The Independent employs journalists from around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, consider a contribution. United States Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Stephen Hahn declined to endorse Donald Trump’s claim that 99 percent of Covid-19 cases in the United States are “totally harmless,” a Even …
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People visit Jacksonville Beach on July 4, 2020 in Jacksonville Beach, Florida. Photo by Sam Greenwood / Getty Images fake pictures Text size Here’s what you need to know about the coronavirus outbreak to navigate the markets today. • Duke Energy and Dominion Energy are finalizing plans to build a …
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A city in northern China sounded an alert Sunday after a suspected case of bubonic plague was reported, according to official media here. Bayannur, Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region, announced a Tier III pest prevention and control warning, state agency People’s Daily Online reported. The suspected bubonic plague case was reported …
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A staff member at a summer camp in Wayne County, Pennsylvania tested positive for COVID-19, days before the camp’s planned opening. A counselor at Camp Seneca Lake tested positive for coronavirus during orientation last week, before the children arrived. Despite this, the Honesdale, Pa., Based summer camp told parents it …
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In a story that shows that truth is often stranger than fiction, college students in Alabama have been throwing coronavirus parties where the goal is to see who will first become infected with the virus. City officials in Tuscaloosa, Alabama confirmed the existence of these parties earlier in the week. …
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