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All schools, colleges and childcare facilities in Ireland are set to be shut down tomorrow until the end of the month, the country's leader Leo Varadkar has said. Varadkar announced that the measures - aimed at combating the spread of coronavirus - will come into effect at 6pm today and…
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Per the BBC, President Donald Trump has announced a new set of sweeping travel restrictions from much of Europe to the United States, as coronavirus continues to spread. The "strong but necessary" restrictions do not apply to the United Kingdom, the BBC stated. President Trump announced the restrictions in an…
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A man wearing a coronavirus mask has been filmed licking his hands and wiping them over a subway in Belgium. The footage of the unidentified, allegedly intoxicated man was posted to Twitter on March 9. After the incident took place, the subway was forced into suspension so that it could…
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The World Health Organisation has officially declared the coronavirus to be a pandemic, after a large increase in the number of reported cases. In an official press statement, WHO chief Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: "WHO has been assessing this outbreak around the clock and we are deeply concerned both…
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A man has been freed from death row after 29 years, after new DNA evidence exonerated him of the crime he was originally accused of committing. According to a statement by the Innocence Project, Paul Hildwin was originally sentenced to death in 1985 for the murder of Vronzettie Cox. He…
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A 103-year-old coronavirus patient has recovered from the deadly disease following just six days of treatment in Wuhan, the Daily Mail reports. Zhang Guangfen, who has now taken the record for the oldest patient in China to fight COVID-19, was discharged from hospital on Tuesday. According to the publication, Dr.…
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Growing coronavirus fears have meant that people, in some instances, have been misguidedly stockpiling everyday essentials. Now, a video has gone viral on social media showing the moment Aldi shoppers descended on fresh supplies of toilet roll, stripping the shelves clean in a matter of minutes. The footage, which was…
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AirAsia is offering free seats to a variety of destinations in a bid to fill them during the coronavirus outbreak. The Malaysia-based airline has included six million seats to destinations including Australia, Thailand, Indonesia, and Singapore in its "Big Sale". The offer will begin this Sunday, March 15, and it will include seats available…
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A 100-year-old man has been discharged from a hospital in China after recovering from coronavirus, per state media, The Independent reports. The centenarian is the oldest person to recover after being diagnosed with the SARS-like virus, Xinhua news agency states. The man, who has only been identified by his surname,…
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A passenger has taken to Facebook to slam the airline EasyJet after she was left with horrific burns when a flight attendant dropped noodles on her. Debby Rogers took to EasyJet's Facebook page to complain that the airline had failed to respond to her complaint after she was allegedly scalded…
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The coronavirus, officially known as COVID-19, has swept across the globe after originating in Wuhan, China in December 2019, per the World Health Organisation. Believed to have originated in a fish market in Wuhan, the virus is zoonotic, meaning it can affect animals and humans alike. The first people diagnosed…
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Dramatic footage from onboard a Thai Airways plane has gone viral after showing a female Chinese passenger being tackled by flight attendants after she deliberately coughed on members of staff, the New York Post reports. The angsty passengers allegedly became upset over delays regarding coronavirus checks, according to reports, and…
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At the time of writing, the Financial Times reports that there have been 110,035 confirmed cases of coronavirus, with 3,825 deaths. Coronavirus has spread to more than 100 countries, which has caused "major disruption" across several industries, the FT reports. Per CNN, the number of cases in the United States…
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A maintenance worker at Disneyland Paris has tested positive for the coronavirus, the Daily Mail has reported. In a statement by the theme park, the resort is now checking on staff who have had any contact with the worker, who was diagnosed over the weekend. Despite the confirmed case, the…
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A formerly severely depressed man whose life was saved by a little girl who spoke to him and became his friend has died this week. According to a report by CBS News, back in 2016, Dan Peterson's mental health was at an all-time low following the death of his wife,…
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Last week, officials from Hong Kong's Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department revealed in a press release that the pet dog of a coronavirus patient in Hong Kong had tested positive for a "low level" of the deadly virus. After having it's oral and nasal cavities tested, the dog's results showed…
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There's no doubt that environmental activist Greta Thunberg is one of the most politically influential teenagers ever. Just a few years after she protested public apathy over climate change by forgoing school, she's managed to kickstart an entire social movement, been named TIME's Person of the Year for 2019, and…
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Apple has agreed to pay a settlement that could amount to $500m for slowing down older iPhone models. This comes after the company was fined more than $27 million for the admission. According to documents released on Friday in the US District Court in San Jose, California, per CNN, owners…
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