From lockdown to gridlock: Asia’s traffic resumes after fall in pollution
As restrictions are eased traffic is starting to gridlock roads, leading to a rise in pollution.
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Hong Kong protests: Police watchdog clears officers over crackdown
A highly-anticipated report exonerates officers but critics say it ignores allegations of brutality.
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Coronavirus: Surrogate babies stranded in Ukraine
Babies born to surrogate mothers are stuck in Ukraine due to coronavirus lockdown measures.
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UK now says no French quarantine exemption
Under the plans announced last weekend, people arriving from abroad must isolate themselves for two weeks.
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Coronavirus involved in quarter of care home residents' deaths in England and Wales
More than 12,000 deaths of residents since crisis began involved virus, ONS data showsCoronavirus – latest UK updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMore than a quarter of all deaths of care home residents in England and Wales since the beginning of the coronavirus crisis involved Covid-19, official figures show.Data from the Office for National Statistics reveals that in the period from 2 March to 1 May 2020, there were 45,899 registered deaths of care home residents , 12,526 (27.3%) of which involved the virus. Continue reading...
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Coronavirus live news: China marks one month with no Covid-19 deaths as virus pushes Germany into recession
Trump says he could cut China ties; Italy and Germany to ease more restrictions; Mexico sees record increase in casesChina marks one month with no new coronavirus deaths announcedWorld agog as Trump flails over pandemicGerman economy in recession – business liveFlying long haul during Covid-19: air travel has never been strangerUK coronavirus updates – liveCoronavirus latest: at a glance 12.40pm BSTThe Robert Koch Institute, Germany’s leading public health body monitoring and advising how to tackle the coronavirus, has said it is revising its “R” evaluation, or reproduction rate, which is the number of people an individual infected with coronavirus in...
Wuhan residents brave queues as coronavirus mass testing begins
Locals report confusion and lengthy waits as officials aim to test 11m residents in 10 daysCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageChinese health authorities have begun testing millions of people in Wuhan, after the city that was once the centre of the coronavirus outbreak reported a small cluster of infections.Officials across the various districts were told to begin testing key groups of residents who had not yet been tested and to complete the work within 10 days. Continue reading...
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World looks on in horror as Trump flails over pandemic despite claims US leads way
The president’s outlandish behavior as Americans suffer has inspired horror and confusion while alienating alliesCoronavirus – live US updatesLive global updatesThe Trump administration has repeatedly claimed that the US is “leading the world” with its response to the pandemic, but it does not seem to be going in any direction the world wants to follow.Across Europe, Asia, Africa and Latin America, views of the US handling of the coronavirus crisis are uniformly negative and range from horror through derision to sympathy. Donald Trump’s musings from the White House briefing room, particularly his thoughts on injecting disinfectant, have drawn the attention of the planet. Cont...
When will UK schools reopen – and how will they keep children safe?
In England at least, the government wants primary schools to exit coronavirus lockdown from 1 JuneCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIn just over a fortnight, the first pupils in England should start returning to school for the first time since 20 March. But a lot remains unclear. Continue reading...
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Coronavirus pushes German economy into recession
The economy shrank 2.2% in the first three months of 2020 as the pandemic took its toll on activity.
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Coronavirus Live Updates: Congress Debates New Relief as State Budgets Are Ravaged
A $3 trillion package would include billions for struggling states but has been criticized as a “blue-state bailout” by Republican leaders. The stay-at-home order for New York City was extended until June 13.
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DeVos Funnels Coronavirus Relief Funds to Favored Private and Religious Schools
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, using discretion written into the coronavirus stabilization law, is using millions of dollars to pursue long-sought policy goals that Congress has blocked.
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In 3 Key States That Elected Trump, Bitter Divisions on Reopening
With Democratic governors and Republican legislatures, ending stay-at-home orders mixes health guidance and partisan politics.
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C.D.C. Issues Reopening Checklists for Schools and Businesses
The tips encouraging handwashing, social distancing and other familiar practices were published after the White House rejected an earlier draft of recommendations.
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Hospitals Knew How to Make Money. Then Coronavirus Happened.
Surgeries are canceled. Business models are shifting. Some of the hardest-hit hospitals may close, leaving patients with fewer options for care.
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Rick Bright: 'Ousted' vaccine expert says US is facing its 'darkest winter'
The dire warning on coronavirus comes from a former top health official who says he was ousted.
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Coronavirus Sanofi: French drug giant rows back after vaccine storm
Sanofi's apparent readiness to favour the US market with any Covid-19 vaccine caused a row in France.
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Coronavirus: Amsterdam trials 'Covid-safe' restaurant
Dutch restaurants are currently closed but a trial is under way to see how they could operate safely.
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Coronavirus Live Updates: Virus Response Widens Political Divide in Swing States
A whistle-blower told a House subcommittee that “lives were lost” because the administration was too slow in preparing for the pandemic. Even talking can propel the droplets that spread the virus, a study suggests.
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Richard Burr Steps Back From Senate Panel as Phone Is Seized in Stock Sales Inquiry
The move is a major escalation in the investigation into the senator's sale of stocks that came as President Trump and other Republicans were playing down the threat of the coronavirus.
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Coronavirus in Pennsylvania: G.O.P. Defiance of Lockdown Has 2020 Implications
Gov. Tom Wolf, a Democrat, said it was a “cowardly act” for Republican officials to flout his virus stay-at-home orders. But conservatives see rising anger that could lift turnout in November.
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De Blasio Relies on Aide Who Saw ‘No Proof’ Closures Curb Coronavirus
The head of New York City’s public hospitals pushed to keep the city open in early March. Now the mayor has put him in charge of contact tracing, deepening a rift with the Health Department.
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The Virus Killed an Officer. His Town Lined the Streets to Mourn Him.
Charles Roberts, who died at age 45, was the “poster image” of a police officer, said a colleague in the New Jersey town where he worked for 20 years.
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A Turkish soccer player has admitted to smothering his 5-year-old son to death while the child was in the hospital for coronavirus, telling cops he killed him because he “didn’t love him,” according to reports.
Cevher Toktas, who plays for Bursa Yildirimspor in the Turkish Regional Amateur League, told police he killed his son Kasim at a hospital in the province of Bursa because he never felt that he loved him “since he was born,” the Sun and Turkish outlet Demiroren News Agency (DNA) reported.
The 32-year-old brought his ailing son with a fever and cough April 23 to the hospital, where they were isolated together out of fear that they both had the virus, according to the Sun.
Later in the day, the father alerted doctors that his son was struggling to breath...
Drivers tell of chaos at UK's privately run PPE stockpile
Allegations raise questions over Movianto’s management of government stocks during coronavirus outbreakCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe private firm contracted to run the government’s stockpile of personal protective equipment (PPE) was beset by “chaos” at its warehouse that may have resulted in delays in deploying vital supplies to healthcare workers, according to sources who have spoken to the Guardian and ITV News.The allegations from delivery drivers and other well–placed sources raise questions about whether Movianto, the subsidiary of a US healthcare giant, was able to adequately manage and distribute the nation’s emergency stockpile of PPE for use in ...
Isolated UK care home residents 'fading away', say staff and families
Many confined to their rooms and forbidden visits in effort to contain coronavirus outbreakCoronavirus - latest updatesCoronavirus - see all our coverageCare home residents confined to their rooms and forbidden visits from loved ones are giving up on life and “fading away”, say staff and families.Most care homes across the UK have been in lockdown since early March, with residents isolated in their bedrooms behind closed doors. Many are denied visits from their families, even to see them through their windows. Continue reading...
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Coronavirus live news: Greece to reopen beaches; official global death toll nears 300,000
Europe halts delivery of faulty Chinese face masks; WHO says Covid-19 may never go; thirty-six million Americans now unemployed; Japan eases state of emergency in many regionsWHO says Covid-19 ‘may never go away’Russia defends its ‘exceptionally precise’ death dataUS coronavirus updates - liveUK coronavirus updates - liveCoronavirus latest: at a glance 6.42pm BSTTen more people in Ireland have died from Covid-19, bringing the total death toll from the outbreak to 1,506, the country’s health department reports. In its latest update, the country’s health authority also reported that 426 more people had tested positive for coronavirus, the highest daily number since...
Police vow to break up planned anti-lockdown protests in UK cities
Identity of organisers is unclear, but experts warn of cross-pollination with far-right ideasCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePolice have said they will break up anti-lockdown protests advertised on social media for this weekend if necessary, amid warnings that the events could be exploited by the far right.Flyers for around 60 protests to be held in parks in cities such as Manchester, Leicester and Southampton have circulated online, produced by the little-known “UK Freedom Movement” which aims to say “no to the new normal and no to the unlawful lockdown”. Continue reading...
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What are your new rights during England's lockdown?
The new laws have become increasingly complex as restrictions start to ease Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOff to play tennis or purchase fresh dahlias? Changes to emergency health protection regulations have significantly altered the laws restricting our ability to leave home and travel during the coronavirus crisis.Although more permissive than the first versions, the new laws have become increasingly complex as lockdown begins to ease and devolved governments devise their own legislation. Continue reading...
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