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Govts. cautiously lifting lockdowns as COVID-19 deaths surpass quarter-of-a-million
May 05, 2020 10:33The world has started to cautiously reemerge from strict lockdowns and quarantines of the past few months, as deaths from the COVID-19 disease have surpassed a quarter of a million — 252,4800 — globally, and the global caseload now stands at 3,646,225.
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Coronavirus update: Global cases pass 3.4mn, curve flattening in some countries
May 03, 2020 10:56Worldwide, over 3,421,834 people have now been infected with the new coronavirus, which causes the respiratory disease COVID-19.
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Study finds protective masks can be effectively disinfected at home
May 01, 2020 08:47Researchers concluded that homemade masks and some medical masks can withstand simple disinfection without significantly reducing their effectiveness. A new study has found that disinfecting homemade masks by heating them may not significantly reduce their effectiveness — and that some medical masks can undergo this process and still be effective.
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Economic figures show grim toll in Europe and US from virus
May 01, 2020 07:28Bleak new figures Thursday underscored the worldwide economic pain inflicted by the coronavirus: The number of Americans filing for unemployment benefits has climbed past a staggering 30 million, while Europe’s economies have gone into an epic slide.
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3mn infected with coronavirus as world torn between economic reopening & lockdowns
Apr 28, 2020 10:52The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has now exceeded three million, while some countries are easing restrictions imposed to curb the spread of the disease caused by the new virus (COVID-19).
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Earth Day 2020: Nature is a beneficiary of coronavirus
Apr 23, 2020 08:41Human beings have put too much pressure on the Earth causing irreparable damage, however, with the onset of coronavirus outbreak, the planet seemed to prosper and relive the burden which was unprecedented over the past 50 years when the first Earth Day celebrated.
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Tough times for tourism, but UNWTO predicts holiday traffic will return
Apr 22, 2020 14:20Tourism may have been brought to a near-standstill by COVID-19, but the industry — which accounts for 10 percent of global GDP — finds itself in a unique position to help put the global economy back on its feet, once the pandemic has passed. That’s the view from the UN World Travel Organization (UNWTO), which is closely monitoring the new coronavirus crisis from its Madrid headquarters and collaborating with other UN agencies on ways to mitigate its impact.
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Europe must counter illegal US moves amid virus pandemic: President Rouhani
Apr 21, 2020 17:08President Hassan Rouhani has told the Spanish PM that Spain and the European Union in general should fulfill their duties and stand up to illegal US moves at a time that Washington’s economic terrorism have caused serious problems for the Iranian people in their fight against a new coronavirus outbreak.
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WHO says life with coronavirus must be considered new normal +World updates
Apr 21, 2020 13:02The World Health Organization (WHO) says life with the new coronavirus must be considered a new normal until vaccination or effective treatment is developed for the disease caused by the pathogen (COVID-19).
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US oil collapses to $11 as world awash with crude
Apr 20, 2020 13:53US oil prices dived to 22-year lows at just $11 Monday after crashing almost 40 percent in a market flooded with crude and slammed by evaporating demand in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.