COVID-19 Updates
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Donald Trump seen wearing face mask in public for first time as US coronavirus cases soar
US President Donald Trump appeared in public wearing a face mask Saturday, after long resisting, as the country broke its own record for new coronavirus cases in a single day,…
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Coronavirus: Bollywood stars Amitabh Bachchan and son test positive for Covid-19
Bollywood megastar Amitabh Bachchan, 77, tested positive for Covid-19 on Saturday and was admitted to hospital in Mumbai, with his actor son Abhishek – who also announced he had the…
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Number of US coronavirus deaths takes a long-expected turn for the worse
A long-expected upturn in US coronavirus deaths has begun, driven by fatalities in states in the South and West, according to data on the pandemic.The number of deaths per day…
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Coronavirus live news: dozens of US Marines in Japan contract coronavirus; call for clarity on masks in UK
Michelle Bolsonaro, the wife of Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro, said on Saturday that she and her two daughters had tested negative for the virus. The president announced that he had…
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Hospitals approach crisis as US coronavirus cases soar to new records – live
Rapid case increases and hospitalizations have made Arizona one of the worst hot spots in the nation for Covid-19. The disease is widespread in the state, and health officials caution…
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Man plans to sue NHS after cancer surgery delayed due to coronavirus
A former senior NHS official plans to sue the organisation after he had to pay a private hospital £20,000 for potentially life-saving cancer surgery because NHS care was suspended due…
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Nicola Sturgeon warns Scots not to become complacent over Covid-19
Nicola Sturgeon has warned against complacency after the number of daily coronavirus cases in Scotland dropped back to single figures. Data released by the Scottish government on Saturday shows that…
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‘Tribal and divided’: Church of England faces turbulent times
The Church of England has become “tribal and divided”, the new archbishop of York has said, while warning that it faces “turbulent times and challenging decisions ahead”. Stephen Cottrell, who…
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Coronavirus report: India reports record spike as cases double in South Africa
India reported a record spike in coronavirus cases on Saturday, taking the national total to more than 800,000 and pushing several states to bring back lockdowns, despite the punitive economic…
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Belgium tells citizens not to travel to Leicester amid new lockdown
The Belgian government has placed Leicester on its “red zone” list, requiring all new arrivals who have recently visited the city to go into quarantine for two weeks. The east…