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@NYTScience shared
On Apr 1, 2021
Along the Thames, about 150,000 hearts will memorialize lives lost to Covid-19 in Britain. https://t.co/yMofcPPAol
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150,000 Painted Hearts, Each for a Life Lost to Covid-19 in Britain

150,000 Painted Hearts, Each for a Life Lost to Covid-19 in Britain

The National Covid Memorial Wall in London aims to remember those who die during the pandemic. “It’s therapeutic,” said a volunteering painter who lost her grandmother to the disease.

@nytimes shared
On Apr 2, 2021
Italy has seen a rash of virus cases in hospitals where staff refuses to be vaccinated. “It makes no sense that a person whose job is to heal the sick gives them Covid and kills them,” said someone whose father died after being near an unvaccinated nurse. https://t.co/H1ZTt9Yo8P
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Italy Pushes Back as Health Care Workers Shun Covid Vaccines

Italy Pushes Back as Health Care Workers Shun Covid Vaccines

Prime Minister Mario Draghi issued a decree requiring that workers in health care facilities be vaccinated, a move that will test the legal limits of his government’s efforts to stem ...

@CDCemergency shared
On Mar 31, 2021
RT @CDCgov: 🧪 COVID-19 Science Update: Read the latest #COVID19 research on protection against repeat infection, how children contribute to spread of the virus in households, and more. 👓 Read the full update: https://t.co/LjhnVG6jBv. https://t.co/KxQJd6flHL
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COVID-19 Science Update released: March 26, 2021 Edition 82

COVID-19 Science Update released: March 26, 2021 Edition 82

COVID-19 Science Update produced by the Office of the Chief Science Officer - COVID-19, in conjunction with the Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library

@CDCMMWR shared
On Mar 31, 2021
A new CDC MMWR report finds that using diagnoses codes on official death certificates is a reliable method for estimating deaths from #COVID19. Read the full report: https://t.co/HCaKCNeame https://t.co/IZSiEJtmpW
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@bbchealth shared
On Apr 1, 2021
Covid-19: Man continuing to shield despite guidance https://t.co/CNC9JVGUgq
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Covid-19: Man continuing to shield despite guidance

Covid-19: Man continuing to shield despite guidance

Peter Cottle says he will stay at home due to concerns about coronavirus variants.

@PHE_uk shared
On Apr 6, 2021
More than 5 million people in the UK have received their second dose of a #COVID19 #vaccine. https://t.co/2yjkQKbThW https://t.co/huZEiBIgNo
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5 million people in the UK receive second dose of COVID-19 vaccine

5 million people in the UK receive second dose of COVID-19 vaccine

More than 5 million people in the UK have received their second dose of a coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine.

@TheEconomist shared
On Apr 2, 2021
Though it may meet with approval in Brussels, the recovery plan is not without critics https://t.co/nKh70xWKjB
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Europe’s radical economic response to covid-19

Europe’s radical economic response to covid-19

The EU can now borrow, but how well can the member nations spend?

@bbchealth shared
On Apr 3, 2021
Covid-19: Italy begins strict Easter lockdown https://t.co/6FhyySh9AJ
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Covid-19: Italy returns to strict lockdown for Easter

Covid-19: Italy returns to strict lockdown for Easter

The measures come as Italy battles a third wave of the pandemic, with more than 20,000 new cases daily.