Coronavirus Updates
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UK: Govt assures parents schools is safe for resumption
With schools in England due to reopen in September, the government is trying to persuade parents that it will be safe for their children to return to the classroom. Under the #backtoschoolsafely slog…
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WHO records over 294,000 positive coronavirus cases in the last 24 hours
More than 294,000 people tested positive for Covid-19 in the last 24 hours, according to the World Health Organization’s figures. This is the highest daily increase of the pandemic so far. Cases are …
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South Korea accuses pastor for cause of spike in covid-19 cases
South Korea accused a conservative pastor on Sunday of violating self-isolation rules and obstructing contact tracing at a church where 240 infections have fuelled the country’s worst outbreak in ove…
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New Zealand’s deputy Prime Minister urges delay of election due to pandemic
New Zealand Deputy Prime Minister Winston Peters called on Sunday for a delay to the planned September general election, given an abrupt reappearance of COVID-19 in the country, increasing pressure o…
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Nine Hull FC players test positive for coronavirus
Nine Hull FC players and three staff members have tested positive for coronavirus, the Rugby Football League has announced. Their scheduled Super League match against Castleford on Sunday was postpon…
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India’s Prime Minister says country ready for mass covid-19 vaccine production
India is ready to mass produce COVID-19 vaccines when scientists give the go-ahead, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said in his Independence Day speech on Saturday, also launching a national project to …
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New Zealand sets to postpone election amid ravaging pandemic
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern is set to decide by Monday whether a general election will go ahead on Sept. 19, with most analysts expecting her to resist opposition calls for a delay due …
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France records over 2,500 covid-19 cases; third day in a row
France declared its capital Paris and the port city of Marseille high-risk zones for the coronavirus on Friday as the government reported more than 2,500 new infections for the third day in a row. Th…
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Germany adds Spain as ‘high-risk’ coronavirus area
Germany on Friday added all of Spain, excluding the Canary Islands, to its list of high-risk coronavirus areas, the health ministry said, in a major blow to top tourist destinations like Mallorca. Th…
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Greece impose more covid-19 restrictions amid second wave
Greece set a temporary 50-person limit on public gatherings on Friday and said restaurants and bars in Athens and other areas must close by midnight, as the country seeks to contain a recent spike in…