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US President Donald Trump recently suggested scarves as a protection option against COVID19. "In many cases, the scarf is better; it's thicker. I mean you can protect yourself" the President said. The NYC Mayor de Blasio also urged New Yorkers to cover their faces with scarves while outside. Health officials said that although scarves are not as effective as masks, it’s a good option if you can’t find N95 masks

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A country of 1.3 billion people is still under lockdown but the new cases are surging, the total number of COVID19 cases in India now stands at 3,082, more than Pakistan, Japan, and the Philippines. The total number of deaths reached 86, the highest number in South Asia. The country plans to show solidarity and unity on April 5 by turning off lights. Coronavirus cases worldwide topped 1.1 million

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France's traditional baccalaureate exams for high school students, founded under the reign of Napoleon Bonaparte in 1808, have been canceled for the first time in history, marking the severe disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic. Instead, education minister Jean-Michel Blanquer has stated that students will receive average marks based on the tests and homework they had been assigned throughout the year.

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The latest numbers from Reuters have shown that the total number of coronavirus cases worldwide has exceeded 1,040,000, with over 55,000 deaths. Cases continue to climb at an alarming rate in the US and Europe, with the global economy in a catastrophic plunge, drawing comparisons not to the 2008 financial crisis but world-changing events like the Great Depression and the World Wars.

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Zahara de la Sierra, a fortress town in Southern Spain announced a cutoff from the outer world on March 14, The mayor, 40-year-old Santiago Galván, decided to block all but one of the town's five entrances. Town had a long history as The Moors and Christians fought over it in medieval times. Since the outbreak in Spain, there has not been a single case in this town

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Faisal Khan, an experienced Technology blogger, and Founder of Technicity in Canada said that his routine hasn’t changed much due to COVID19. “ Since I was already working from home, the bigger picture hasn't changed much apart from the mental challenge of dealing with social distancing”. It becomes a little easier when you have family, he added: “I learned Patience, time management and that nothing should be taken for granted"

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In an article published Wednesday by The University of Calgary's School of Public Policy, it's claimed Russia has been "churning out propaganda that blames the West for creating the virus." The report's author, Sergey Sukhankin, said the state was propagating disinformation and conspiracy theories via social media accounts, fake news outlets, state-controlled media, pseudo-scientists and Russians living in the West.

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Mayor Bill de Blasio on Thursday said all New Yorkers should cover their nose and mouth when going outside amid the coronavirus pandemic. “These face coverings shouldn’t be seen as an invitation to come closer, they should actually be an indication to keep six feet’s distance,” said city health commissioner Dr. Oxiris Barbot.

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News that Chinese officials have ordered a county in central China back on lockdown has some questioning whether President Xi Jinping and the Communist Party took its coronavirus victory lap too soon and what that might mean for other countries using China's template.

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Trump on Wednesday said Iran or its proxies planned a sneak attack on American targets in Iraq, prompting the Iranian foreign minister, Javad Zarif, to hit back, tweeting: “Don’t be mislead by usual warmongers,” adding that “Iran has FRIENDS: No one can have MILLIONS of proxies.

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The Zaandam and the Rotterdam, which rendezvoused last week, were both given permission to disembark passengers at Port Everglades after days of negotiation with local officials who feared it would divert needed resources from a region that has seen a spike in COVID-19 cases. Holland America said the second group, which includes 26 symptomatic passengers who are not yet fit to travel, will remain on board the ship.

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More than a million cases of coronavirus have been registered globally, according to the latest figures from Johns Hopkins University - another grim milestone as the world grapples with the spreading pandemic. On Thursday, Spain said 950 people had died in the previous 24 hours - thought to be the highest number of deaths of any country in one day.

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If it is right to cough in the crook of the arm, then it cannot be wrong to breathe in the mouthguard. And take in air through it. It will not prevent viruses from entering if you have close contact with infected people. But it can reduce the likelihood of accidental infection. Mask production capacities are not sufficient enough worldwide. Therefore, keep your distance. It helps more than the mask

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The coronavirus death toll in Spain surged past 10,000 on Thursday after a record 950 deaths in 24 hours, with the number of confirmed cases passing the 110,000 marks, the government said. Global coronavirus cases jumped above 950,000 as death toll near 49,000

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For the third day in a row, the number of deaths caused in Spain by the COVID-19 infection has broken the daily record, rising by 950 over the course of 24 hours, making the total deaths in the country over 10,000. New infections in the country showed the slightest sign of decreasing, with 8,102 new infections bringing the total infected to 110,238.

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Unemployment claims in the US, which had already far surpassed the historic record with 3.28 million workers filing for unemployment benefits in a single week, have now skyrocketed to 6.65 million last week who filed for unemployment benefits. According to William Rodgers, former head of the US Department of Labor, unemployment in the US has gone from 3.5 to 17 percent in a matter of two weeks.

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Gita Ramjee, a world-renowned South African scientist died due to complications of the novel coronavirus. She dedicated her life to finding HIV prevention solutions for women. The largest number of people with HIV infection are living in South Africa. Death of Gita Ramjee came as a huge blow to the global fight against HIV. South is currently under a three-week lockdown in efforts to stop the coronavirus outbreak

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The new coronavirus pandemic has killed at least 45,719 people worldwide since its appearance in December in China, according to a tally by AFP from official sources on Wednesday at 1900 GMT.

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Nigeria Centre for Disease Control has confirmed 23 new cases of coronavirus. “Twenty-three new cases of #COVID19 have been reported in Nigeria; 9 in Lagos, 7 in the FCT, 5 in Akwa Ibom, 1 in Kaduna and 1 in Bauchi State,” NCDC said on Twitter on Wednesday night.

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Kenya’s president on Wednesday apologised for the violence meted out by police following the declaration of a nationwide curfew last week to curb the spread of coronavirus. “I want to apologise to all Kenyans for… some excesses that were conducted,” President Uhuru Kenyatta said in a live broadcast from State House, during which he also introduced two young Kenyan coronavirus survivors.

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Antonio Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General, has warned member nations that the COVID-19 pandemic could be the worst crisis the earth has faced since World War 2, stating that the economic impact of the pandemic will be unprecedented in recent memory and may trigger instability, volatility, and conflict across the globe, with the only mitigation option being for countries to stand together in combating the infection's spread.

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Masha Beetroot, Head of Communications at STICPAY, in Istanbul, says that her routine hasn't changed much due to coronavirus. “Mostly I work with reporters and journalists, now editors are preferring coronavirus related content, but nothing changed in our company as workload remained the same" we should not play the “Crisis management game” on COVID19. Capitalism is not working and a switch from scalable to local approach is inevitable, she added

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With Spain experiencing yet another record single-day increase in coronavirus death tolls of 864, the death toll in the country passed 9,000, pushing Europe's cumulative death toll beyond the 30,000 mark, with more than 800,000 confirmed coronavirus cases around the world and more than 40,000 people dead in total across the globe.

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The US Geological Survey has reported that a massive earthquake measuring 6.5 on the Richter scale recently hit the region north of Boise, the capital city of Idaho, an area with almost 2 million residents. No reports of injuries or significant damages have been received, though people have reported that the earthquake was severe enough that they heard it before they felt the tremors.

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A country of more than 1.3 billion people has entered the second week of lockdown, but the numbers keep rising as India reported the highest jump in COVID19 cases to date, a massive number of 240 new cases in less than 12 hours to push the overall cases to 1,637. The total number of deaths in India reached 38. Indian PM Modi faced criticism for his unprepared lockdown approach

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