Hong Kong coaches struggle to survive amid Covid-19 pandemic
Fencing coach Wong Tsan and badminton’s Jenny Siu have seen business drop to zero, with sports sect…
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Letters | Give people under quarantine a chance to work out outdoors
Letters | Give people under quarantine a chance to work out outdoors
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Most Hongkongers unhappy with official Covid-19 response, Post poll shows
Overwhelming majority of respondents say they, not the city government, will deserve credit if Covi…
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US sees mitigation measures working, but warns of onslaught for next 2 weeks
Models show US death toll rising to as many as 240,000 as coronavirus enters its deadliest period, …
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Coronavirus patient’s prolonged mild illness may point to mutation
Chinese researchers observe rare case of a potential ‘chronic infected patient’, pointing to the po…
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Billionaires and funds race to delist firms as coronavirus hits stock prices
Asian tycoons and private equity funds are driving privatisation bids at the same pace as when stoc…
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Brentwood Police help give 6-year-old boy shelter-at-home birthday party
BRENTWOOD, Calif., (KRON) — Due to the COVID-19 pandemic all social gatherings were prohibited to s…
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East Bay animal shelters work to curb overcrowding amid COVID-19 pandemic
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, Calif. (KRON) – East Bay animal shelters are concerned about a sharp rise in C…
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Gov. Newsom: Over 1,600 COVID-19 patients hospitalized, anticipates surge mid-May
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (KRON) – Hospitalization rates and the number of patients in intensive care for …
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New York City coronavirus death toll surpasses 1,000 | The Hill: Healthcare Policy
New York City’s death toll from the coronavirus topped 1,000 on Tuesday, a grim milestone as the ci…
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14 things to know for today about coronavirus | The Hill: Healthcare Policy
The United States officially crossed China’s death toll from coronavirus, a grim milestone, althoug…
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Letters | Three points to ponder on resitting university entrance exam
Letters | Three points to ponder on resitting university entrance exam
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Chinese lessons for the West on coping with a coronavirus lockdown
Fitness challenges, learning to cook, taking online courses, using the time for self-reflection – C…
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British boy, 13, dies in London after testing positive for coronavirus
Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab, believed to be country’s youngest pandemic fatality, had no underlying i…
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Letters | Why I’m impressed with Hong Kong’s quarantine protocol
A truly helpful hotline, quick turnaround for incoming passengers at the airport and specimen colle…
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Traffic disappears from Los Angeles amid coronavirus lockdowns
Los Angeles’ efforts to fight the coronavirus has had a visible impact on one of the city’s most de…
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Doctors on China’s frontline tell of race to respond to coronavirus
One doctor in Wuhan describes the emotional toll of trying to care for Covid-19 patients and warns …
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Singapore home prices set for first drop since 2016 as recession looms
Singapore’s home prices are poised to fall for the first time in four years as the global coronavir…
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‘No shortage of rice’, but please stop hoarding
As images of empty rice sections in supermarkets traverse the world, industry experts calm fears ov…
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UN chief calls pandemic worst crisis since World War II
At launch of report on socioeconomic impact of Covid-19, Secretary General Antonio Guterres says pa…
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How US game of baseball became a national Japanese pastime
Introduced to Japan in 1871, baseball became the country’s first team sport and is now spoken of as…
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California schools likely to remain closed for rest of academic year, superintendent says
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. (KRON) — California schools will likely remained closed for the rest of the a…
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‘Coronavirus: Facts Not Fear’ evening update – March 31, 2020
(WPRI/NEXSTAR) — As the nation finds itself deep in the throes of a pandemic, Nexstar stations from…
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Trump Suggests Lack of Testing Is No Longer a Problem. Governors Disagree.
The president said on a conference call that he had not “heard about testing in weeks.” source ht…
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Pelosi Floats New Stimulus Plan: Rolling Back SALT Cap
A proposal to retroactively lift a limit on state and local tax deductions would largely funnel mon…
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Texas Abortion Clinics Can Keep Operating, Judge Rules
A Texas order said abortion was a nonessential medical procedure that had to be delayed because of …
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Congress Just Spent $2 Trillion on Coronavirus Relief. It’s Eying More.
With the $2 trillion economic stimulus just signed into law on Friday, Washington is already consid…
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Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today
Three in four Americans are under instruction to stay home, and federal guidelines will be extended…
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Coronavirus Pandemic Hobbles World Antidoping Efforts
Collectors of biological samples can’t do their work in the expanding global lockdown, making it di…
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Are Democrats Cool on Biden?
Republicans are more excited to vote for President Trump than Democrats are for their likely nomine…
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New York Attorney General Looks Into Zoom’s Privacy Practices
As the videoconferencing platform’s popularity has surged, Zoom has scrambled to address a series o…
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U.S. Retail Crisis Deepens as Hundreds of Thousands Lose Work
Furloughs by Macy’s and Gap will affect the majority of their work forces, and show how the pandemi…
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Zororo Makamba, 30, Dies; Zimbabwean Television Host,
His death from the coronavirus was the first to be recorded in his southern African nation. sourc…
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Bias against Asian-Americans raises risk treatment won’t be sought, doctor says
‘Those who are likely to be ill, they might delay seeking testing or care,’ a Harvard Medical Schoo…
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How North Korea could benefit from the coronavirus
As China and South Korea deal with the virus pandemic, North Korea appears to be free of infection.…
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Letters | In city under siege, can police force rise to repair image?
The arrest of a district councillor in the small hours is not in the spirit of ethical policing. Po…
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Social distancing could save millions of lives, study says
Researchers from Imperial College in London say that without steps such as social distancing Covid-…
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Coronavirus: Japan weighs Tokyo lockdown, Wagyu beef coupons
Japan’s government has dismissed calls for a state of emergency, as it works on a stimulus package …
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South African policeman arrested for killing man who broke lockdown rules
Victim was fatally shot after officers followed him from bar to house, watchdog says; three childre…
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China’s housing market rebounds as sales triple on pent-up demand
China’s housing market is staging a revival as more sales offices reopen across the country followi…
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Mexico president flouts virus protocol to shake hands with El Chapo’s mum
‘I’m not a robot’, says López Obrador, adding it would have been disrespectful to reject gesture fr…
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Justice going digital: Travis County courts conduct first virtual plea hearing
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The criminal justice system is a hands-on place. “We’re leaning over the bench to …
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1,200 gatherings reported in the past month for having too many people
AUSTIN (KXAN) — The most recent numbers from Austin 3-1-1 show that in less than a month, more than…
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Crossing from Louisiana into Texas for coronavirus response? This form might help you
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Texas authorities have published a form to aid in the process of identifying who…
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Travis County: No employees positive for COVID-19, new inmates being quarantined
TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — On Monday, the Travis County Sheriff’s Office gave several updates re…
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Letter to City: Austin doctors feel uninformed, ask for isolation facility
AUSTIN (KXAN) — More than 100 local doctors signed and sent an open letter to City of Austin and Tr…
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Joe Diffie, Grammy-Winning Country Music Star, Dies at 61
He was known for his ballads and honky-tonk singles, like “Home” and “Pickup Man.” On Friday, he an…
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Drugmakers fight for freight space as coronavirus grounds flights
For supply-chain managers charged with making sure medicines reach patients amid rapidly shrinking …
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Prosecutor: Man charged with felonies for claiming to spread COVID-19 to shopping carts, police car
FLINT, Mich. (NEXSTAR) – A 26-year-old Michigan man claiming to have coronavirus faces multiple fel…
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Austin YouTube yoga star Adriene Mishler on caring for your whole self during isolation
Austin (KXAN) — People in the U.S. and across the globe continue to “self isolate” or are placed in…
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‘Group of Local Vigilantes’ Try to Forcibly Quarantine Out-of-Towners, Officials Say
A group of residents from an island town in Maine cut down a tree and dragged it into the middle of…
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Trump Extends Social Distancing Guidelines Through End of April
The president, facing grim figures from his health advisers, starkly reversed an earlier upbeat ass…
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Coronavirus fears have students planning resits for exams they have not taken yet
For many success or failure in Diploma of Secondary Education will decide their whole future, and w…
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Experts disagree on threat posed by asymptomatic coronavirus carriers
Although people who don’t show symptoms are ‘very infective’, there’s probably not very many of the…
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Philippines apologises for saying Chinese test kits were inaccurate
Products donated by Beijing ‘on a par’ with those provided by the World Health Organisation, health…
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US social distancing guidelines extended until the end of April
US President Donald Trump says the death toll from the virus is likely to continue to climb for ano…
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Letters | Filial piety lies in how well we take care of ourselves.
While little is known about the afterlife, it can surely be said that ancestors would always desire…
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Country singer Joe Diffie dies of coronavirus complications
NEW YORK (AP) — Country singer Joe Diffie, who had a string of hits in the 1990s with chart-topping…
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New York state surpasses 1,000 coronavirus deaths
NEW YORK (AP) — New York state surpassed a grim milestone Sunday as its death toll from the coronav…
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Health insurers Cigna, Humana waive out-of-pocket costs for coronavirus treatment | The Hill: Healthcare Policy
Two major U.S. health insurers, Cigna and Humana, are waiving all out-of-pocket costs for coronavir…
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Trump Said He Was the President of Manufacturing. Then Disaster Struck.
For a leader who has embraced the language of a wartime president, it is as if the Pentagon asked f…
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A City Hunkered Down to Survive an Outbreak. That Helped in a Tornado, Too.
Jonesboro, Ark., came through a devastating tornado without any deaths, partly because businesses w…
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Coronavirus Slowdown in Seattle Suggests Restrictions Are Working
Officials in Washington State worry that their gains are precarious, but they see evidence that con…
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Restaurant chains close outlets, cut timings to contain coronavirus
As listed restaurant chains follow government measures to control the Covid-19 outbreak, it will on…
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Coronavirus shutdowns in South Korea leave working class reeling
Amid nationwide containment measures, small businesses and working-class people are battling to mak…
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Letters | Four ways MPF can step up during Hong Kong’s Covid-19 crisis
As both individuals and employers come under increased financial pressure due to the impact of Covi…
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Psychiatrists go online to improve mental health amid coronavirus pandemic
Patients, medical staff and even those not infected by Covid-19 are experiencing mental health prob…
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Letters | China’s role in virus war reveals West’s existential crisis
Letters | China’s role in virus war reveals West’s existential crisis
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Texas to receive nearly $237 million in federal assistance for COVID-19 pandemic
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas will receive nearly $237 million in federal grant money to assist the state d…
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Gov. Greg Abbott waives regulations for licensing advanced practice registered nurses
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Gov. Greg Abbott waived some regulations for advanced practice registered nurses, m…
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Stanford medical students collect PPE for health care workers
PALO ALTO, Calif. (KRON) — Stanford medical students are doing their part to collect personal prote…
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New York Knicks owner tests positive for coronavirus | The Hill: Healthcare Policy
James Dolan, owner of the New York Knicks tested positive for coronavirus, the organization's p…
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James L. Dolan, the Knicks Owner, Tests Positive for the Coronavirus
Dolan is the first N.B.A. owner to publicly confirm source https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/28/spo…
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U.S. Civil Rights Office Rejects Rationing Medical Care Based on Disability, Age
Medical providers must not engage in “ruthless utilitarianism” in deciding who gets lifesaving trea…
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New research may point to possible role of children in coronavirus spread
Covid-19 symptoms tend to be milder in kids, according to studies in Zhejiang and Wuhan, with asymp…
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For Malaysia’s new leader Muhyiddin, Covid-19 is a deadly litmus test
Coming into power at the same time as the coronavirus doesn’t sound like good fortune, but for Muhy…
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Canadian PM’s wife has recovered from coronavirus illness
TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s wife said Saturday that she has recovered f…
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Trump says quarantine of New York, New Jersey and Connecticut ‘will not be necessary’
NORFOLK, Va. (AP) — President Donald Trump backed away from calling for a quarantine for coronaviru…
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Letters | Will coronavirus crisis see world the fail Rohingya again?
In addition to providing medical support, testing kits, data and funding at this critical time, the…
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A fashion awakening for Vogue China editor’s daughter
Mark Graham, husband of Vogue China editor-in-chief Angelica Cheung, explains how daughter Hayley’s…
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Coronavirus: Hongkongers do their bit to put smiles on faces of needy
Some hand out masks and rice among the city’s most vulnerable, while others help churches in commun…
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How Much Should the Public Know About Who Has the Coronavirus?
Amid calls for more transparency, a debate is raging among public health experts over how much data…
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Letters | Looking forward to medical workers’ response to UK inquiry
Letters | Looking forward to medical workers’ response to UK inquiry
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Life as a coronavirus patient in Wuhan during its darkest hour
A teacher’s story in the first of a series exploring the experiences of Covid-19 survivors from aro…
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Burnet County has 1 COVID-19 case
BURNET COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — This story has the latest information on COVID-19 cases in Burnet Cou…
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Austin 311 sees increase in calls related to COVID-19
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Austin 3-1-1 has seen an increase in calls related to COVID-19 during the pandemic.…
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Confirmed coronavirus deaths in US hit 2,000, doubling in two days | The Hill: Healthcare Policy
The amount of coronavirus-related deaths in the U.S. passed 2,000 Saturday, a number that reflects …
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Figuring Out Home Schooling in the Age of Coronavirus
Two journalists, with five children between them, discuss what life is like with schools closed and…
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FEMA Says at Least 7 People at the Disaster Agency Have the Coronavirus
Union officials at FEMA say they would like to know where they work in order to warn other employee…
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Australia’s coronavirus-hit economy: is it going down, under?
High household debt and a reliance on Chinese demand for its exports leave Canberra acutely vulnera…
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FDA clears test to detect coronavirus in 5 minutes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared a new rapid test from Abbott La…
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