COVID-19 Updates
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Oil, tourism, seafood — all hit in Louisiana virus fight
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Every Labor Day weekend, St. Mary Parish celebrates two industries at a tourist event with a seemingly improbable title: the Louisiana Shrimp and Petroleum Festival. With……
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Turkey’s senior citizens allowed out for second Sunday
ISTANBUL (AP) — Turkey’s senior citizens were allowed to leave their homes for a second time as the country continues to ease some coronavirus restrictions. People above 65 —the age…
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Coronavirus live news: Spain records lowest death toll in two months; Obama attacks Trump’s virus response
Egypt will bring forward the start of its curfew by four hours to 5pm and halt public transport during the six-day Eid holiday from 24 May as it seeks to…
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‘A bridge too far’: Coronavirus catchphrase taken from WWII
CINCINNATI (AP) — A British general’s pessimistic prediction about a World War II operation is showing up as a coronavirus-era catchphrase. The top U.S. infectious disease expert, Dr…. Read at…
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With no leader, commission overseeing virus relief struggles
WASHINGTON (AP) — Seven weeks after Congress unleashed more than $2 trillion to deal with the coronavirus crisis, an oversight commission intended to keep track of how the money is…
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US and UK ‘lead push against global patent pool for Covid-19 drugs’
Ministers and officials from every nation will meet via video link on Monday for the annual world health assembly, which is expected to be dominated by efforts to stop rich…
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UK coronavirus live: teachers and children will be safe at school, says Michael Gove
Michael Gove has told local authorities refusing to reopen their schools on 1 June to “look to their responsibilities”, saying: “If you really care about children, you’ll want them in…
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Quebec ponders making masks mandatory after banning the veil
Less than a year after passing a secularism law forcing certain members of religious minorities to uncover their heads and faces, Quebec is now debating whether to force everybody to…
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Thailand malls reopen, with temperatures taken, masks worn
BANGKOK (AP) — Thais streamed into shopping malls on Sunday, once again enjoying their air-conditioned oases as the country eased one of the restrictions imposed to fight the… Read at…
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China’s aggressive approach to coronavirus criticism ‘not working’
Diplomatic advisers and observers at home and abroad say China needs to reflect on its mask diplomacy and bellicose approach if it is to stabilise international relations in the coronavirus…