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If one good thing has come out of the coronavirus crisis, it’s that health workers are rightly being heralded as the heroes they are. Across Europe this week, for instance, citizens have held spontaneous rounds of applauds to show their gratitude for the men and women risking their lives to…
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A generous man in Florida has been praised for leaving an eyewatering $10,000 tip at Skillets restaurant on Vanderbilt Beach Road, CBS reports. The patron, a regular at the restaurant, handed the money to the store's manager, requesting that each of the 20 employees receive $500 each. Per the Naples…
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A 30-year-old model with no underlying conditions was left gasping for breath in hospital after contracting coronavirus. She has now issued a warning urging other young people to take the pandemic seriously. Like many coronavirus victims, when Intan Clement, a French and Australian citizen living in Paris, first began to…
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Per statistics from the John Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center, the number of global deaths related to COVID-19 coronavirus has now surpassed 25,000. At the time of writing, 25,035 people have died, while the total number of confirmed cases stands at 553,244. 127,567 are currently reported to have recovered from…
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The UK health secretary, Matt Hancock, has tested positive for coronavirus. This comes after an earlier announcement from Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who tweeted that he had also tested positive for the virus. Matt Hancock wrote on Twitter; "Following medical advice, I was advised to test for #Coronavirus. I‘ve tested…
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The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Boris Johnson, has revealed that he has tested positive for coronavirus. He has said that he developed mild symptoms of the virus over the last 24 hours. A statement from the PM on Twitter reads; "Over the last 24 hours I have developed…
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The Ralph Lauren Corporate Foundation announced today that it will be donating $1o million to help those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic - adding to the list of fashion houses joining to fight against the coronavirus. The funds will reportedly be split across different initiatives, including the Emergency Assistance Foundation,…
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The incarcerated rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine has had a request to finish his prison sentence from home due to the coronavirus denied. According to legal documents obtained by TMZ, a judge has denied Tekashi's (real name Daniel Hernandez) request to leave prison early and complete the rest of his sentence while…
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The hole in Earth's ozone layer above Antarctica is continuing its recovery, leading to changes in atmospheric circulation, a study published on Nature.com has revealed. Per New Scientist, Antara Banerjee and colleagues used data from satellite observations and climate simulations to model changing wind patterns that are related to the…
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The UK Home Office has announced that police have been given the power to arrest people or fine people up to £960 ($1160 USD) if they are caught flouting the coronavirus lockdown rules in England. Per The Independent, the UK government has said that the unprecedented measures are necessary in…
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Prosecutors in the UK have warned that people who deliberately cough on emergency workers during the COVID-19 pandemic could be jailed for up to two years, according to the reporting from the Independent. The Crown Prosecutions Service (CPS) has said that coughing will be charged as an assault on an…
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The co-owner of Gerrity's Supermarket has spoken out on Facebook about how one store in Hanover Township, Pennsylvania, was forced to throw away "$35,000" of food after a woman "purposely coughed" on it. Taking to social media, Joe Fasula - the co-owner of the grocery store chain - spoke out…
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A Canadian restaurant has sparked outrage on social media for telling staff they are expected to show up, and not call in sick despite COVID-19 being officially declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization. The note from a Tim Hortons restaurant in the city of Edmonton, Alberta, stated: “For…
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Last week, 51-year-old Dawn Bilbrough - a critical care nurse for the UK's National Health Service (NHS) - went viral with her emotional plea to panic buyers after she was greeted with empty supermarket shelves following a "48-hour shift". Recording the emotional plea from her car, the healthcare worker's message…
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A New Jersey man has been arrested on a terror charge over an alleged supermarket cough incident during the coronavirus pandemic, NBC News reports. George Falcone, 50, of Freehold, was charged on Tuesday by the New Jersey attorney general for allegedly coughing on a Wegmans supermarket employee on Sunday, and…
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A woman in France has been slammed by parents after making a face mask using a diaper. This comes amid the global shortage of face masks caused by the coronavirus pandemic, which has resulted in the widespread panic buying of essential goods including tinned food, toilet roll, and diapers. Watch…
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As the coronavirus outbreak becomes increasingly drastic, some youngsters have been criticized for their response to it. Last week, for instance, one young man named Brady Sluder went viral after telling CBS News that he would continue partying in spite of the COVID-19 crisis. "If I get corona I’ll get…
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Barcelona great Lionel Messi has pledged a €1m donation to help fight coronavirus, it has been reported. Messi, who has spent his entire remarkable career with FC Barcelona, will split his donation between Hospital Clinic in Barcelona and another medical centre in his native Argentina, it is reported. “Leo Messi…
