New York sees another 777 deaths from coronavirus, worldwide death toll approaches 100,000
New York saw 777 new deaths. The worldwide death toll from the coronavirus closed in on 100,000 as Christians around the globe marked a Good Friday unlike any other — in front of computer screens instead of in church pews — and some countries tiptoed toward reopening segments of their battered economies. In some of the worst-hit countries, Italy and Spain, new infections, hospitalizations and deaths have been leveling off.
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UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson reportedly considering a shorter lockdown for two weeks to counter a resurgence in COVID-19 cases across the country. Plans to introduce stricter measures on the public come as daily new infections rise, with almost 4,000 new cases reported Sunday. The government’s chief medical officer, Professor Chris Whitty, is expected to give a briefing at 11 a.m. London time Monday
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India reports 83,000 new coronavirus cases
India reports 83,000 new coronavirus cases
India recorded 83,341 COVID-19 cases in the last 24 hours along with 1,096 deaths. India’s total coronavirus cases passed 3.9 million, now just behind Brazil with 4 million cases. The US topped the list with more than 6 million coronavirus cases. India’s case fatality rate of 1.75% is well below the global average of 3.3%, the ministry said. Experts have questioned whether some Indian states have undercounted deaths
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A white female professor who lied about being black
A white female professor who lied about being black
Jessica Krug, an associate professor at George Washington University, whose work primarily focuses on Africa and the African diaspora lied about being black and finally admitted that she was in fact a white Jewish woman from Kansas City. "I have built my life on a violent anti-Black lie, and I have lied in every breath I have taken," she wrote
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Singapore fights the biggest dengue outbreak in history
Singapore fights the biggest dengue outbreak in history
Singapore, a small southeast Asian country with a population of 5.7 million reported more than 26,000 dengue cases this year surpassing the previous annual record of around 22,000 in 2013 with four months to go. Twenty people have died of dengue this year. By comparison, only 27 people have died of the coronavirus in the city-state out of over 56,000 infections
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