COVID-19 Animation: What Happens If You Get Coronavirus?
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Coronavirus will make life hard for a long time, Angela Merkel says
Despite positive developments in Germany, Chancellor Angela Merkel has cautioned that the pandemic has only just begun. She also said Germany should be prepared to open its pocketbook to help the EU. The decision to impose restrictions on public life … Read More
Trump says he’s instructed Navy to ‘destroy’ any Iranian gunboats harassing US ships
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President Trump said Wednesday that he’s instructed the U.S. Navy to “shoot down and destroy” any Iranian gunboats harassing American ships, in the wake of a tense encounter in the Persian Gulf. “I have instructed the United States Navy to shoot … Read More
FDA authorizes first at-home coronavirus test
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Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. The FDA has authorized the first diagnostic test with a home collection option for COVID-19, the disease caused by coronavirus. In a statement released Tuesday, the FDA … Read More
Los Angeles coronavirus infections 40 times greater than known cases, antibody tests suggest
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Some 4.1% of adults tested positive for coronavirus antibodies in a study of Los Angeles County residents, health officials said on Monday, suggesting the rate of infection may be 40 times higher than the number of … Read More
Kim Jong-un reported to have undergone heart surgery as coronavirus strikes North Korea
Supreme Leader of North Korea Kim Jong Un may be receiving further treatment after undergoing heart surgery. Kim’s last public appearance was earlier this month at a politburo meeting, but the leader missed a public celebration of the birthday of … Read More
U.S. monitoring intelligence that North Korean leader is in grave danger after surgery
In this Tuesday, March 17, 2020, photo provided on Wednesday, March 18, 2020, by the North Korean government, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un delivers a speech during the ground-breaking ceremony of a general hospital in Pyongyang, North Korea. (Korean … Read More
What Happens Next with Syrian Refugees, Europe and Coronavirus
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Syrian refugees sit around a campfire in an empty market hall in the Turkish border town of Edirne near the Pazarkule-Kastanies border crossing on March 5, 2020. Mohssen Assanimoghaddam—DPA/Getty Images It feels like a lifetime ago that Turkish President Recep … Read More
‘Social distancing is impossible for refugees in Greece’. One volunteer describes conditions there
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Freya Mergler says the odds are against the people in camps there. Freya Mergler IN THE MIDST of the anxiety and tragedy of the coronavirus, it’s been so heartening to see people coming together to help their fellow humans. But … Read More