COVID-19 Updates
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New Zealand reaches population of 5m after citizens rush home amid Covid-19
It was a much-anticipated milestone likely hastened by Covid-19: New Zealand has reached a population of 5 million people, after citizens and residents rushed home when borders began to close…
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Apple says nearly 100 of its stores have reopened globally
Apple said it is reopening more than 25 stores across seven US states this week, adding to nearly 100 global locations that have reopened to customers after the Covid-19 pandemic…
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Canadian Snowbird acrobatic jet crashes in residential neighbourhood during pandemic show
A Canadian Armed Forces Snowbird plane taking part in a cross-country tour aimed at boosting the morale of Canadians dealing with the pandemic crashed Sunday in a residential neighbourhood, sending…
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Asian graduates face shattered dreams as coronavirus pandemic ravages economies
When ride-hailing company Uber announced plans to lay off employees, Gavin Ng, a Singaporean PhD student at the University of Illinois, braced himself for some bad news.His worst fears were…
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CDC Activities and Initiatives Supporting the COVID-19 Response and the President’s Plan for Opening America Up Again
Links with this icon indicate that you are leaving the CDC website. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) cannot attest to the accuracy of a non-federal website. Linking…
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China legislature meets to set tone for global role in post-pandemic world
This is the first in a series of 10 stories examining the issues Chinese leaders face as they gather for their annual “two sessions” of the National People’s Congress and…
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World’s quest for a Covid-19 vaccine is in danger of becoming a free-for-all as nationalism surges
Who would have thought that the quest for a vaccine to protect us from the Covid-19 virus would have mutated into such a defining clash between multilateral cooperation and raw,…
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Face mask fashion: from Nancy Pelosi to Cindy Crawford, the politicians and celebrities leading the way
While world leaders such as United States President Donald Trump have been ignoring health authorities’ recommendations to wear face masks, some politicians are going the extra mile and coordinating their…
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Coronavirus latest: US says no spike in cases yet after reopening; British public losing confidence in government response
While almost all 50 US states have begun to allow some businesses to reopen and residents to move more freely, the country has not yet seen a new spike in…
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As others turn towards Chinese-style state capitalism to save the global economy, ‘we’re all socialists now’
The phrase “we’re all socialists now” is being heard often, of late, as the state rides to the rescue of everything from overloaded health care systems to distressed financial systems.…