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Spain has been forced to transform an ice rink into a temporary morgue as the nation's death toll continues to climb. As of this writing, John Hopkins University states that the death toll in Spain as a result of COVID-19 has now hit 2,696. The Madrid regional president's office told…
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A video has gone viral on social media this week showing Ecuadorian officials blocking an airport runway. Officials has parked the trucks on the runway in order to stop a plane from Spain landing and evacuating Spanish nationals from the country, Reuters has reported. According to a report by Fox…
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Per BBC News, the organizers of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games have agreed to a one-year postponement of the event because of the global COVID-19 pandemic. Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Japan's Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said the International Olympic Committee had agreed to delay the global games, which were…
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A priest in Italy has sadly died after sacrificing the opportunity to use a respirator that his parishioners had bought him in favor of a younger patient who he didn't know. According to the BBC, Father Giuseppe Berardelli, 72, passed away in hospital in Lovere, Bergamo, located in Lombardy -…
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A father's gaffe has gone viral on social media this week, after he dropped off daughter his daughter off at school in her underwear. According to a report by NBC News, the mishap occurred when a dad named Brad Friedlander took his 3-year-old daughter, Brooklyn to her music class. Since…
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has declared that the UK will introduce stricter lockdown rules across the nation, telling people to say inside and "protect our NHS". During this evening's live address to the nation, the Prime Minister called the COVID-19 pandemic the "biggest threat this country has faced for…
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Manny Pacquiao has said that he's "not afraid to die" to help the Philippines battle coronavirus. The boxer began his political career a decade ago when he was elected to the Philippines' House of Representatives to represent the province of Sarangani. Then, in 2016, he was chosen to serve a…
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Now that the coronavirus has been declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization, millions of people have now gone into quarantine and stay indoors to prevent the spread of disease. There are no two ways about it: being stuck inside for weeks at a time (or months if necessary)…
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An Instagram influencer has been criticized harshly on social media this week for taking pictures of empty shelves at a supermarket during the coronavirus pandemic. Former Big Brother Australia contestant Skye Wheatley took to Instagram earlier this week, to post a picture of herself and her son posing for pictures…
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An irate Aldi shopper has been filmed coughing in a worker's face during a row at the checkout. The incident happened at a Mount Druitt supermarket in Sydney at the weekend. Needless to say, during the coronavirus pandemic, coughing has the ability to spread the deadly virus. Watch the moment…
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Per the John Hopkins University records, the COVID-19 pandemic has resulted in the loss of 15,328 lives, as of Monday, March 23. In addition, the number of confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus has now reached 350,536 people. Today, the US became the third worst-hit nation in the world, with…
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As of Monday morning, the number of confirmed cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus in the US hit 35,225, making it the nation with the third-highest number of infections in the world, as per John Hopkins University records. The US now ranks third behind Italy (with 59,138 confirmed cases) and China…
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US Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams has provided a warning to the US public that the COVID-19 crisis will get worse over the next seven days, and has held those refusing to self-isolate to blame. During his interview on the TODAY show Monday morning, Adams said: "I want America to…
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"Broken" doctors and nurses have been taking to social media and sharing pictures of their bruised faces as they "beg" people to heed social distancing advice. This comes as the number of confirmed cases of coronavirus has exceeded 339,000, per John Hopkins University, putting a strain on many health systems…
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As of this writing, John Hopkins University reports that there have been 339,645 confirmed cases of COVID-19 around the world, resulting in 14,717 deaths. Currently, the worst country to be hit by the outbreak is Italy, which has seen 5,476 people die as a result of the disease. Fortunately, though,…
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Disgraced movie mogul Harvey Weinstein has reportedly tested positive for coronavirus. The former director was jailed for 23 years earlier this month after being convicted of third-degree rape and first-degree sexual assault. He is currently serving his sentence at Wende Correctional Facility in western New York, where one prisoner has…
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A British landlord has come under fire after appearing to evict a paramedic tenant via text. Joseph Hoar, who works for the South Western Ambulance Service, decided to share the exchange on Twitter, causing hundreds to call out the controversial decision. In an afternoon text exchange, Hoar’s landlord explained that…
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The UK's secretary of state for health and social care has taken to social media to praise 4,000 retired nurses and 500 doctors who have signed up to help tackle the COVID-19 pandemic. Matt Hancock said he was "delighted" that such a large number of former healthcare professionals had responded…
