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UK government extends virus lockdown by at least 3 weeks

Thursday, 16 April 2020, 19:35 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The British government announced Thursday that a nationwide lockdown imposed to slow the spread of the new coronavirus will remain in place for at least three more weeks, as health officials said the...

Economic pain from virus spreads as quickly as the pandemic

Thursday, 16 April 2020, 15:06 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Economic pain from the coronavirus pandemic deepened Thursday, as health authorities warned that returning to normal is a distant goal despite many leaders' hopes of reopening stores, factories,...

To love and to cherish: Nurse couple unites to fight virus

Thursday, 16 April 2020, 06:45 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Between surgeries one stressful morning, Ben Cayer and Mindy Brock — husband and wife, and fellow nurse anesthetists — peered through layers of protective gear, and locked eyes. It...

EU blasts Trump's WHO funding cut, fears it worsens pandemic

Wednesday, 15 April 2020, 15:15 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Nations around the world reacted with alarm Wednesday after President Donald Trump announced a halt to the sizable funding the United States sends to the World Health Organization. Health experts...

A year after blaze, Notre Dame restoration halted by virus

Wednesday, 15 April 2020, 08:46 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The Cathedral of Notre Dame stands crippled and alone, locked in a dangerous web of twisted scaffolding one year after a cataclysmic fire gutted its interior, toppled its famous spire and horrified...

Figures show hundreds of COVID-19 deaths in UK care homes

Wednesday, 15 April 2020, 07:03 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Leading British charities said the new coronavirus is causing “devastation” in the country’s nursing homes, as official statistics showed Tuesday that hundreds more people with...

Could old vaccines for other germs protect against Coronavirus?

Tuesday, 14 April 2020, 14:45 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

Scientists are dusting off some decades-old vaccines against other germs to see if they could provide a little stopgap protection against COVID-19 until a more precise shot arrives. It may sound...

UK accused of under-reporting senior virus deaths

Tuesday, 14 April 2020, 10:56 Last update: about 7 years ago Associated Press

The boss of one of Britain’s biggest nursing home operators says the number of reported coronavirus deaths among elderly residents is much higher than has been officially reported. The...

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