Hello and welcome to Al Jazeera’s continued coverage of the coronavirus pandemic. I am Kate Mayberry in Kuala Lumpur. From the skeptic of masks to the advocate of facial coatings: After months of minimizing their use, US President Donald Trump has told Americans to wear masks because they “have an …
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EU leaders have reached a pre-dawn agreement on a massive post-pandemic economic recovery plan. The Australian state of Victoria reported 374 new cases of coronavirus and three deaths on Tuesday as it prepares to make the use of masks mandatory. Scientists at the University of Oxford say their experimental coronavirus …
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The World Health Organization (WHO) sounded the alarm Monday over the spread of COVID-19 in Africa, warning that increasing numbers in South Africa could be a “precursor” to outbreaks across the continent. “I am very concerned at the moment that we are beginning to see an acceleration of the disease …
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PARIS (Reuters) – Parisians on their way to the opening of Paris Plages, the annual transformation of sections of the Seine River into man-made beaches, came across a new attraction on Saturday: the COVID-19 test centers. A number of indicators across the country, including the French capital, have suggested that …
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A health worker explains to a man how to lie down to collect a swab sample during the coronavirus disease screening test (COVID-19), at a test drive site in Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, July 17 2020. REUTERS / Jose Luis González (Reuters) – The World Health Organization reported a record increase …
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