Tight control measures for COVID-19 continue across China after Wuhan reopens

Tight control measures for COVID-19 remain in place across China after Wuhan lifted its lockdown yesterday as imported and asymptomatic cases continue to rise.

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U.S. has recorded over 15,000 coronavirus-related deaths

New York state reported a record number of coronavirus deaths for a third consecutive day, though its trends on hospitalizations were more hopeful, as the U.S. death toll rose above 15,000.

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Swiss find workaround to get gardening supplies in time of COVID-19

An entrepreneur follows the physical distancing rules with a new delivery system to help with spring planting.

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Some African countries may face 'huge peak' in coronavirus cases 'very soon,' WHO warns

Some African countries could see a peak in coronavirus cases in the coming weeks, and testing should be urgently increased in the region, World Health Organization officials said Thursday.

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USS Theodore Roosevelt now has over 400 confirmed coronavirus cases

A sailor from the aircraft carrier Theodore Roosevelt was admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU) in Guam after testing positive for the coronavirus last month, the U.S. navy said on Thursday, as the number of coronavirus cases on the ship jumped to over 400.

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Boris Johnson 'continues to improve' in hospital, British government says

Britons braced Thursday for several more weeks in lockdown as Prime Minister Boris Johnson remained stable in a London hospital after three nights in intensive care for treatment of his coronavirus infection.

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Coronavirus: What's happening in Canada and the world on Thursday

Quebec's premier says all residents and staff at long-term care facilities will be tested for COVID-19 as the hard-hit province tries to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus, which has caused deadly outbreaks at several nursing homes across the country. Here's a look at what's happening in Canada and around the world on Thursday.

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Atomic bomb tests help reveal age of world's biggest fish

Scientists have figured out how to calculate the age of whale sharks — Earth's largest fish — with some guidance from the radioactive fallout spawned by Cold War-era atomic bomb testing.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/whale-shark-age-1.5527330?cmp=rss

'Eerily quiet': How California's early action against COVID-19 delayed the surge at hospitals

Since the pandemic began, California hospitals have been preparing for an influx of COVID-19 patients — the dreaded surge. It has yet to arrive. Evidence is mounting that the state's early action — including the first statewide stay-at-home order in the U.S. — helped slow the spread.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/covid-19-california-stay-at-home-pandemic-1.5525810?cmp=rss

How a pandemic struck a British PM and changed the world. No, not this one

Boris Johnson isn't the first British PM hospitalized by the largest pandemic of his century. In 1918, the Spanish flu sickened and killed a staggering array of world leaders, and shaped the future politics of India, South Africa, the Soviet Union and perhaps every country involved in the Second World War.

source https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/spanish-flu-politics-1.5527145?cmp=rss

Saudi officials announce Yemen ceasefire amid pandemic

The Saudi-led coalition fighting the Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen has announced that its forces will begin a cease-fire starting Thursday

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