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The Department of Health and Social Care has confirmed that as of 5:00pm on 31 March, of those treated in hospital in the UK who tested positive for coronavirus, 2,352 had died. This is an increase of 563 from the 1,789 deaths reported the day before. As of 9:00AM on…
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A man who had been exposed to the novel coronavirus and who was displaying symptoms of the illness reportedly hid this information from the staff at a New York hospital so he could join his expectant wife in the maternity center, Insider reports. The husband only confessed once his wife…
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An ICU nurse on the frontline against COVID-19 has spoken out helping the wife of a 35-year-old coronavirus victim with no underlying health conditions FaceTime with her dead husband. This comes as healthcare professionals around the world are putting their lives on the line to battle the global pandemic, witnessing…
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The king of Thailand has allegedly been self-isolating in a luxury hotel in Bavaria, Germany with a sizable entourage - which includes a harem of 20 "concubines", The Independent reports. Despite social distancing and lockdown measures in the country meaning the hotel, like other hotels, should have closed down -…
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A single mother of six was who lost her battle with COVID-19 was forced to say goodbye to her family over a walkie-talkie, in an effort to maintain social-distancing measures, BuzzFeed News reports. Sundee Rutter, a 42-year-old stage 4 breast cancer survivor, sadly succumbed to the novel coronavirus on March…
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Over 100,000 people have signed a petition calling for an end to President Donald Trump's live briefings on the coronavirus pandemic. The petition, which has been published on the website MoveOn.org, is asking American news outlets such as CNN, ABC, CBS NBC, NPR, and Fox News to drop their coverage…
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Approximately 200 convicts in Northern Ireland are due to be released to help ease the pressure on the prison system during the coronavirus pandemic. Per a report by British newspaper The Metro, around 7.5 per cent of Northern Ireland’s roughly 1,500-person-strong prison population will be released early, provided they are…
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The pastor of a Florida megachurch has been charged with defying coronavirus stay-at-home orders. According to authorities, the pastor was charged with holding prayer services in violation of public health orders. Hillsborough County Sheriff Chad Chronister said that Rodney Howard-Browne, co-founder of the River at Tampa Bay Church, is accused of…
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With many countries currently practising self-isolation, social distancing, or in some form of lockdown, we're having to alter our habits in many areas of life. This, of course, includes in the workplace. With many of us currently working from home, day-to-day working routines have changed somewhat. Meetings, for instance, clearly…
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As reported by The Independent, another 393 people have died in the UK after contracting the novel coronavirus in the last 24 hours - taking the nation's total to 1,808. The largest jump came in England, where the NHS Trusts reported the deaths of 367 patients. A further ten death…
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Per the most recent numbers from the John Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center, the number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide has surpassed 800,000. At the time of writing, the total number of confirmed cases stands at 800,049. There have been 37,878 confirmed deaths, and 170,325 confirmed recoveries, according to the…
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Per The Independent, Spain's health minister has confirmed that the country's death toll from COVID-19 has increased by another 849 from Monday's figures - the nation's biggest jump in a 24-hour period. The number of lives lost from the disease now totals 8,189. The number of confirmed cases of the…
