The Asian economy is expected to shrink this year “for the first time in memory,” said the International Monetary Fund, warning that the region could take several years to recover. The fund said in a blog post published Tuesday that the Asian economy is likely to contract 1.6% this year, …
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TThe World Health Organization backed down on its claim that the Chinese government alerted the United Nations agency to the coronavirus outbreak. The WHO quietly updated its “Timeline of the WHO Response to COVID-19” on Tuesday after the House Foreign Affairs Committee Republican meeting in mid-June. Interim report on the …
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The Trump administration is considering the use of a new strategy that will allow states to dramatically expand their testing capabilities as various areas seek to control coronavirus outbreaks. Public health officials have discussed the benefits of group testing in recent days, an approach that allows multiple samples to be …
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A paratrooper assigned to the 1st Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, prepares for an Airborne Operation at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, on May 7. Spc. Hubert Delany III | US Exercise WASHINGTON – The number of active-duty US military personnel infected with the coronavirus has more than doubled in …
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All right, stop. Vanilla Ice canceled her Austin concert this Friday after facing a backlash for trying to keep up with him despite mounting cases of COVID-19. The 52-year-old rapper (real name Rob Van Winkle) went to his social networks to share a video and announce that they will postpone …
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