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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…
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The legendary soul singer Bill Withers has died at the age of 81, it has been reported. Withers, who wrote iconic songs such as Ain't No Sunshine, Lean On Me and Lovely Day died as a result of heart complications according to a statement from his family. The statement reads;…
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An American World War Two veteran - who survived the Spanish flu pandemic back in 1918 - recently celebrated his 104th birthday days after recovering from the novel coronavirus in hospital, the Independent reports. Bill Lapschies - who lives in the Edward C Allworth Veterans’ Home in Lebanon Oregon -…
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Tiger King star Joe Exotic - real name Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage - has been placed in coronavirus isolation following a transfer from a previous prison that had suffered from an outbreak of COVID-19, his husband has confirmed. The announcement was made on Andy Cohen's SiriusXM show, where Dillon Passage revealed to…
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A train driver in the United Kingdom was filmed bodyslamming a teenage boy who allegedly assaulted a ticket inspector, the Metro reports. Witnesses on the South Western Railway train from Farnham to Ascot told how the boy was asked to leave the train by the inspector as he did not…
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A retired doctor in the United Kingdom who continued working part-time during the COVID-19 pandemic has sadly died from the disease, the Metro reports. Dr. Alfa Saadu, 68, had been helping out at the Queen Victoria Memorial Hospital in Welwyn, Hertfordshire, until his death. He passed away on Tuesday after…
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The coronavirus pandemic has led to strict government regulations in countries around the world. In many instances, this means staying indoors if you are not a key worker and only leaving for health reasons and groceries. It also means practicing social distancing in the event that you go do outside.…
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A college student has come up with an ingenious new face mask, specially designed to help deaf people cope with the coronavirus pandemic. According to a report by Lex 18 News, 21-year-old engineering student Ashley Lawrence, who is studying education for the deaf and hard-of-hearing at Eastern Kentucky University, has…
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A nurse has allegedly killed his doctor girlfriend "because he thought she gave him coronavirus." The incident took place in Sicily, where the couple had been drafted to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. Italy is currently the worst-hit country in the world by the pandemic, and John Hopkins University Coronavirus…
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A doctor has gone viral after an appearance on Fox News in which he was very forthright and direct about the government's handling of coronavirus - and specifically testing for the deadly disease. Dr. Rishi Desai, chief medical officer of the Osmosis website, was not having it when Fox News…
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Tom Hanks has paid tribute to Adam Schlesinger, the Fountains of Wayne singer who passed away from coronavirus, aged 52. Hanks, who also tested positive for COVID-19 several weeks ago, worked with the bass player back in 1996 when his song was picked as the title track for That Thing…
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The President of the Philippines, Rodrigo Duterte, has warned residents that the police and military have been told to "shoot dead" anyone "who creates trouble" during a month-long lockdown of Luzon - the largest and most populous island in the Philippines. Mr Duterte's address came after 21 residents of a…
