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20.10.2020 / 20:17

Nearly 300K excess US deaths since January, says CDC

The United States has seen around 300,000 more deaths than usual since late January, with two-thirds attributable to Covid-19 and the rest due to other causes, a US government study said today.

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UK test subjects could be exposed to Covid in January

Test subjects could be exposed to the new coronavirus in controlled settings from January in a bid to speed up vaccine development, UK officials have confirmed.

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Australia evacuates crew from coronavirus infected ship

Australian officials are evacuating workers from a Kuwaiti-flagged livestock ship docked off the country's west coast after at least half the 52 crew tested positive for Covid-19.

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Wales, Manchester facing further Covid-19 restrictions

Roughly six million people in the UK face tougher Covid-19 restrictions in the coming days as Wales and Manchester, the country's third largest city, mull additional restrictions as the outbreak of the virus accelerates.

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Italy announces stricter measures to counter virus

Italy has become the latest country to announce fresh curbs in response to its own snowballing second wave of Covid-19 contagion, after enduring Europe's first major outbreak earlier this year.

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Israel cautiously emerges from second virus lockdown

Israel has started cautiously emerging from a second coronavirus lockdown after a month of tight restrictions, reopening preschools, kindergartens, beaches and national parks, with numbers of new infections falling.

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Melbourne lifts two-hour limit on time spent outside

Restrictions in Australia's second-biggest city were eased slightly today following a steady decline in new coronavirus cases, but officials stopped short of ending a controversial "stay-at-home" rule.

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Global coronavirus death toll tops 1.1 million, latest tally shows

The total number of declared deaths from Covid-19 has passed 1.1 million around the world, according to a tally by the AFP news agency from official sources.

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New Covid-19 restrictions for Italy's Lombardy region

The Italian region of Lombardy, the first European epicentre of the coronavirus pandemic, has ordered all bars to shut at midnight tonight as it battles a second wave of the virus.

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Covid-19 case in Pope's Vatican residence

A man living in the same Vatican residence as Pope Francis has tested positive for Covid-19 and gone into isolation, the Vatican has revealed.

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Trump insists pandemic almost over, Biden says he did 'nothing'

US President Donald Trump delivered a combative defence at a town hall style event last night, while his Democratic rival Joe Biden - offering a glaring contrast in style in a rival town hall - accused him of doing "nothing" to end the pandemic.

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'Sweet 16' party becomes 'superspreader' event in New York

A 16th birthday party in New York state became a super-spreader event with dozens of attendees contracting coronavirus, according to officials.

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Harris pauses in-person campaign after staff member tests positive for Covid-19

US Democratic vice presidential nominee Kamala Harris has cancelled her travel plans after one of her staff members tested positive for Covid-19, the campaign said in a statement.

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French health minister's home searched in Covid probe

French police searched the home of Health Minister Olivier Véran on Thursday as part of an inquiry into the government's handling of the coronavirus crisis, his office said.

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Stricter measures set to be announced for London

London's mayor Sadiq Khan said he expects the government will announce later that the city will shortly move to stricter lockdown restrictions.

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Commission says EU governments unprepared for new virus surge

The European Commission has warned EU governments are unprepared for the new surge of Covid-19 infections and recommended common measures to roll out vaccines should they become available.

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Germany sees highest daily virus cases since pandemic began

New cases of coronavirus infections in Germany have soared to 6,638 in the past 24 hours, official data showed today, reaching a daily level not seen since the start of the pandemic.

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Trump's son Barron, 14, recovers after testing positive for Covid-19

President Donald Trump's teenage son Barron contracted Covid-19 after both his parents tested positive, First Lady Melania has revealed.

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France declares state of health emergency over Covid-19

The French government has declared a public health state of emergency, giving officials greater powers to impose new measures to contain the spread of Covid-19.

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Vaccine may not end pandemic due to fake news, warn scientists

Developing a working Covid-19 vaccine "might not be enough" to end the pandemic unless steps are taken to tackle coronavirus misinformation, scientists have warned.

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ICU units in Liverpool at 90% capacity, city in Tier 3 shutdown

Intensive care units in hospitals in Liverpool are more than 90% full, with the city soon expected to reach levels of bed occupancy seen during the first wave of Covid-19, a city council leader has said.

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European countries impose restrictions as virus surges

As Europe imposed new restrictions to try to stall a second coronavirus wave, hopes for vaccines suffered a blow with the suspension of two clinical trials in the United States.

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Dutch PM orders 'partial lockdown', all bars and cafes to close

The Netherlands will go into "partial lockdown" to curb one of Europe's biggest coronavirus surges, with all bars, cafes and restaurants to close, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte has said.

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Warning over ICU capacity as Covid cases rise in Paris

Hospitals in Paris could have up to 90% of intensive care beds taken up with Covid-19 patients as soon as next week.

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EU agrees common rules for virus travel restrictions

EU countries have agreed common criteria to coordinate coronavirus travel restrictions, in an effort to end the confusing patchwork of national rules that has developed during the pandemic.

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Peru's Machu Picchu reopens for one tourist stranded by Covid

Peru opened the Inca ruins of Machu Picchu for a single Japanese tourist after the World Heritage Site was closed for over seven months due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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Covid curfews on cities in France being considered

The French cabinet will meet today to discuss further measures to fight the coronavirus pandemic, including the possibility of imposing curfews.

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Johnson & Johnson pauses Covid vaccine trial as participant becomes ill

Johnson & Johnson has temporarily halted its Covid-19 vaccine trial because one of its participants had become sick, the company said.

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First Covid reinfection in US confirmed by researchers

Researchers in the US have reported the country's first confirmed case of coronavirus reinfection.

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Explained: What is a 'circuit breaker' lockdown?

There has been a lot of discussion about "circuit breaker lockdowns" and "circuit break restrictions" recently, but what are they and where do they come from?

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Austrian officials criticised over response to ski resort Covid outbreak

Local and federal authorities could have contained the spread of a coronavirus outbreak that infected thousands of tourists in two Austrian ski resorts, according to a new report.

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£10,000 fine after breach of virus rules reported at UK wedding

A man was fined £10,000 (around €11,000) after police allegedly found 80 guests at a wedding party in England where current regulations limit such gatherings to a max of 15 people.

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Italy to ban parties among new rules to curb Covid-19

Italy is set to ban private parties and limit the numbers of guests at weddings and funerals among new restrictions aimed at curbing a surge in coronavirus infections, according to a draft decree seen by Reuters.

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Covid remains infectious for 28 days on some surfaces - study

The virus that causes Covid-19 can survive on banknotes, glass and stainless steel for up to 28 days, much longer than the flu virus, according to a new study.

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Trump says he has fully recovered from Covid-19

US President Donald Trump has said he has fully recovered from Covid-19 and is not an infection risk for others, freeing him to return to holding big campaign rallies during the final weeks of the race for the White House.

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Expert warns Britain at 'tipping point' in coronavirus pandemic

Britain is at a "tipping point"in the coronavirus crisis and the country must act now to stop history repeating itself, the deputy chief medical officer for England said, urging people to follow the rules.

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Trump 'no longer considered a transmission risk' - WH doctor

US President Donald Trump is no longer contagious, nine days after being stopped in his tracks by Covid-19, his physician said in a statement released yesterday evening.

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Brazil's virus death toll passes 150,000 people

Brazil passed the bleak marker of 150,000 deaths from Covid-19, the health ministry said, as the rate of coronavirus infections continues to slow in the South American country.

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N Korea's Kim says no coronavirus cases in his country

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un wished coronavirus sufferers around the world good health at a military parade that defied the pandemic.

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Czech Republic considers lockdown as cases surge

The Czech Republic was facing the prospect of a lockdown as the growth in Covid-19 cases in the EU member reached a fourth straight daily record, according to data released today.

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EU agrees new 'traffic light' travel policy for tourists

European Union countries have agreed to adopt a common "traffic light" system for tourism travel during the pandemic.

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Spain declares emergency in Madrid to curb Covid-19

Spain's government has declared a state of emergency in the Madrid area to enforce a partial lockdown to curb rampant virus infections, overriding opposition from the regional authorities.

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WHO reports record one-day increase in global coronavirus cases

The World Health Organization reported a record one-day increase in global coronavirus cases with the total rising by 338,779 in 24 hours yesterday.

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President Trump cleared to resume public engagements this weekend

President Donald Trump should be able to resume "public engagements" from tomorrow, the White House physician has announced, saying the US leader has responded "extremely well" to Covid-19 treatment.

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Britain reports 17,540 new cases of Covid-19

The United Kingdom recorded 17,540 new daily cases of Covid-19, up from the 14,162 it reported yesterday, according to government data.

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Brazil coronavirus cases pass 5 million mark

Brazil has surpassed five million coronavirus infections and is approaching 150,000 deaths from the disease, amid optimism the virus is slowing in the hard-hit South American country.

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Isolated Mexican community learn of pandemic after rare foray online

An isolated Mennonite community in the deserts of northern Mexico has discovered that a pandemic has swept across the planet after timidly opening up to the outside world through the internet.

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Growing number of White House staff positive for Covid-19

A growing number of White House staff and senior Republicans have tested positive for Covid-19 since US President Donald Trump revealed last week that he had contracted the respiratory disease.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0