Hello and welcome to Al Jazeera’s continued coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. I am Kate Mayberry in Kuala Lumpur. Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has been retested for coronavirus after showing symptoms of the disease, including fever. A group of more than 200 scientists urges the World Health Organization to recognize …
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Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta announced a gradual reopening of the country, with the resumption of international flights from August 1 and the lifting of internal travel restrictions. The move came on Monday as pressure increases to boost the country’s struggling economy after four months of coronavirus restrictions that have devastated …
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Chinese authorities arrested a law professor who published essays strongly criticizing President Xi Jinping for the coronavirus pandemic and accusing him of ruling “tyrannical,” according to his friends and colleagues. Xu Zhangrun, a rare outspoken critic of the government at China’s heavily censored academy, was removed from his home in …
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Israel ordered thousands of people to be quarantined after a contentious telephone surveillance program resumed, as Palestinians in the occupied West Bank came back to life under lockdown after an increase in coronavirus cases in both areas. A statement Sunday by Israel’s health ministry said “many” messages had been sent …
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Hello and welcome to Al Jazeera’s continued coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. I am Kate Mayberry in Kuala Lumpur. Texas authorities warn that hospitals in the U.S. state could be overwhelmed if coronavirus cases continue to rise. The border between the Australian states of Victoria and New South Wales will …
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