COVID-19 Updates
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Europe holds low-key V-E Day commemorations due to coronavirus
Europe marked the 75th anniversary of the surrender of Nazi Germany to Allied forces in low-key fashion Friday because of coronavirus lockdown restrictions across the continent.The big celebrations planned were…
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Hong Kong Film Awards fail to show any creativity
Lockdowns have forced the world to cancel most activities and events. But they have also unleashed innovation and creativity.From synchronised online performances by musicians under home confinement to live-streamed concerts…
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More pain to come as harshest US downturn in history sees job losses for 20.5 million Americans
It took just one month for the labour market in the world’s largest economy to capsize. It will take longer for the damage to be fully realised.In the harshest downturn…
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Meritocracy is broken. In the post-pandemic world, the best need to take care of the rest
At this moment in time, the old model doesn’t work any more. When President Donald Trump pledged to put “America first”, he could not have imagined that the United States…
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To mask or not to mask? World leaders scrutinised over face coverings
Donald Trump has not donned one. Emmanuel Macron boasted a small French flag on his. Slovakia’s president made a fashion statement by sporting a fuchsia-coloured one to match her outfit.As…
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What kind of face mask will best protect you against coronavirus?
Does it matter what sort of mask you wear? Yes. Different types of mask offer different levels of protection. Surgical grade N95 respirators offer the highest level of protection, preventing…
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How to understand Covid-19 antibody testing in 10 steps
Illustration: Mona Chalabi Illustration: Mona Chalabi Read the original article at The Guardian
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UK coronavirus live: Britain marks VE Day anniversary under lockdown
The first minister of Wales, Mark Drakeford, says it is too soon to ease the lockdown in Wales. He says the estimate R reproductive rate of the virus in Wales…
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Coronavirus live news: WHO says 190,000 could die in Africa as UN chief warns of ‘tsunami’ of hate worldwide
The Foreign Office has paid tribute to the British Gurkhas who rescued 109 UK nationals and 28 other nationals stranded in remote parts of Nepal. Disclosing details of the mission,…
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The US recovery from the pandemic lags way behind Europe – even as states reopen
The US may be moving to loosen social distancing restrictions around the same time as several European countries but it remains in a far different, and worse, stage of the…