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All New Yorkers must wear masks in public spaces, Cuomo orders
Cuomo, Murphy, and governors from Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Delaware, and MA formed a coalition Monday to work on a coordinated plan to reopen their economies as the coronavirus pandemic dies down. COVID-19 patients hospitalized in NY state dropped for the third straight day to under 17,300. Signs have popped up at stores throughout New Jersey warning customers that they will ... [Full Article...]
New Zealand prime minister, cabinet take pay cuts because of coronavirus
It had only six confirmed new infections on Thursday. "There are promising signs that our "go hard and go early elimination strategy" is working and the lockdown is breaking the chain of community transmission". People are required to stay at home unless they need to make essential trips including to the supermarket and pharmacy. "Businesses only accessed by the staff , and without a customer f... [Full Article...]
China dismisses claim new coronavirus originated at Wuhan lab
The Trump administration and other national security officials suspect one of the labs is the source of the outbreak. "What we do know is we know that this virus originated in Wuhan , China", Secretary of State Mike Pompeo told Fox News. [Full Article...]
Wuhan suddenly increases coronavirus death toll by 50 percent
Wuhan's total number of cases was revised up by 325, suggesting that some of the new deaths had been recorded as cases but not confirmed as fatalities, taking the total number of cases in the city of 11 million people to 50,333, or about 60% of mainland China's total. [Full Article...]
Tour De France start postponed until late August due to COVID-19
Macron said that he is hopeful of securing Russian President Vladimir Putin's agreement. The rescheduling of the 2,100-mile race creates new challenges for the other major cycling races on the calendar. "The Tour de France is 3000km of smiles", Amaury Sport Organisation chief Christian Prudhomme has said, according to The Local France. Last week, it was reported that ASO, owner of the To... [Full Article...]
Coronavirus Lockdown Extension: Government Says Restrictions Will Continue For Another Three Weeks
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Professor Linda Bauld, a public health expert from the University of Edinburgh, said: "Any lifting is risky, but it is imperative that governments across the United Kingdom start sharing with the public what the options will be here". He said global partners, including cooperating countries and the World Health Organization, will need to investigate how the virus "came about". Which countries ha... [Full Article...]
Covid-19 coronavirus: China revises Wuhan death toll by 50 per cent
Authorities in Wuhan initially tried to cover up the outbreak, punishing doctors who had raised the alarm online in December, and there have been questions about the government's recording of infections as it repeatedly changed its counting criteria at the peak of the outbreak. [Full Article...]
United Kingdom Government Extends Lockdown By Three Weeks
The U.K. government announced Thursday that it intends to extend its national lockdown for at least another three weeks, saying there were "indications" that the strategy has been working - but reversing it risks a significant increase in the spread of the coronavirus. [Full Article...]