COVID-19 Updates
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Protect Yourself When Using Transportation
General Considerations for Using All Types of Transportation Practice hand hygiene and respiratory etiquette. Before you leave, wash your hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds or…
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Australia and China should seek common ground, not conflict
A nation as reliant on China for trade as Australia should be mindful of its circumstances and try to smooth differences. In the depths of the Covid-19 pandemic, with economies…
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Coronavirus latest: Dow surges even as US death toll nears 100,000; WHO says Americas region is new epicentre
Iconic world sites, from the New York Stock Exchange to the Church of the Nativity, reopened their doors from the coronavirus pandemic, but new alarm bells rang in Latin America…
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Coronavirus: Washington Governor Jay Inslee personally appealed to Xi Jinping for PPE, on advice of Chinese-American entrepreneur
A US state with close ties to Chinese President Xi Jinping’s alma mater directly petitioned the Chinese leader for protective clothing for its medical workers battling the coronavirus last month,…
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Americas are new coronavirus epicentre as deaths surge, World Health Organisation says
The Americas have emerged as the new epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said in a Tuesday briefing, as a US study forecast deaths surging in…
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Coronavirus: Canada nursing home patients left in dirty diapers, with cries for help ignored, ‘heart-wrenching’ report says
Canadian soldiers helping to manage the coronavirus outbreak in nursing homes saw staff leaving people in soiled diapers, ignoring calls for help and reusing unsterilised equipment, an official report said…
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Coronavirus uses same strategy as HIV to dodge immune response, Chinese study finds
The novel coronavirus uses the same strategy to evade attack from the human immune system as HIV, according to a new study by Chinese scientists.Both viruses remove marker molecules on…
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US-China partial decoupling is inevitable, and must be carefully managed to minimise disruption
As 2020 commenced, White House political calculations on trade, China and President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign appeared firmly on track. The three-step political strategy was clear. First, present China as…
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Donald Trump hints at willingness to walk away from China trade deal
US President Donald Trump has hinted once again at his willingness to walk away from the phase one trade deal that the US struck with China in January, as he…
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From Star Wars dialogue coach to jazz great to gospel legend: influential artists we’ve lost to the coronavirus
A saxophonist whose sounds helped birth international dance music. An actress who learned alongside one set of Hollywood legends then told the life stories of others. A musician who went…