Coronavirus Updates
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White House blocking strict guidelines for emergency release of coronavirus vaccine
White House officials are blocking new federal guidelines for the emergency release of a coronavirus vaccine, including one that would likely ensure that no vaccine could be authorized before the Nov…
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New York governor orders closure of schools as pandemic remains on rampage
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo ordered schools to close beginning on Tuesday in several coronavirus “hot spots” around the state, including parts of the New York City boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens.…
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Severity of Trump’s illness unclear as coronavirus rips through White House
President Donald Trump underwent a fourth day of treatment for COVID-19 at a military hospital outside Washington on Monday, with the severity of his illness unclear as his White House was hit by a w…
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Poland’s incoming education minister tests positive for coronavirus
Poland’s incoming education minister said on Monday he had tested positive for coronavirus, as new cases in Poland have continued to reach records over the past week. Przemyslaw Czarnek, 43, announce…
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Malaysia’s Prime Minister goes into a 14-day quarantine as minister tests positive for covid-19
Malaysia’s Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin on Monday said he will self quarantine for 14 days after a minister who attended a high-level government meeting to discuss coronavirus developments on Satu…
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Bars to be closed down as Paris sets for maximum covid-19 alert
Paris is to be placed on maximum COVID-19 alert, meaning bars will be forced to close for two weeks from Tuesday and restaurants will have to put in place new sanitary protocols to stay open, the pri…
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India’s covid-19 cases hit 6.63m; with 74,442 in the last 24 hours
India’s coronavirus case tally rose by 74,442 in the last 24 hours to 6.63 million on Monday morning, data from the health ministry showed. Deaths from coronavirus infections rose by 903 to 102,685, …
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New York mayor set to lock down schools, businesses starting from Wednesday
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, to contain the spread of COVID-19 in what was once the U.S. epicenter of the pandemic, said on Sunday he is moving to shut non-essential businesses as well as scho…
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Trump put on steroids as oxygen level drops
President Trump is treated with the steroid dexamethasone after oxygen level drops on Friday and Saturday, his doctor says But he is said to be doing well and could be discharged back to the White Ho…
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Emotional Trump says ‘real test’ ahead in his fight against covid-19; in newly released video
President Donald Trump told Americans from his hospital room that the next few days will be the “real test” of his treatment for COVID-19, after a series of contradictory messages from the White Hous…