COVID-19 Updates
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North Korea’s Kim scolds top officials over coronavirus complacency
North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has made his first public appearance in about a month to chastise his top cadres over their management of the coronavirus, amid speculation he may…
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Coronavirus: Thailand to open borders for big spenders on private planes
Thailand’s plan to target high-spending foreigners to kick-start its travel sector has been given the green light after winning cabinet approval and additional support from the nation’s aviation regulator.The Southeast…
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Donald Trump says US economy ‘roaring back’ even as coronavirus cases soar
After days of record spikes in new Covid-19 cases and hospitals warning they could run out of beds, US President Donald Trump’s White House on Thursday sought to convey that…
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US students throw ‘coronavirus parties’ to infect guests, giving prizes to those who catch Covid-19 first
Several university students in an Alabama city organised “Covid-19 parties” as a contest to see who would get the virus first, officials said.Tuscaloosa City Councillor Sonya McKinstry said students hosted…
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Coronavirus: WHO will send ‘advance team’ to China in hunt for source of Covid-19
The World Health Organisation has said it will send two experts to China to lay the groundwork for an international mission to investigate the origins of the coronavirus causing the…
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Coronavirus infection numbers take a back seat as optimism drives markets
“The worst is yet to come,” warned Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, head of the World Health Organisation, at a press conference on Monday, deploring the “lack of global solidarity and national…
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UK coronavirus live: attendance at English schools will be ‘mandatory’ from September, says Williamson
The Department of Health in Northern Ireland has issued its latest estimate of R, the reproduction number, in the region. It is between 0.3 and 0.8, it says. The Gavin…
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Ghislaine Maxwell charged with two perjury counts for role in Jeffrey Epstein case – live
Here’s what prosecutor Audrey Strauss had to say as she unveiled the charges against Ghislaine Maxwell: ABC News (@ABC) SDNY officials announce charges against Ghislaine Maxwell.t.co/V0F6LFYfvr “Maxwell played a critical…
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Coronavirus live news: Sweden’s cases pass 70,000; Tokyo confirms highest new case tally in two months
Doctors treating patients with Covid-19 in Sierra Leone went on strike on Thursday, leaving patients in some of the main treatment centres without care, Reuters reports. The strike marks an…
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Arizona reels as three of the biggest wildfires in its history ravage state
For residents of Tucson in southern Arizona, the Santa Catalina Mountains in the Coronado national forest are known as a hub for hiking, mountain biking and other outdoor recreation. But…