COVID-19 Updates
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How a decade of privatisation and cuts exposed England to coronavirus
Every Thursday at 8pm, millions of Britons have opened their front doors or stood on balconies to applaud the NHS. The ritual has been a weekly expression of gratitude to…
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Covid-19 expert Karl Friston: ‘Germany may have more immunological “dark matter”’
Neuroscientist Karl Friston, of University College London, builds mathematical models of human brain function. Lately, he’s been applying his modelling to Covid-19, and using what he learns to advise Independent…
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‘People are going to go hungry’: pandemic effects could leave 54m Americans without food
A record number of Americans face hunger this year as the catastrophic economic fallout caused by the coronavirus pandemic looks set to leave tens of millions of people unable to…
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The Handy Capsule, for all your Covid-19 essentials – you’ll never forget your face mask again
What was the inspiration for the Handy Capsule? “Because China was the first area affected by the pandemic, I felt I needed to do something as a designer to help…
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Shenzhen raises supply of new homes as China’s tech hub moves to curb surging house prices
Shenzhen plans to drastically increase the supply of new housing this year, as it ramps up efforts to curb a rapid gain in home prices amid nascent signs of an…
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CDC in Action
Millions of people are depending on CDC to keep them safe from the threat of COVID-19. CDC is responding to this pandemic by preparing healthcare workers, learning more about how…
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Charity for cancer patients in Hong Kong faces hard times, founder Sally Lo says, as protests and coronavirus threaten its sustainability
Surprise surprise: I was born in 1945, at the end of the war, in London. My mother was surprised to be told that she was having twins. My twin sister,…
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China’s manufacturing recovery stuttered in May, but PMI positive for third month in a row
China’s factory activity fell back slightly in May, showing that while the recovery from coronavirus lockdown is continuing, challenges remain, according to new data released on Sunday.The National Bureau of…
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Trump delays G7 summit, invites other countries to discuss China
US President Donald Trump said Saturday that he will postpone until the fall a meeting of Group of 7 nations he had planned to hold next month at the White…
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‘Never seen that before’: Some Hong Kong residents hit the panic button as security law revives rush for the emigration gates
Hong Kong’s residents, who emigrated en masse before the city’s return to China’s sovereignty in 1997, are hitting the inquiry lines again, amid concerns that the Chinese government’s planned national…