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AP NEWS
From the marbled halls of Italy to the wheat fields of Kansas, health authorities are increasingly warning that the question isn’t whether a second wave of coronavirus infections and deaths will...
Asia Times
Wednesday’s employment report by Automatic Data Processing showed the biggest decline on record for the month of April, with smaller businesses hit the worst. Businesses with fewer than 500 em…
The government misses its 100,000 per day testing target - with 69,463 tests provided in 24 hours.
A group of leading international researchers says coronavirus has already mutated into a second strain which appears to have spread faster and wider than the original one, potentially undermining efforts to create a vaccine.
The Covid-19 coronavorus has been spreading in people since late last year, a new genetic analysis shows.
RNZ
Bougainville is to start lifting restrictions imposed to try and stop Covid-19 from entering the autonomous region in PNG.
Asia Times
Global stocks mostly fell on Monday after US President Donald Trump sparked fears of a renewed trade war with China over its role in the coronavirus pandemic. Key eurozone markets lost more than 3.…
Jakarta officials have scoured the city for potential isolation houses to anticipate a lack of facilities, as the number of cases still climbs in the capital despite weak government claims of a leveling off in the rate of COVID-19 infections.
RNZ
The Cook Islands High Commissioner to New Zealand says anxieties, challenges and potential solutions are part of a Covid-19 scoping survey she hopes to wrap up this week.
DW.COM
A European Commission iniative has raised billions to develop a vaccine and treatments for the virus. Leaders said that any potential vaccine should be "available, accessible and affordable to all."
the Guardian
Open letter by photojournalist Sebastião Salgado and global figures warns disease could decimate indigenous peoples
the Guardian
UK PM says doctors had prepared to announce his death; Iran to reopen mosques on Monday; global cases near 3.5 million
Robots delivering meals, ghostly figures in hazmat suits and cameras pointed at front doors: China's methods to enforce coronavirus quarantines have looked like a sci-fi dystopia for legions of people.
The coronavirus pandemic may have slowed down in many parts of the country because of social distancing efforts but don't plan your parties, vacations or trips to the office just yet. Experts say the virus won't be a thing of the past any time soon.
The United States has by far the world's largest number of confirmed coronavirus cases and deaths.
The Food and Drug Administration authorises emergency use of the experimental anti-viral drug.
Science
In an exclusive interview, the face of America’s COVID-19 response cautions against the rush for states to reopen, and offers his tips for handling the pandemic's information deluge.
RNZ
Both the PNG and Solomon governments say they still have citizens stuck overseas because of the region's Covid-19 restrictions.
AP NEWS
BEIJING (AP) — Russia reported its highest one-day jump in new coronavirus infections as some other countries and U.S. states where numbers of cases are stabilizing allowed businesses and public...
Asia Times
Thanks, but no thanks. Really, we don’t need you. That was the response as China has refused repeated requests by the World Health Organization to take part in investigations into the origins…
NPR.org
Of more than 3.2 million confirmed cases of COVID-19 globally, more than a million people have recovered — including some 154,000 in the U.S.
DW.COM
A global fundraiser should secure €7.5 billion and this is "just the start," European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen told DW. She said the eventual treatment should be sold at a "fair and affordable price."
the Guardian
Russian prime minister diagnosed with coronavirus; Denmark says partial reopening has not led to bigger spread of infection; Spain assigns time slots for outdoor activities
The Trump administration is formulating a long-term plan to punish China on multiple fronts for the coronavirus pandemic, injecting a rancorous new element into a critical relationship already on a steep downward slide.
The loss in working hours due to the coronavirus pandemic means 1.6 billion workers may lose their livelihoods.