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Eurozone fails to agree on €540bn coronavirus rescue plan

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Eurozone fails to agree on €540bn coronavirus rescue plan All-night EU talks break up without a deal amid splits over conditions on financial aidCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageTalks on a coronavirus economic rescue plan for the eurozone worth up to €540bn (£476bn) have broken up without a deal amid north-south divisions over the strings to attach to financial aid for the most-stricken countries.Negotiations were suspended after a marathon all-night video conference call between the 19 finance ministers of the eurozone ended early on Wednesday morning. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Doctors have been whistleblowers throughout history. They’ve also been silenced

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Doctors have been whistleblowers throughout history. They’ve also been silenced Dr Li Wenliang tried to sound the alarm about the coronavirus outbreak. For centuries, doctors have been doing the same – leading to backlash and even deathCoronavirus – live US updatesLive global updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDr Li Wenliang was an astute observer. Back in December, the Chinese opthamologist noticed that there were a series of patients who had upper respiratory infections in Wuhan that seemed similar to prior Sars outbreaks. He alerted colleagues on WeChat but was quickly criminalized by the state for spreading “false rumours”. It wasn’t until after the young doctor’s death from Covid-19, the same disease he had identified, that the Chinese author...
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Boris Johnson to stay in hospital amid concerns over political vacuum

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Boris Johnson to stay in hospital amid concerns over political vacuum PM remains in critical care as it emerges Dominic Raab has no power to make key decisionsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson is to spend a second night in intensive care amid concerns about the seriousness of his condition and how the government will make key decisions about the coronavirus pandemic in his absence.The foreign secretary, Dominic Raab, who is deputising for the prime minister, has no power to make major decisions without cabinet agreement, it emerged on Tuesday. There are also doubts about whether lockdown conditions imposed by the prime minister will be reviewed as promised next week. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Coronavirus live news: Trump threatens to stop WHO funding as global cases pass 1.4 million

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Coronavirus live news: Trump threatens to stop WHO funding as global cases pass 1.4 million Boris Johnson still in intensive care; top EU scientist resigns over bloc’s response to virus; cases in Africa pass 10,000; Follow the latest updates. Boris Johnson ‘stable’ in intensive care and not on ventilator, says No 10US coronavirus updates – liveAustralia coronavirus updates – liveAt a glance: latest developmentsSee all of our coronavirus coverage 12.58am BSTNew York suffered the highest single-day increase in its death toll from coronavirus, governor Andrew Cuomo reported on Tuesday, even as those in the state were still under orders to stay at home. Related: New York state suffers largest single-day increase in coronavirus deaths 12.57am BSTFormer Chinese ...
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Twitter chief to donate quarter of his fortune to coronavirus fight

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Twitter chief to donate quarter of his fortune to coronavirus fight American Jack Dorsey putting $1bn into the funding of ‘global Covid-19 relief’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageJack Dorsey, Twitter’s chief executive, has pledged to donate $1bn (£800m) to fund coronavirus research to help “disarm this pandemic”.Dorsey, who co-founded Twitter in 2006 and went on to found payments company Square, tweeted on Tuesday that he was donating $1bn of Square shares to a charitable fund, called Start Small, to “fund global Covid-19 relief”. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Covid-19 to wipe out equivalent of 195m jobs, says UN agency

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Covid-19 to wipe out equivalent of 195m jobs, says UN agency UN Labour body expects 6.7% of working hours to be wiped out globally in second quarterCoronavirus – latest updatesLatest US updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe disruption to the world’s economies caused by the Covid-19 pandemic is expected to wipe out 6.7% of working hours globally in the second quarter of this year – the equivalent of 195 million jobs worldwide, according to the UN’s labour body.More than four fifths of workers globally live in countries affected by full or partial lockdown measures, the International Labour Organization (ILO) said in a report on Tuesday. Continue reading... Go to Source
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How can coronavirus models get it so wrong?

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How can coronavirus models get it so wrong? Analysis depends on data – so predictions for Italy and Spain, where peak has passed, are more reliable than for UKUK will have Europe’s worst death tollCoronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverageThe Institute of Health Metrics and Evaluation in Seattle, based at the University of Washington, is the best organisation in the world at collecting data on diseases and mapping out why we fall ill.Its Global Burden of Disease study is a massive collaborative effort that is valued and used in every country. But even for such an organisation, predicting what will happen to us all as a result of Covid-19 is a tricky business. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Coronavirus live news: Boris Johnson in intensive care as confirmed cases in Africa pass 10,000

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Coronavirus live news: Boris Johnson in intensive care as confirmed cases in Africa pass 10,000 UK foreign secretary to lead country; Japan declares state of emergency; China reports no deaths from Covid-19Boris Johnson ‘stable’ in intensive care and not on ventilator, says No 10US coronavirus updates – liveAt a glance: latest developmentsSee all of our coronavirus coverage 6.58pm BST 6.47pm BSTThe Foreign and Commonwealth Office has said it has been contacted by 6,000 short-term travellers in Pakistan who want to return home to the UK, confirming suspicions that the country is one of the blackspots for British nationals stranded because of the coronavirus pandemic, Lisa O’Carroll reports.It said it estimates that there are as many as 100,000 British nationals in...
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Covid-19: Europe toll passes 50,000 as Japan declares emergency

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Covid-19: Europe toll passes 50,000 as Japan declares emergency Japan to rely on peer pressure for enforcement; China declares no new fatalities and lifts Wuhan lockdownCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageEurope has passed the grim milestone of 50,000 Covid-19 deaths and Japan has declared a state of emergency to curb the virus’s spread, as China declared no new fatalities for the first time since January and lifted the 11-week lockdown of Wuhan.While Denmark and Norway announced plans to lift some of their distancing measures on Tuesday, the Japanese prime minister, Shinzo Abe, declared a month-long state of emergency in major population centres, including Tokyo, where the number of cases has more than doubled this week to 1,116. Continue reading... ...
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Hong Kong-born nurse dies of coronavirus after 44 years with NHS

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Hong Kong-born nurse dies of coronavirus after 44 years with NHS Family of Alice Kit Tak Ong, 70, believe she may have caught virus while at work in surgeryCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA dedicated nurse who has worked in the NHS since she arrived in London from Hong Kong in the 1970s has died from coronavirus at the age of 70.Alice Kit Tak Ong, who worked for the health service for 44 years, was described by her daughter Melissa as “completely dedicated”. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Plasma from coronavirus survivors found to help severely ill patients

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Plasma from coronavirus survivors found to help severely ill patients Blood transfusion studies by teams in China report striking improvementsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDoctors have found tentative evidence that seriously ill coronavirus patients can benefit from infusions of blood plasma collected from people who have recovered from the disease. Related: Wellcome Trust urges firms to donate £6bn for Covid-19 research Continue reading... Go to Source
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