COVID-19 Updates
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Calamitous GDP figures show UK economy has fallen off a cliff
In a perverse way, the record plunge in the economy in April is a measure of success. The government has got what it wanted from the lockdown: a fall in…
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A traveling nurse, a bubbly phlebotomist: US health workers who died from Covid-19
KHN logo Lost on the frontline is a collaboration between the Guardian and Kaiser Health News that aims to document the lives of healthcare workers in the US who die…
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Coronavirus Australia update: police force BLM protesters to move on from Sydney’s town hall – as it happened
With the Black Lives Matter protest in Sydney winding down, we’re going to wrap the blog up for the evening. Here are today’s key events: The national cabinet met and…
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Britain’s GDP falls by record 20.4% in April as economy is paralysed by lockdown
Britain’s economy shrank by a record 20.4% in April as the first full month of the coronavirus lockdown triggered an economic crash three times greater than the 2008 financial crisis.…
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England: are coronavirus cases falling or rising near you?
The map shows local authorities where the number of cases has increased week-on-week and where it has fallen. Some of this is due to natural fluctuations, especially in areas where…
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Black Lives Matter: health experts assess risks of Covid-19 transmission at Australia protests
The advice on protests from Australia’s Health Protection Principal Committee – the group of experts that advises governments during national emergencies – has been clear. People should not attend mass…
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In the Philippines, the death of a stranded mother highlights Manila’s commuter nightmare
On June 5, Michelle Silvertino, 33, died in a Manila hospital soon after authorities found her huddled under a pedestrian overpass in Pasay City.Sick with tuberculosis and possibly Covid-19, the…
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Covid-19 studies based on flawed Surgisphere data force medical journals to review processes
Some of the world’s leading medical journals are reviewing their processes after they were forced to retract studies based on flawed data. None of the peer reviewers who examined a…
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Global report: WHO warns of accelerating Covid-19 infections in Africa
The World Health Organization has warned that the coronavirus pandemic is accelerating in Africa, after the continent hit 200,000 cases earlier this week. Speaking at a video briefing hosted by…
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Cathay Pacific will tap government fund to help pay 27,000 employees in Hong Kong
Cathay Pacific plans to tap a Hong Kong government fund to help employers cover staff salaries during the economic crunch caused by the coronavirus health crisis.The airline also revealed on…