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One of the most subtly devastating side effects of the Coronavirus panic is the slow realization that most of us are actually pretty useless in a crisis. Despite calls to keep calm and rekindle the “Blitz spirit”, the sight of ransacked shelves and stressed shoppers has revealed that our natural…
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The adult pornographic website Pornhub is allegedly offering free access to all countries on lockdown during the coronavirus pandemic. According to the website's recently-publicized insights, daily traffic has steadily increased from Italian users from March 9, and has been up by 14% as of March 11th as the country has…
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Last night, California ordered its almost 40 million residents to stay at home, following in the footsteps of Italy, Denmark, Belgium, Spain, El Salvador, Peru, Malaysia, and France, who are currently in lockdown. Other governments across the globe are continuing to employ stricter regulations on civil liberties in a bid…
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Air pollution has reportedly plunged in New York City, as a result of the mass quarantining caused by the recent coronavirus pandemic. According to researchers at Columbia University, traffic levels in the city have dropped by a whopping 35% compared with 2019, and emissions of carbon monoxide have fallen by…
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Social distancing measures will need to be in place until "at least most of a year" in order to bring an end to the coronavirus pandemic, scientists have advised the UK government, per the Independent. Earlier this week, scientists put together a report stating that controlling the spread of the…
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The United States is extending its Tax Day from April 15 to July 15, the Treasury Secretary Steve Mnuchin announced on Twitter today (Friday, 20 March). According to Mr. Mnuchin, he was acting "at President Donald Trump's direction". The Treasury Secretary wrote: "At @realDonaldTrump’s direction, we are moving Tax Day…
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An Asian woman was subjected to a tirade of racist abuse on a train in New York City amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Elen Chen filmed the remarks after another man stepped in to defend her. In the footage, which has been circulating on social media, the man can be heard…
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Thirty-one people have tested positive for COVID-19 after attending a wedding in Stanwell Tops, in Australia's New South Wales earlier this month, news.com.au reports. A pregnant woman and a liberal senator were among the guests in attendance at the wedding on March 6. Both have since been infected with the…
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Alarming footage from Paris shows a woman being tackled to the ground by police for allegedly breaking nationwide lockdown measures, The Sun has reported. The video was posted to Twitter by user Amar Taoualit, who wrote the caption in French explaining that the woman allegedly did not have the correct…
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Many health systems around the world are struggling to deal with the number of patients requiring treatment for the coronavirus, with the most critical of cases requiring ventilators to treat the pneumonia-like illness. Now, Elon Musk has said that Tesla will make ventilators in the event of a shortage on…
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In the wake of the Spanish government imposing a nationwide lockdown in a bid to slow the spread of COVID-19, it appears that most citizens are abiding by the new measures and staying indoors. One person, however, was captured on camera by police, walking down the empty streets in a…
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Throughout the world, many people, particularly those in the service industries, are facing financial uncertainty as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Now, one landlord has suspended rent for his tenants during the pandemic and has taken to social media to encourage others to do the same. The landlord in…
