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Coronavirus

On Jun 27, 2020
@guardian shared
Coronavirus Australia: Victoria nurse tests positive to Covid-19 as state reports jump of 41 cases https://t.co/brZi4XtYrY
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Coronavirus Australia: Victoria reports jump of 41 cases and sends emergency alerts to hotspots

Coronavirus Australia: Victoria reports jump of 41 cases and sends emergency alerts to hotspots

New South Wales makes Covid-19 tests mandatory for returned travellers and reports six new cases

On Jun 27, 2020
@guardian shared
US reopening plans reverse quickly amid alarming increase in coronavirus cases https://t.co/NK3WlO5oCM
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US reopening plans reverse quickly amid alarming increase in coronavirus cases

US reopening plans reverse quickly amid alarming increase in coronavirus cases

Pandemic is once again appearing to spiral out of control even as the White House claims the country has overcome the worst of the threat

On Jun 26, 2020
@guardianworld shared
US coronavirus cases hit new one-day high as states backtrack on reopening https://t.co/fzfGnC3otD
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US coronavirus cases hit new one-day high as states backtrack on reopening

US coronavirus cases hit new one-day high as states backtrack on reopening

Experts say there’s evidence Covid-19 is making a comeback, including rising deaths and hospitalizations in parts of the US

On Jun 24, 2020
@guardian shared
First Thing: coronavirus has brought the US 'to its knees' https://t.co/Qewv6QWPPk
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First Thing: coronavirus has brought the US 'to its knees'

First Thing: coronavirus has brought the US 'to its knees'

CDC head Dr Robert Redfield told Congress ‘one little virus’ could cost the country $7bn. Plus, the battle to save the postal service from conservative ideologues

On Jun 29, 2020
@HarvardChanSPH shared
"How much can we restore society to a minimal level of functioning while still controlling the #virus? Is there an overlap between acceptable viral control and acceptable social functioning?" - Harvard Chan School epidemiologist @mlipsitch https://t.co/STBTDT4z7L
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What Activities Are Safe as the Coronavirus Continues to Spread?

What Activities Are Safe as the Coronavirus Continues to Spread?

A professor of epidemiology at Harvard on why contract tracing may be less effective than some had hoped, what states should be doing to contain the virus, and the relative safety of time ...

On Jun 27, 2020
@alondra shared
RT @AP: Two of America's largest states reverse course and clamd down on bars again in the nation's biggest retreat yet as the daily number of confirmed coronavirus infections in the U.S. surged to an all-time high of 40,000. https://t.co/zWC9Y7uvtf
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US states reimpose virus controls; India tops 500,000 cases

US states reimpose virus controls; India tops 500,000 cases

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Reversing course, two of America's largest states reinstated some coronavirus restrictions in the nation's biggest retreat yet, as the daily number of confirmed ...

On Jun 29, 2020
@guardian shared
Europeans' trust in US as world leader collapses during pandemic https://t.co/0CEOc8WhRR
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Europeans' trust in US as world leader collapses during pandemic

Europeans' trust in US as world leader collapses during pandemic

Many citizens appalled by Donald Trump’s handling of coronavirus crisis, study finds

On Jun 27, 2020
@guardianworld shared
Trump visits private golf course as US battles rapid surge in coronavirus cases https://t.co/tdwMD6rf3B
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Trump visits private golf course as US battles rapid surge in coronavirus cases

Trump visits private golf course as US battles rapid surge in coronavirus cases

US president heads to Virginia a day after saying he’d stay in Washington DC to ‘make sure law and order is enforced’ amid ongoing anti-racism protests