COVID-19 Updates
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Veteran online poker players cash in during lockdown surge
When Drew Layton dropped out of college in 2006 to play online poker full-time, it was a hard sell to his parents: “They were not thrilled,” he said. But 14…
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Coronavirus UK: how many confirmed cases are there in my area?
Please note: these are government figures on numbers of confirmed cases – some people who report symptoms are not being tested, and are not included in these counts. cases per…
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Coronavirus Australia news: AMA warns against starting NRL season too soon – as it happened
We’re closing our live coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic in Australia for the day. Thanks from me Graham Readfearn, and Melissa Davey who took you through most of the day’s…
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The limits of telemedicine: on the rise amid coronavirus pandemic, doctors expect it to continue, but as adjunct to face-to-face consultations
Private medical clinic waiting rooms across Hong Kong have been relatively empty in the past few months as people steer clear of what they see as a potentially dangerous spot…
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No leadership and no plan: is Trump about to fail the US on coronavirus testing?
A broad coalition of US health systems has mobilized to ramp up coronavirus testing in a national effort on a scale not seen since the second world war. But declarations…
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Profit-making airlines are refusing refunds – why do they insist on plundering the people’s pockets?
My teenage son is locked in an unequal struggle with one of the world’s most profitable airlines, and there’s clearly going to be only one winner. He spent the money…
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Coronavirus: celebrity appeals struggle to strike appropriate tone – yet people watch
As the coronavirus pandemic has forced populations worldwide indoors, many celebrities have harnessed their star power to try and raise spirits online, dubbing the illness a great unifier.But expressions of…
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‘We’re modern slaves’: How meat plant workers became the new frontline in Covid-19 war
News of the first Covid-19 death at the Tyson Foods poultry plant in Camilla, south-west Georgia, spread slowly. “It was like they were keeping a secret,” said Tara Williams, a…
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Indians know the Alphonso is the ‘king of mangoes’. If only they could buy some
Madhav Lele is sitting on a stockpile of well-ripened Alphonso mangoes harvested from his two 16-hectare orchards in the western Indian state of Maharashtra. He’s been following a good-natured Twitter…
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‘Let the boats in’: Rohingya refugees plead for stranded relatives to be saved
Rohingya refugees whose relatives, including children, have been stranded for weeks on cramped boats have urged international governments to act before they perish at sea. Two boats carrying around 500…