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According to a survey by Freedom Debt Relief and Atomik Research, 41% of Americans believe that COVID-19 will have a huge negative financial impact. A significant proportion of Americans reported notable changes in their financial situations. 56% showed concerns about being able to feed themselves and their families, while 45% struggling to pay rent. Their view for the next six months is also bleak, as 41% expect to sell assets

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Early identification of coronavirus patients at risk of exacerbation to severe disease can lead to better management and optimal use of medical resources. Gong et al. (2020) have constructed a model for early identification of high-risk cases. They followed 372 non-severe patients for 15 days after admission in Wuhan and Guangdong, China, and found old age, and high serum lactate dehydrogenase, among other factors, to be associated with severe COVID-19.

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COVID-19 emerged in late 2019 in Wuhan, China, and has been spreading around the world since then. With a large number of individuals in US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) detention centers, the rapid spread of the infection and inadequate access to appropriate medical care has put them all at a huge risk. Rapid implementation of infection prevention and control measures is essential to the wider national public health response.

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When Denmark's children began heading back to elementary schools Wednesday, the country's prime minister was there to remind them to keep a safe distance from each other. In Norway, younger children will go back to school later this month. Governments will likely go through cycles of partially lifting restrictions, then reimposing them if infections spike.

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A Las Vegas nurse who contracted coronavirus while taking care of patients hit an important milestone in her recovery: getting discharged from the hospital.Staff at Southern Hills Hospital in Las Vegas arranged a special surprise for Bessy Angue, who nearly died from coronavirus complications, KTNV reported.She was wheeled out of the hospital while staff cheered for her.

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A tribute to the prime minister of New Zealand has gone horribly wrong, after a television presenter attempted to render Jacinda Ardern in cake form, and failed spectacularly. Laura Daniel said the common wisdom was “don’t bake your heroes” but she wanted to try anyway as the coronavirus lockdown dragged on.

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Guatemala's Health Minister Hugo Monroy says migrants deported back to Guatemala from the United States now account for a large number of COVID-19 cases in the country. Monroy made the statement on Tuesday as deportation flights resumed after a one-week suspension in the wake of the discovery of three cases of returned migrants infected with the virus.

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Mary Agyeiwaa Agyapong, 28, had worked for five years at Luton and Dunstable University Hospital, where she died on Sunday due to COVID19 but the baby survived. One former colleague said Ms Agyapong had "devoted her life to the NHS as a nurse".

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Secretary of State Mike Pompeo repeated his call Wednesday for the Chinese government to "open up" and share the full story of how the coronavirus pandemic began in the city of Wuhan. Host Martha MacCallum had asked Pompeo to react to an exclusive Fox News report that U.S. officials are increasingly confident the virus originated in a laboratory as part of a misbegotten Chinese effort.

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Bishop Gerald Glenn, the founder and pastor of New Deliverance Evangelistic Church in Chesterfield, Virginia, died Saturday night, church elder Bryan Nevers said in a video post on the church's Facebook page. “I firmly believe that God is larger than this dreaded virus,” Glenn told his congregation in a sermon that day, according to video of the service shared by WTVR.

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South Korea’s ruling party has won a landslide victory in national assembly elections, in what is being seen as an endorsement of President Moon Jae-in’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. But Moon’s response to the coronavirus outbreak has seen his approval rating jump from 41% in late January to 57%, according to Gallup polls.

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Heffke F. (2019) studied wage and employment data that cover millions of workers and their co-workers in Sweden from 2001-2010. He found that the value of what a person knows depends on who they work with. His study concludes that in order to earn high wages, it is insufficient to be highly skilled oneself; workers must also find co-workers with skills that complement their skills and not substitute

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The rapid spread of COVID-19 has called for people to acquire health information, and adapt their behavior at a fast pace. Zarocostas J. (2020) states that COVID-19 has shown that low health literacy is an underestimated problem globally. For communicable diseases like COVID-19, the risk of becoming infected is dependent on other people’s compliance with the guidelines. Therefore, health literacy and social responsibility are fundamental to fight this pandemic

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The Economist Intelligence Unit recently released a report in which they surveyed the worldwide cost of living, Singapore topped the list along with Hong Kong and a new entrant Osaka. The Japanese city replaced Paris to feature in the top 3. The survey evaluates the cost of over 160 goods and services in 133 cities around the world. New York City comes at number 4 followed by Paris

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Thousands of migrant workers in India are protesting against lockdown extension as they are left with no money, food, or promised Government aid. More than 1,000 workers gathered in Bandra, Mumbai defying coronavirus rules and protesting against the extension. Workers called for food and aid. Indian Government promised to support 800 million poor Indians but the recent incidents sparked anger among people across the country

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Coronavirus cases around the world jumped above 2 million on Wednesday morning in Asia. The global death toll stands at 126,758. US has the most COVID19 cases in the world with the total number of reported cases stands at 614,000. The country reported 2,129 fatalities on Tuesday, which takes the total number of fatalities in the country to 26,000

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As of April 15, 2020, schools have been suspended in 188 countries forcing 1.5 million children to sit at homes, according to UNESCO. For children with mental health needs, such closures mean a lack of access to the resources they have through schools. In a survey by YoungMinds of 2111 participants up to age 25 years with mental illness history, 83% claimed that the pandemic has made their conditions worse.

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Many countries are encouraging their public to stay at homes and limit gatherings as social distancing is an effective protective measure against COVID-19. A village in Indonesia has reportedly started using volunteers dressed as ghosts to scare people into social distancing. A keeper at a local mosque in the village told the Jakarta Post that the initiative worked. Indonesia so far has 4500 COVID-19 cases and 400 confirmed deaths.

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From a study of 1310 Spanish people with ages between 18-88 years, Baltar et al. (2020) find that being female, younger, having negative self-perceptions about aging, and more time exposed to news leads to high distress and loneliness during COVID-19. However, they also find that older adults with positive self-perceptions of aging seem to be more resilient during the outbreak.

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A recent statement from NIH called for surveillance of associations between COVID-19 case severity and substance use and smoking or vaping history. Experts in tobacco control and media reports have highlighted that smokers (including those who vape) are more vulnerable to COVID-19 infections or are more likely to develop serious complications if they contract COVID-19. However, more scientific evidence is needed to substantiate these claims.

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Hospitals in Moscow are flooded with patients as cases in Russia are rising at a rapid pace. The country surpassed 18,000 coronavirus cases, the total number of deaths stands at 148. A huge influx of patients has put a strain on hospitals in Moscow. Dozens of ambulances carrying coronavirus patients lined outside Moscow hospitals, an ambulance driver said he waited for 15 hours to drop off a patient

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A Brazilian woman has survived coronavirus, becoming the country’s oldest woman to survive the virus, according to a report Sunday. Gina Dal Colleto, age 97, was hospitalized on April 1 to Sao Paulo’s Vila Nova Star hotel -- and was released less than two weeks later, Reuters reported.

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Qatar has locked down tens of thousands of migrant workers in a crowded neighborhood, raising fears it will become a coronavirus hotbed. Now, the coronavirus pandemic has made matters worse, as migrants in Gulf States have found themselves locked down in cramped, unsanitary dorms, deprived of income and unable to return home because of travel restrictions.

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As the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and its allies came to an agreement on a record cut in oil production, U.S. President Donald Trump may have struck his "biggest and most complex deal," according to oil expert Dan Yergin.

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"We mourn the loss of the Sailor from USS Theodore Roosevelt who died today, and we stand alongside their family, loved ones, and shipmates as they grieve," said CNO Admiral Michael Gilday, Chief of Naval Operations.
The USS Theodore Roosevelt has now been in Guam for over two weeks since first docking on March 27.

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