March 2020

New York residents urged to avoid travel as virus spreads

BEIJING — U.S. health authorities urged millions of residents of the New York City region to avoid non-essential travel due to surging coronavirus infections there as deaths in the United States and Europe rose and countries including Russia and Vietnam tightened travel and business restrictions. The advisory late Saturday came after the number of confirmed […]

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Coronavirus: Things will get worse, PM warns in letter to Britons

Image copyright PA Media Image caption The prime minister chaired Saturday morning’s Covid-19 meeting via video-link The prime minister has warned the coronavirus crisis will get worse before it gets better, in a letter being sent to every UK household. Boris Johnson, who is self-isolating after testing positive for Covid-19, says stricter restrictions could be

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Canadian PM’s wife has recovered from coronavirus illness

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s wife says she has recovered from being ill from COVID-19 disease caused by the new coronavirus By ROB GILLIES Associated Press March 29, 2020, 2:07 AM 2 min read 2 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article TORONTO — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s wife said Saturday that

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Dairy farmers ‘could go under’ despite milk demand rise

Image copyright Matthew Weaver Image caption Even farmers not contracted by Freshways are also affected, including Matthew Weaver, because Freshways’ prices are seen as a market standard Dairy farmers are warning they will go out of business because the price they are paid for milk has fallen, despite shortages in some supermarkets. The UK’s main

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What’s essential? In France: pastry, wine. In US: golf, guns

The coronavirus pandemic is defining for the globe what’s “essential” and what things we really can’t do without, even though we might not need them for survival. Attempting to slow the spread of the virus, authorities in many places are determining what shops and services can remain open. They’re also restricting citizens from leaving their

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