COVID-19 Updates
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Burundi president dies of illness suspected to be coronavirus
The outgoing president of Burundi has died of a sudden illness, suspected by many to be Covid-19. The cause of Pierre Nkurunziza’s death was described as a heart attack in…
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If You Are Pregnant, Breastfeeding, or Caring for Young Children
Protect yourself and your family from COVID-19 Although there are currently no data showing that COVID-19 affects pregnant people differently than others, we do know that pregnant people are at…
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UK coronavirus live: repairing damage to pupils’ education by lockdown will take year or more, MPs told
Here is a comment from Prof Sir David Spiegelhalter, chair of the Winton Centre for Risk and Evidence Communication at the University of Cambridge, on the implications of the latest…
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Coronavirus live news: 600 die in Nigeria outbreak; Madrid denies not treating care home residents
A supreme court judge in Brazil has ordered Jair Bolsonaro’s administration to resume publishing complete Covid-19 statistics after moves to suppress such information prompted accusations of authoritarian skulduggery designed to…
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Judge orders Bolsonaro to resume publishing Brazil Covid-19 data
A Brazilian supreme court judge has ordered Jair Bolsonaro’s administration to resume publishing complete Covid-19 statistics after moves to suppress such information prompted accusations of authoritarian skulduggery designed to cover…
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Which UK companies are cutting jobs in the coronavirus crisis?
The coronavirus lockdown has virtually halted international travel and tourism, hitting airlines and other travel companies, aerospace and auto manufacturers and oil companies hard. As these businesses adjust to dramatically…
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School reopening plans in tatters as only 25% of pupils in England return
Only one in four children returned to schools in England last week, wrecking Boris Johnson’s ambitions for a phased reopening of schools to allow parents back to work to boost…
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Few venture out as lockdown eases in India
Many shops and restaurants are still deserted as India begins emerging from lockdown this week. Radha Dhongre, an economist, described going out for a coffee with her daughter on Monday…
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Genetic testing firm 23andMe shows certain blood types are less likely to contract coronavirus
Research from genetic testing giant 23andMe found differences in a gene that influences a person’s blood type can affect a person’s susceptibility to Covid-19.Scientists have been looking at genetic factors…