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Coronavirus: Sunny weather lockdown ‘being observed so far’

Image copyright Reuters Image caption Members of the public have been urged to stay at home during warmer weather this weekend People across the UK appear to be adhering to social distancing rules despite the temptation to go out in the sunny weather, Cabinet Office Minister Michael Gove has said. Police face “one of their […]

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Coronavirus and Paid Sick Leave: A Quarantined Uber Driver’s Quest

Zachary Frenette likes working as an Uber driver in Phoenix. He is a top-rated driver who often chats with his customers on their trips. During the outbreak of the coronavirus last month, business began to slow. Then, a possible exposure to the virus prompted Mr. Frenette, 29, to quarantine himself. Off the roads and worried

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Tajikistan soccer season opens, Istiklol wins Super Cup

Tajikistan has started a new soccer season April 4, 2020, 4:14 PM 3 min read DUSHANBE, Tajikistan — Tajikistan started a new soccer season on Saturday, joining a small group of countries around the world where play has continued despite the coronavirus pandemic. Istiklol Dushanbe retained the Central Asian nation’s season-opening Super Cup on Saturday

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Texas Governor Greg Abbott Is Trying to Lead in a Pandemic Without Picking Sides

“Abbott needed to provide a straightforward call to action that could be easily communicated to millions of Texans,” the editorial board of the Austin American-Statesman argued following Mr. Abbott’s executive order on Tuesday. “Instead,” they wrote, “he danced around with semantics.” If Texans have struggled to pin down Mr. Abbott’s view on the virus, their

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A mounting casualty of coronavirus crisis: Health care jobs

HARRISBURG, Pa. — Tens of thousands of medical workers across the United States are suddenly out of work as operating rooms and doctor’s offices go dark, casualties of urgent calls to prioritize coronavirus patients at overwhelmed hospitals and of the economic waves the crisis is churning. Even as hospitals scrounge for professionals from the industry

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