COVID-19 Updates
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‘You Chinese virus spreader’: after coronavirus, Australia has an anti-Asian racism outbreak to deal with
After a knife-wielding white woman spewing racial abuse attacked them in their own hometown at the end of March, it took weeks for the Vietnamese-Australian sisters Rosa and Sophie Do…
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Coronavirus opens door to deeper collaboration in China-Africa healthtech
Covid-19 has brought out the good, the bad, and the ugly in the China-Africa relationship, including rampant racism in Guangzhou against Africans falsely accused of being infected and subsequent diplomatic…
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Coronavirus: first post-lockdown flight departs Europe for China
A first charter flight carrying Europeans to China following weeks of lockdown departed Germany’s biggest hub Frankfurt late Friday, carrying around 200 workers and their families.On arrival, “we expect we’ll…
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Keep politics out of coronavirus investigation
Not only has there been no evidence to support claims Covid-19 is caused by a new man-made coronavirus that leaked from a government laboratory in Wuhan, but also studies have…
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The next pandemic might come from a factory farm in China or the US. Is the world prepared?
It should come as no surprise that a burger-lover like President Donald Trump has declared the United States’ crisis-hit meat industry as “critical infrastructure”. More than 10,000 workers at 170…
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Coronavirus latest: doubts cast over drug trials; Singapore-China corridor to reopen
Serious concerns have been raised by dozens of scientists into a major study of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, and their potential use in treating Covid-19.One of the main concerns was a…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong karaoke venues reopen, but they’re not on song yet
After being deprived of the chance to sing at a karaoke lounge for two months, Yuki Tsang was quick to book a room at a venue in downtown Hong Kong…
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Scientists increase their presence on social media to counter conspiracy theories and fake news, and make complexities simple
With cat photos and sometimes scathing irony, Mathieu Rebeaud – a Swiss-based researcher in biochemistry – has nearly tripled his Twitter following since the coronavirus pandemic began.Rebeaud, who now has…
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Britain wants US to form a 10-nation 5G alliance to cut reliance on China’s Huawei
Britain said Friday it was pushing the United States to form a club of 10 nations that could develop its own 5G technology and reduce dependence on China’s controversial technology…
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Coronavirus live news: South Korea delays reopening 800 schools amid renewed outbreak; Iran sees jump in new infections
Damien Gayle back at the controls now. Feel free to send any comments, tips or suggestions for coverage to me, either via email to damien.gayle@theguardian.com, or via Twitter to @damiengayle.…