COVID-19 Updates
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Trump’s limits on international visas unnerve Chinese students in US
When US President Donald Trump suspended foreign work visa programmes through the end of the year, he rattled a wide swathe of the Chinese community in America, with many regarding…
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Coronavirus: WHO acknowledges evidence of airborne spread of Covid-19
The World Health Organisation on Tuesday acknowledged “evidence emerging” of the airborne spread of the novel coronavirus, after a group of scientists urged the global body to update its guidance…
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Coronavirus: Donald Trump formally pulling US out of World Health Organisation over ‘China puppet’ claims
The United States has officially notified the United Nations secretary general of the country’s withdrawal from the World Health Organisation, setting in motion the country’s exit from the global body.US…
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UK coronavirus live: No 10 fails to apologise for Boris Johnson’s care home remarks; death toll rises by 155
Rishi Sunak preparing the for major economic update he will deliver in the Commons tomorrow covering coronavirus. Photograph: Simon Walker Hm Treasury/PA That’s all from me. But the coverage continues…
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As coronavirus strains US-China relations, ensuring ‘phase one’ trade deal works is crucial
The past six months in US-China relations have been difficult on many fronts and the Covid-19 crisis, rather than forging a common purpose, has made them worse. Here’s where things…
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Headteachers across England call for exams to be cut back next year
Thousands of headteachers across England are demanding that exams are cut back next year amid fears of a mental health crisis among pupils who have lost months of learning in…
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Hollowed-out Hancock dies another death as he defends the indefensible
We need to talk about Matt. Even with his new haircut – not that he particularly needed one, but all cabinet ministers had been under orders to have a pint…
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US is ‘still knee deep in first wave’ of coronavirus, warns Fauci – live
Anthony Fauci, the top public health expert on the White House coronavirus task force, has not only warned that the US is still “knee deep” in the first wave of…
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Coronavirus live news: Israel health chief quits in protest at lockdown easing; Bolsonaro tests positive
Intensive care units at 54 hospitals in Florida are full as Covid-19 cases surge, according to data published on Tuesday morning by the state’s Agency for Health Care Administration. Almost…