense of detachment and bemusement,” said Helen Clark, appointed to investigate the World Health Organization’s handling of…
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British pilot discharged from Vietnam hospital after four-month battle with Covid-19 – video
A British pilot who spent more than two months on life support in Vietnam after contracting the coronavirus has been discharged from hospital and has returned to the UK. Stephen…