COVID-19 Updates
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China seizes on Trump comment US started working on coronavirus vaccine in January to deny cover-up claims
China’s official media seized on Donald Trump’s comments that the US government had started working on a Covid-19 vaccine in early January to defend Beijing’s handling of the outbreak.In a…
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India extends coronavirus lockdown until May 31 after number of cases surges
India extended its coronavirus lockdown until the end of May on Sunday as it reported its biggest single-day jump in cases, but said some sectors would be permitted to open…
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Coronavirus poses test for Russia and China’s friendship
The relationship between Russia and China has come under scrutiny as the Covid-19 pandemic threatens to put their increasingly close ties under strain.The two countries have promised to work together…
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Connecticut beaches fill up; Maine campgrounds sue governor
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — Here are the latest coronavirus-related developments across New England: CONNECTICUT: State authorities have again had to close more than a dozen parks and beaches… Read at…
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Coronavirus: China doesn’t need big economic stimulus, advisers and former officials say
China does not need to launch a large economic stimulus effort to address the damage being done by the coronavirus pandemic, a group of government advisers and former officials said…
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Virus heads upriver in Brazil Amazon, sickens native people
MANAUS, Brazil (AP) — In the remote Amazon community of Betania, Tikuna tribe members suspect the coronavirus arrived this month after some returned from a two-hour boat trip down the…
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Coronavirus live updates: Auto suppliers are desperate for cash infusion; Wuhan nearly doubles testing
Approximately two months after the coronavirus outbreak caused a nearly nationwide lockdown, 48 states have eased shelter-in-place restrictions — only Massachusettes and Connecticut kept strict lockdown rules in place —…
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Fear of the future: Class of 2020 enters a world in crisis
Tyler Lyson watched his parents’ financial collapse in the Great Recession, a decade ago. He vowed he’d find the security they never had: He would get a college degree. The…
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Coronavirus: can India stay focused as China, US set to clash at World Health Assembly?
With China and the United States locked in conflict, tensions running high between Beijing and Taipei, and calls growing for an inquiry into the coronavirus pandemic, India is set for…
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These 3 multimillion dollar megahomes hit the market in the middle of the pandemic—here’s why
Home-buying demand is starting to come back. The number of customers reaching out to real estate agents was 5.5% higher in the week ended May 10 than it was prepandemic,…