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No symptoms for 86% of lockdown COVID cases, UK study says
Oct 09, 2020 04:28People who were asymptomatic accounted for 86% of the people who tested positive for COVID-19 in a UK sample population during lockdown, a study showed on Thursday, meaning the current policy of testing people with symptoms might miss many cases.
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Kashmiris commemorate Arba’een
Oct 08, 2020 18:34Like previous years, Kashmiris have commemorated Arba’een, but this year, they have imposed some restrictions on the commemoration due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Afghans mark Arbaeen amid security threats, coronavirus pandemic
Oct 08, 2020 18:22This year, people in Afghanistan have preferred to mark Arba'een inside mosques, cultural centers and other religious sites due to serious concerns about security threats mainly coming from the Daesh terrorist group as well as the COVID-19 pandemic.
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COVID-19 infects 4,392, kills 239 people in Iran
Oct 08, 2020 11:17The daily count of COVID-19 infections in Iran reached 4,392 on Thursday, bringing the total cases to 488,236, according to the Health Ministry.
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Iraqis mark Arba’een in shadow of pandemic (2)
Oct 08, 2020 10:55While the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic has prevented foreign pilgrims from travelling to Iraq to mark this year’s Arba’een, local Iraqi people have attended processions in commemoration of the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Husain (AS).
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Iraqis mark Arba’een in shadow of pandemic (1)
Oct 08, 2020 10:44While the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic has prevented foreign pilgrims from travelling to Iraq to mark this year’s Arba’een, local Iraqi people have attended processions in commemoration of the 40th day after the martyrdom anniversary of Imam Husain (AS).
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Rich mostly fine but poorest 'completely crushed' after COVID-19 triggered 'most unequal' recession in modern US history
Oct 08, 2020 07:13A new analysis by the Washington Post found that the coronavirus recession has eliminated low-wage jobs at around eight times the rate of high-wage jobs. The analysis comes as the nation's economic metrics continue to show that there is no end in sight to the coronavirus recession, which has permanently wiped out millions of jobs and pushed countless Americans to or over the brink of financial ruin.
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US workers face long-term unemployment amid pandemic
Oct 08, 2020 07:09More than six months after the pandemic ravaged the US labor market, millions of Americans who are still unemployed are bracing for the possibility that the jobs they held before the crisis may not come back for years, if at all.
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UK to impose tough coronavirus-related restrictions at airports
Oct 08, 2020 05:23As the UK tries to contain a second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic, the government has once again turned its attention to ports of entry and international travelers.
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Chinese COVID-19 vaccine proves successful, WHO hopeful about unspecified vaccine
Oct 08, 2020 03:00Chinese scientists say an experimental coronavirus vaccine has proven safe, and the United Nations (UN) health agency has expressed hope for the mass production and distribution of billions of doses of vaccines to people across the globe by the end of the year.