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Coronavirus live news: Italy death toll rises to 3,405, overtaking China

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Coronavirus live news: Italy death toll rises to 3,405, overtaking China US says vaccine is 12 months away, Hubei reports no new cases and cases in Peru rise 61% in single dayFollow our US coronavirus live blogFollow our Australia coronavirus live blogIsraeli spies source up to 100,000 tests in covert missionChina’s coronavirus lockdown strategy: brutal but effectiveSee all our coronavirus coverage 11.45pm GMTTop Mexican banking and financial workers are under quarantine or are working from home after attending an event in the Pacific last week where at least one participant later tested positive for coronavirus. In contrast to much of Latin America, Mexico’s government has taken a laissez-fire approach to tackling the virus and has allowed large events go ahead, including a...

Phone location data could be used to help UK coronavirus effort

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Phone location data could be used to help UK coronavirus effort Exclusive: BT in talks with government about mapping phone users’ movementsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBT, owner of UK mobile operator EE, is in talks with the government about using its phone location and usage data to monitor whether coronavirus limitation measures such as asking the public to stay at home are working.The ability to create movement maps of anonymised data, meaning individuals could not be identified, could prove invaluable in evaluating and shaping the state response to the spread of the virus. Continue reading... Go to Source

Trump sows confusion with claim coronavirus drug will be ready soon

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Trump sows confusion with claim coronavirus drug will be ready soon President said malaria drug would be available ‘almost immediately’ but officials say chloroquine must still be testedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDonald Trump has sown fresh confusion about the US government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic by claiming that a therapeutic drug will be available “almost immediately” – only to be contradicted by officials.In the latest measure to combat the spread of the virus, the State Department on Thursday issued a new alert urging Americans not to travel abroad under any circumstances and to return home if they are already abroad unless they plan to remain overseas Continue reading... Go to Source

Bank of England’s QE programme is bigger than the City expected

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Bank of England's QE programme is bigger than the City expected Quantitative easing stimulus is equivalent to almost 2% off interest ratesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe Bank of England has gone all in. By cutting interest rates to 0.1% and announcing a fresh £200bn of money creation via its quantitative easing programme it has fired all the conventional weapons in its arsenal.There will be some who say this is all reminiscent of the Beyond the Fringe sketch where Peter Cook demands “a futile gesture” to raise the whole tone of the war. Others will saythe Bank’s new governor Andrew Bailey had no choice given the state of the markets and the imminent lockdown in London. Bailey has had a good first week in the job. Continue rea...
President Trump: FDA is testing potential coronavirus treatments | New York Post

President Trump: FDA is testing potential coronavirus treatments | New York Post

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http://youtu.be/gs5g9INIrdE President Trump said he is slashing red tape to speed up the FDA's testing for possible coronavirus vaccines and treatments. He announced that existing drugs, including one prescribed for malaria and some forms of acute arthritis, are being tested for treating coronavirus and could soon be available to the public. Although Trump gave no exact timeline, he added, "Nothing will stand in our way as we pursue any avenue to find what best works against this horrible virus." The New York Post is your source for breaking news, news about New York, sports, business, entertainment, opinion, real estate, culture, fashion, and more. Catch the latest news here: https://nypost.com/ Follow The New York Post on: Twitter - https://twitter.com/nypost Facebook - https://w...

UK coronavirus live: Boris Johnson says country can ‘turn the tide’ in 12 weeks

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UK coronavirus live: Boris Johnson says country can 'turn the tide' in 12 weeks Rolling coverage of the latest coronavirus developments in the UKCoronavirus - latest global updatesTemporary morgues being set up across UK Health officials to be given powers to detain‘I’m very frightened’: lives on hold as NHS surgery postponedSee all our coronavirus coverage 5.48pm GMTJohnson says he is often accused of sounding “unnecessarily boosterish”.He does not want to strike that note today, he says. 5.44pm GMTQ: You say you think you can turn the tide in 12 weeks. What does that mean? Does that mean we will be returning to our normal lives?Johnson says he wants us to get on top of this. At the moment the disease does not seem yet to be responding to the interventions...

Coronavirus live news: Hubei reports no new cases for first time as Australia bans foreign arrivals

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Coronavirus live news: Hubei reports no new cases for first time as Australia bans foreign arrivals New Zealand announces border closure, China reaches milestone; UK announces school closures; WHO calls virus ‘enemy against humanity. Follow the latest updates. Coronavirus latest: at a glanceFollow our Australia coronavirus live blogSee all our coronavirus coverageShare your experiences 5.40am GMTFrench President Emmanuel Macron has expressed his full support for the latest European Central Bank measures on Twitter. On Wednesday the ECB announced a €750bn Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme. Extraordinary times require extraordinary action. There are no limits to our commitment to the euro. We are determined to use the full potential of our tools, within our mandate. https:/...

London tube to close many stations because of coronavirus

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London tube to close many stations because of coronavirus Waterloo and City line will stop running, up to 40 other stations will shut down, and overnight tube services will be suspendedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageDozens of London Underground stations are to be closed indefinitely amid a toughening of measures to try to slow the spread of coronavirus.Transport for London (TfL) announced a series of changes late on Wednesday evening as it urged people in the capital not to travel if at all possible. Continue reading... Go to Source

Scientists say mass tests in Italian town have halted Covid-19 there

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Scientists say mass tests in Italian town have halted Covid-19 there A study in Vò, which saw Italy’s first death, points to the danger of asymptomatic carriersCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe small town of Vò, in northern Italy, where the first coronavirus death occurred in the country, has become a case study that demonstrates how scientists might neutralise the spread of Covid-19.A scientific study, rolled out by the University of Padua, with the help of the Veneto Region and the Red Cross, consisted of testing all 3,300 inhabitants of the town, including asymptomatic people. The goal was to study the natural history of the virus, the transmission dynamics and the categories at risk. Continue reading... Go to Source

Iran to pardon 10,000 including ‘security’ prisoners

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Iran to pardon 10,000 including 'security' prisoners Announcement follows temporary release of 85,000 to ease pressure on prisons amid coronavirus crisisIran is to pardon 10,000 prisoners including political ones in honour of the Iranian new year on Friday, according to state TV. It was not stated whether the pardons would include the British-Iranian aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe – who was released on Tuesday for two weeks, when 85,000 were let out temporarily because of coronavirus – or the British-Australian academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert, who was not known to have been released. Continue reading... Go to Source

Coronavirus: why are UK schools closing and what does it mean for parents?

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Coronavirus: why are UK schools closing and what does it mean for parents? Boris Johnson announces change in policy as rate of infections increases faster than anticipatedCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhy are schools closing now?Up until Wednesday the British government’s policy had been to keep schools open, not least to ensure that key NHS and frontline care workers can remain in their posts rather than going home to look after their children. But Boris Johnson said the government had been forced to change tack because the rate of Covid-19 infections was increasing faster than anticipated. He said the public health benefits of keeping schools open had shifted and the scientific advice was that schools should close to slow the spread of the vir...

UK schools to be closed indefinitely and exams cancelled

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UK schools to be closed indefinitely and exams cancelled Schools will remain open only for key workers’ children and ‘the most vulnerable’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSchools across the UK are to close indefinitely, with A-level and GCSE exams cancelled, as the government made another sudden escalation in its efforts to curb the increasing spread of coronavirus.The prime minister, Boris Johnson, said he had been been forced to close classrooms for up to 8 million pupils in England – the first countrywide school shutdown in modern British history – as the virus spread faster than anticipated, forcing teachers and pupils to self-isolate. Continue reading... Go to Source

Coronavirus live news: outbreak like a nuclear explosion, says archbishop of Canterbury

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Coronavirus live news: outbreak like a nuclear explosion, says archbishop of Canterbury Italy death toll approaches 3,000; Portugal declares state of emergency; worldwide cases pass 200,000. Follow the latest updatesCoronavirus latest: at a glanceFollow our US coronavirus live blogFollow our Australia coronavirus live blogSee all our coronavirus coverageShare your experiences 11.54pm GMTReuters is reporting that Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will pardon 10,000 prisoners including political ones in honour of the Iranian new year on Friday, state TV reported. “Those who will be pardoned will not return to jail ... almost half of those security-related prisoners will be pardoned as well,” judiciary spokesman Gholamhossein Esmaili told state TV on Wednesday....

‘Not ready to go’: tributes paid to UK’s first named victims of coronavirus

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'Not ready to go': tributes paid to UK's first named victims of coronavirus Details of Britons to have died in Covid-19 pandemic have emerged in at least five casesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOf the more than 2,600 people to have contracted coronavirus in the UK by Wednesday, 104 have died. That figure has more than doubled since Sunday. Most have not been named, and the majority are older people who had underlying health conditions – though in some cases family members and medical professionals have been keen to emphasise that they were expected to live with their conditions for many years.The youngest person confirmed dead so far was 45-year-old Craig Ruston. Another unnamed victim was 93. Ninety nine of the deaths have been in England, two ...

US coronavirus live: Senate votes to expand free testing and paid leave

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US coronavirus live: Senate votes to expand free testing and paid leave US and Canada to close border to non-essential trafficSanders reassesses campaign after Biden builds formidable leadCoronavirus US: how many have been tested and is there a shortage?Support the Guardian’s independent journalism. Make a contributionSee all our coronavirus coverage 11.47pm GMTMelania Trump will appear in public service announcements that “address the “important ways Americans can protect themselves and those most at risk” from contracting and spreading the coronavirus, according to the White House. 11.28pm GMTMiami-Dade County will restrict of close all non-essential business, its mayor announced. Starting tomorrow, non-essential retail, private educational facilities and casi...

What a coronavirus lockdown might mean for London

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What a coronavirus lockdown might mean for London How countries from China to Italy have imposed measures to curb the spread of Covid-19Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWhen China announced plans to lock down Wuhan and most of the surrounding Hubei province, the news was greeted with astonishment around the world. Experts warned that it was an unprecedented and risky attempt to control the virus that might not work.Nearly two months later, with the daily number of new cases in China down to single digits last week, Wuhan is starting to emerge from two months of isolation, and this approach has become the model for other countries with outbreaks that appear to be sliding out of control.Now there is speculation the British government is preparing to implem...
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