COVID-19 Updates
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What to Do if Your Pet Tests Positive for the Virus that Causes COVID-19
Key Points If your pet tests positive for the virus that causes COVID-19, isolate the pet from everyone else, including other pets. Do not wipe or bathe your pet with…
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Coronavirus: Brazil’s Bolsonaro eggs on huge crowd of lockdown protesters, blames governors for ‘destroying jobs’
Brazil’s President Jair Bolsonaro has railed against the country’s lockdown in a speech to thousands of anti-confinement demonstrators as the number of confirmed Covid-19 infections passed 100,000, with more than…
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France’s ‘StopCOVID’ contact tracing app for coronavirus expected to enter testing in week of May 11
France’s state-supported “StopCOVID” contact-tracing app should enter its testing phase in the week of May 11 when the country starts to unwind its lockdown, a government minister said on Sunday.Minister…
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Sensor taps and no door handles: Covid-19 shows it’s time to rethink public toilets
Public health experts, designers and architects say the Covid-19 pandemic has exposed fundamental flaws in the design of public toilets that risk spreading a second wave of coronavirus, and possibly…
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Coronavirus live news: Russia and Afghanistan announce their biggest rises in cases
Italy’s two-month shutdown will partially ease from tomorrow onwards. This has been known for almost two weeks, but a report by AFP suggests many are still in the dark about…
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NHS coronavirus crisis volunteers frustrated at lack of tasks
When ministers set out to recruit a 250,000-strong army of NHS volunteers and 750,000 signed up, it generated headlines around the world and was heralded by Boris Johnson as proof,…
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‘We are on the eve of a genocide’: Brazil urged to save Amazon tribes from Covid-19
Brazil’s leaders must take immediate action to save the country’s indigenous peoples from a Covid-19 “genocide”, a global coalition of artists, celebrities, scientists and intellectuals has said. In an open…
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UK coronavirus live: doctors had prepared to announce Boris Johnson’s death
The daily Downing Street briefing will be at 4pm today and will be led by Michael Gove and Stephen Powis, National Medical Director of NHS England. The press conference for…
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Work times could be staggered to help end lockdown, says Shapps
Work start times for the public could be staggered and one-way systems for commuters put in place to avoid overwhelming the transport system when lockdown restrictions are eventually eased, the…
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‘I was alone’: how giving birth is changing during the pandemic
Cristal Brown thought she would give birth with her mom and boyfriend by her side, and then draw her newborn close to breastfeed. “That’s how I pictured it,” Brown said.…