COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus US live: Trump urges reopening as death toll nears 100,000
More about Donald Trump and hydroxychloroquine, the anti-malarial drug some claim can be used to treat or guard against coronavirus, which the president says he has been taking but which…
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Coronavirus live news: Covid-19 ‘taking different path in Africa’, says WHO
Mob violence has risen around the world since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, according to the Armed Conflict Location & Event Data Project (ACLED). ACLED, a US non-profit, collates…
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Lockdown rule-breakers: what UK ministers said
When members of the government have spoken publicly about breaches of lockdown, their message has been consistent: obey the rules. Since the UK was told to stay at home at…
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Lockdown row: key points Cummings and Johnson must address
The Guardian first asked Downing Street on 5 April about whether Dominic Cummings had travelled to County Durham during the height of the lockdown. The response was: “It will be…
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Coronavirus backlash adds to trade war and decoupling pressure to fray China’s ties to global system
This is the seventh in a nine-part series examining the issues Chinese leaders face as they gather for their annual “two sessions” of the National People’s Congress and Chinese People’s…
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‘It depends on your politics’: Georgia’s uneven reopening breaks along party lines
T he BeltLine is a former railway turned nature trail that loops 22 miles through Atlanta, and it’s been crowded with walkers and cyclists since Georgia relaxed its short lived…
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Can Hawaii open up to tourists without letting in the coronavirus?
Thanks to its geographic isolation, a stay-at-home order and a mandatory 14-day quarantine for all arrivals, Hawaii has had some of the lowest rates of Covid-19 in the US. But…
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America begins to unlock for summer – but is it inviting a disastrous second wave?
Monday is Memorial Day – the traditional start of the American summer. Shutters are going up, doors are being unlocked, barriers removed. Every state is relaxing quarantine rules to some…
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In Singapore, ‘digitally estranged’ seniors grapple with how to celebrate Hari Raya via FaceTime and Zoom
During the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, Abdul Rahman Mohsen, an 85-year-old Singapore widower, would usually go to the mosque each day for prayers, and spend time afterwards socialising with…
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Hong Kong’s reusable masks should be lauded for reinvigorating the ‘Made in Hong Kong’ brand
As most of the world still struggle to find enough protective masks to help stop the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic, the launch of the Hong Kong government’s free reusable…