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An elderly couple died holding hands last week after catching the highly infectious COVID-19 during their time on a cruise ship, their pastor said per the Metro. After reportedly passing away just six minutes apart, the pastor paid tribute to Jerry Austin Williamson and Frances Jewel Bond Williamson's 50-year marriage…
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The Carrollton Texas Police Department has taken to Facebook to confirm that they are looking for an 18-year-old teenager who shared a video to social media claiming to have COVID-19, and that she is "willingly spreading" it. Identified as Lorraine Maradiaga of Carrollton, posted a series of concerning and bizarre videos on…
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British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been taken into intensive care with coronavirus. This news comes after the leader of the Conservative party was diagnosed with COVID-19 on March 27. Earlier today, it was announced that he had been hospitalized and he took to Twitter to reveal that he was…
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A surgeon has taken to TikTok to explain why wearing gloves to the supermarket is a bad idea. In a now-viral video, Dr. Rangarajan of the National Health Service (NHS) explains that you could be doing more harm than good if you wear gloves in a bid to protect yourself…
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A police department in Louisiana has allegedly used the siren sound effect from the Purge movies to deter citizens from going out of doors during the coronavirus curfew measures. According to KATC News, a number of videos have leaked on social media showing police cruisers driving around after dark, blaring…
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A 104-year-old Italian grandmother had become the oldest woman to overcome coronavirus. Ada Zanusso, from Biella, started feeling unwell a week after Italy was placed into lockdown. Suffering from shortness of breath and vomiting, she was living in a care home where 21 residents have died from the virus, but…
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The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Boris Johnson has taken to Twitter to share an update with his followers and the country at large over his condition. His message comes after reports broke last night that he had been taken to hospital as a precautionary measure due to persistent…
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A British policeman has filled a helmet with water and thrown it over a barbecue after people allegedly defied lockdown orders to have a barbecue on a beach. The incident took place in Brighton, England. In a video of the occurrence which was posted to Twitter by Dave Strauss, officers…
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Per NBC News, at least two children have been hospitalized after consuming THC candy from a food bank in Utah, US. According to the publication, an 11-year-old and a five-year-old were taken to a hospital on Friday night after ingesting "Medicated Nerds Rope" candy, which was given to their families…
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The coronavirus pandemic means that people can only go outside if it's absolutely necessary. As a result, people are now having to adapt every aspect of their day to day lives to function as effectively as possible at home. Now, NASA astronauts have shared how they work out from the…
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A generous landlord in Brooklyn astonished his local community in the most heartwarming way after he canceled this month's rent for hundreds of tenants, NBC New York reports. At the end of the last month, Mario Salerno - who owns about 80 apartments with 200 tenants - posted a notice…
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A five-year-old has become the youngest person to die of the COVID-19 pandemic in England. The child was among 708 people who have died in the UK over the past 24 hours, bringing the total to 4,313, at the time of writing, per ITV news. Michael Gove paid tribute to…
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A new mother has opened up about her decision to name her newborn twins Corona and Covid to serve as a reminder of the ongoing pandemic, the Mirror reports. Preeti Verma named her baby boy Covid and her baby girl Corona following their birth at the Dr BR Ambedkar Memorial…
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A man who claimed to have coronavirus was arrested after coughing on FBI agents investigating him for hoarding surgical masks and other medical supplies, ABC7 reports. The US Attorney’s Office said earlier this week that Baruch Feldheim, 43, of Brooklyn, New York is facing charges of assault and making false…
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Dr. Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, claims that he ''doesn't understand'' why all 50 American states aren't under full lockdown in the midst of the global coronavirus pandemic. In a recent interview with CNN, America's top infectious disease expert appeared to bemoan…
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A university in Japan has come up with an ingenious way to conduct a graduation ceremony while adhering to social distancing guidelines amid the novel COVID-19 pandemic. Per the PR Times website, a graduation ceremony for students at the Business Breakthrough University took place at Hotel Grand Palace at Chiyoda,…
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Production of the popular Mexican beer brand Corona has halted amid the coronavirus outbreak. According to British tabloid newspaper The Daily Mail, Grupo Modelo (the brewery which brews Corona lager, as well as Modelo, and Pacífico) made the decision after a recent government order declared the company's business activities 'non-essential.'…
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A coronavirus patient has gone viral on social media this week, after writing an emotional message on the window of their hospital isolation room. Per the Daily Mirror, Nic Brown was recently rushed to the Cleveland Clinic after his COVID-19 symptoms worsened, was placed on a ventilator by staff at…
