Coronavirus World
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Global coronavirus cases have crossed 100 millionThe new milestone was reached just over a year after the coronavirus pandemic began, but experts have predicted the true tally is far higher.HealthJan 26, 2021
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A New Year’s Eve to forget: Countries bid farewell to pandemic-plagued 2020This New Year’s Eve is being celebrated like no other, with coronavirus pandemic restrictions limiting crowds and many people bidding farewell to a year they’d prefer to forget.WorldDec 31, 2020
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Coronavirus reversed a decade of progress helping world’s poor, minister saysAs welcome as a vaccine will be, it won't cure the damage the global COVID-19 pandemic inflicted over the course of this year.CanadaDec 19, 2020
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WHO chief self-isolates after contact tests positive for COVID-19The WHO director-general has been at the forefront of the global response to the coronavirus pandemic.WorldNov 2, 2020
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China, 25 other countries call on Western nations to lift sanctions amid coronavirusAmong the countries that backed the statement were half a dozen that face sanctions by the United States, European Union or other Western nations including Cuba, North Korea, Iran, Russia, Syria and Venezuela.WorldOct 6, 2020
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Coronavirus has stranded 25 people from Easter Island in Tahiti for 6 monthsMany arrived in March planning to stay for just a few weeks, but they got stuck when the virus swept across the globe and their flights back home were cancelled.WorldSep 25, 2020
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Wearing a mask may reduce how sick you get from coronavirusThe main benefit of face masks has been to protect others should you be infected and not know it, but new research points to the benefits being two-fold.HealthSep 24, 2020
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Finland using dogs trained to sniff out coronavirus at Helsinki AirportWhile researchers in several countries are also studying canines as coronavirus detectors, the Finnish trial is among the largest so far.WorldSep 23, 2020
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U.K. PM to urge people to work from home if they can as coronavirus cases spikeBoris Johnson will also order all pubs, bars, restaurants and other hospitality venues across England to start closing early.WorldSep 22, 2020
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U.K. headed for massive spike in coronavirus cases, top advisers warn"We have, in a very bad sense, literally turned a corner," after weeks of rising infections, said Chief Medical Officer Chris Whitty.WorldSep 21, 2020
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