Coronavirus Update April 21
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Second COVID-19 wave in the U.S. could be worse, CDC chief warnsCDC Director Robert Redfield told the Washington Post in an interview that the second wave could be worse due to its likely arrival at the start of flu season.HealthApr 21, 2020
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Coronavirus: Netflix adds 16M subscribers worldwide amid COVID-19 pandemicThe new customers, which were added during the first three months of the year, helped cement its status as one of the world's most essential services in times of isolation or crisis.WorldApr 21, 2020
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Trump’s U.S. immigration suspension bars new green cards but not temporary visasTrump said he would be placing a 60-day pause on the issuance of green cards in an effort to limit competition for jobs in a U.S. economy wrecked by the coronavirus.WorldApr 21, 2020
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Canada reports 148 new coronavirus deaths as cases top 38,000The new numbers also count at least 13,100 recoveries from the virus and over 598,000 tests.CanadaApr 21, 2020
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U.S. Senate approves near $500B COVID-19 aid package for business, healthcareThe package, which will replenish a small business payroll fund and provide new money for hospitals and testing, will now go to the House.WorldApr 21, 2020
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Coronavirus: 3M files lawsuit against Canadian firm accused of price gouging N95 masksThe lawsuit alleges that Caonic Systems Inc. set up a web domain on the e-commerce platform Shopify to sell masks it claimed had been made by 3M in Singapore and the United Kingdom.CanadaApr 21, 2020
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