Coronavirus: Ultra-Orthodox Israeli town of Bnei Brak under lockdown
Some ultra-Orthodox communities have been accused of being too slow to act over the coronavirus.
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Coronavirus Live Updates: Confirmed Global Infections Top One Million; Americans Are Urged to Wear Masks
Australian officials estimate that the true number of cases is between five million and 10 million. As some states resist social distancing measures, Dr. Anthony Fauci presses for a nationwide lockdown.
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What to Expect From Friday’s Jobs Report: Live Business Updates
Live updates on stock market and business news during the coronavirus outbreak.
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USNS Comfort Hospital Ship Was Supposed to Aid New York. It Has 3 Patients.
“It’s a joke,” said a top hospital executive, whose facilities are packed with coronavirus patients.
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Coronavirus live news: UK to open temporary Covid-19 hospital as Wuhan warned to be vigilant
Australia’s medical chief says global virus cases could be 5-10 million; Trump tests negative; UK vows to test 100,000/day by end April. Follow the latest updatesWuhan residents told to stay inside and be vigilantVirus-stricken Zaandam cruise liner docks in FloridaSpies and export bans: the global battle for equipmentUS coronavirus – latest updatesAustralia coronavirus – latest updates See all of our coronavirus coverage 6.45am BSTPrince Charles will open the new NHS Nightingale hospital at the ExCeL conference centre in London Docklands on Friday, which will eventually be capable of providing support for up to 4,000 coronavirus patients if required.Charles, recently recovered ...
Commuted sentence: Covid-19 spares the Japanese salaryman from ritual exhaustion
Pandemic forces even the most conservative companies to rethink their practices and let employees to work from homeCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageUntil a few weeks ago Tsutomu Okada never imagined he would be working within earshot of his wife and daughter or talking to colleagues via his laptop.But in Japan, as in other parts of the world, the coronavirus pandemic has forced even the most conservative companies to rethink the way they do business in a country that has been reluctant to embrace the idea of working from home. Continue reading...
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Prince Charles to open NHS Nightingale to treat Covid-19 patients
Charles will conduct ceremony for London hospital via videolink from his Scottish residenceCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coveragePrince Charles will open the new NHS Nightingale hospital at the ExCeL conference centre in London Docklands on Friday, which will eventually be capable of providing support for up to 4,000 coronavirus patients if required.Charles, recently recovered from a mild case of Covid-19, will conduct the ceremony via videolink from his Scottish residence at Birkhall, where he self-isolated for seven days last week. Continue reading...
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China steps up western media campaign over coronavirus crisis
Beijing ‘aims to turn national disaster into global triumph’ with help of TV news channel and TwitterCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Chinese state is ramping up its English-language media campaigns in a bid to defend the country’s handling of the coronavirus crisis, highlight the failings of western governments, and raise China’s standing on the world stage.Photographs of Chinese aid – dubbed “facemask diplomacy” – arriving at Heathrow on Saturday including boxes labelled “Keep Calm and Cure Coronavirus” have been promoted to UK audiences by the Xinhua news agency. Some younger Chinese diplomats have used English-language Twitter...
Off our trolleys: what stockpiling in the coronavirus crisis reveals about us
There is plenty of food to go round, which means there is no need for panic buying. But who said our relationship with food was fully rational? By Bee WilsonSee all our coronavirus coverageThis is a piece about panic buying in the time of coronavirus, and maybe I should stop right there. None of us needs more panic in our lives right now. If there’s one thing psychologists can agree on, it’s that panicky behaviour is contagious. Every time we read an article telling us not to be selfish and ransack the supermarkets, it triggers the thought that food is running out and we must urgently get to the nearest Tesco and buy five packets of pasta and as many tinned tomatoes and lentils as we can carry.Thes...
Coronavirus Live Updates: Global Cases Exceed 1 Million
More than 1 million people have been infected and at least 51,000 have died in more than 170 countries. In the United States, The C.D.C. is expected to advise all Americans to wear cloth masks in public.
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Trump Sees Hope for Boosting Global Oil Prices and Helping U.S. Firms
The president’s optimism for a deal between Saudi Arabia and Russia to reduce production and a Saudi call for talks send crude prices skyrocketing, but Moscow showed little enthusiasm.
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No 10 seeks to end coronavirus lockdown with 'immunity passports'
Fresh criticism over testing plan as Matt Hancock says early antibody results ‘poor’ Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageNo 10 is facing fresh questions over its coronavirus testing plan, as it emerged that the government is hoping to exit the lockdown through controversial “immunity passports” and antibody tests that are still not proven to work.In the face of intense criticism, the health secretary, Matt Hancock, on Thursday admitted for the first time that mistakes had been made. “There will be criticisms made, and some of them will be justified,” he told the daily press briefing. Continue reading...
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Coronavirus live news: WHO sees 'worrying spike' in Middle East as global cases pass one million
Donald Trump tests negative; 6.7m more Americans sign up for unemployment benefits; UK vows to test 100,000/day by end April. Follow the latest updatesLatest developments: at a glanceTop European teaching hospitals running out of coronavirus drugsSpies and export bans: the global battle for equipmentUS coronavirus – latest updatesAustralia coronavirus – latest updates See all of our coronavirus coverage 12.41am BSTFor those of you who may not have seen some of our coverage of President Trump’s recent press conference, there were a few key lines:A visual representation of when you have a word count but have run out of words. https://t.co/3k0pSCLMwB Related: Coronavirus US li...
More than a million confirmed cases of Covid-19 globally
According to Johns Hopkins University at least 1,000,036 infections have been recorded Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageConfirmed cases of Covid-19 around the world have passed more than a million as the disease continued to surge in the US and top teaching hospitals across Europe warned that they would run out of vital drugs for intensive care patients within two weeks.According to a tally by Johns Hopkins University released on Thursday, at least 1,000,036 infections have been recorded after cases doubled in the past eight days. It took 75 days to log the first 500,000 cases around the world. Continue reading...
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Pots, pans, passion: Britons clap their support for NHS workers again
People up and down the country unite in applause for second week in a rowCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDarren Miller didn’t expect many people to come out to clap for the NHS and frontline workers last week. Still, the 35-year-old, who works for the Scottish ambulance service, put on his jacket and stepped out to stand in solidarity with his colleagues.He was taken aback by the roar of applause and cheers that he was met with in East Kilbride last week. On Thursday evening, he was overwhelmed to see his neighbours had come again. Continue reading...
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Coronavirus: Confirmed global cases pass one million
The number of cases has doubled in less than a week, according to the latest figures.
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Coronavirus: US Navy removes Captain Brett Crozier who raised alarm
Capt Brett Crozier had pleaded for quarantine to prevent deaths aboard a US aircraft carrier.
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Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump Administration Offers Conflicting Guidance on Wearing Masks
More than 6.6 million Americans filed for unemployment benefits last week. The global death toll exceeds 50,000. The Navy removed an aircraft carrier’s captain after he spoke up about an outbreak.
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Small-Business Relief Effort ‘a Mess’: Live Business Updates
Live updates on stock market and business news during the coronavirus outbreak.
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N.Y.C. Death Toll Tops 1,500 as Cuomo Warns on Ventilators: Live Updates
The governor said the state was using the machines for coronavirus patients at a rate that would exhaust its stockpile in just six days.
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A Widening Toll on Jobs: ‘This Thing Is Going to Come for Us All’
After the initial impact of shutdowns on a few industries, the coronavirus pandemic is leaving a much broader swath of unemployment.
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Touting Virus Cure, ‘Simple Country Doctor’ Becomes a Right-Wing Star
How Dr. Vladimir Zelenko’s claims for his coronavirus treatment spread from a New York village all the way to President Trump.
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Chris Cuomo video called his brother, Governor Andrew Cuomo to give an update on his condition during the Governor's press update Thursday. Chris was diagnosed with coronavirus earlier this week and today told his brother he's barely keeping it together. “A lot of people are fighting this alone. And I can’t imagine that. I can barely, you know, keep it together,” said the CNN anchor.
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UK coronavirus live: Matt Hancock sets goal of 100,000 Covid-19 tests per day by end of April
Health secretary writes off £13.4bn of historic NHS debt; Boris Johnson still symptomatic; comedian Eddie Large dies after contracting coronavirusCoronavirus – latest global updatesNHS nurses resort to online wishlists to source everyday itemsPharmacists facing abuse and violence during lockdownTesting: how some countries got ahead of the restSee all our coronavirus coverage 6.47pm BSTHancock confirmed the government is looking at “immunity certificates” for people who have had the disease and developed immunity. However, it is too early in the science to be able to put clarity on that at the moment. 6.45pm BSTHancock confirmed mass community testing is the ultimate goal...
Revealed: at-risk immigration detainees 'to be put in solitary confinement'
Leaked G4S letter suggests ‘shielding’ measure against Covid-19 will last for monthsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageVulnerable immigration detainees at risk of dying if they contract Covid-19 are to be placed in solitary confinement for at least three months, according to a leaked letter from the Home Office contractor G4S.The detainees, who have either committed no crime or completed a prison sentence for a crime already committed, are facing the same “shielding” protocol as those serving a prison sentence with health conditions that put them at risk, the Guardian understands. Continue reading...
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Coronavirus: US jobless claims hit 6.6 million as virus spreads
More than 6.6 million Americans filed for unemployment last week as the coronavirus spreads.
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Daniel Pearl: Pakistan overturns convicted man's death sentence
British-born Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh was convicted of beheading Daniel Pearl in 2002.
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Coronavirus: Expert panel to assess face mask use by public
Experts are set to assess the value of face masks in helping slow the spread of coronavirus.
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