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Italian cities see bicycle boom after COVID-19 lockdown
Italy has seen a surge in bicycle sales since the government ended its coronavirus lockdown as people steer clear of public transport and respond to…
U.S. bank profits plunge 70% on coronavirus loss provisioning
U.S. bank profits fell by 69.6% to $18.5 billion in the first quarter of 2020 from the year prior as banks felt the economic impact…
WHO: No time to take ‘foot off the pedal’ as coronavirus pandemic worsens
The COVID-19 pandemic is worsening globally, with more than 136,000 cases recorded on Sunday: the highest number in a single day, according to the World…
Is coronavirus pushing us towards a cashless society?
People have long hoarded banknotes in uncertain times, but the coronavirus pandemic may prove an exception: passed from person to person, cash is making people…
Covid-19: 2.2 million high-risk people in UK allowed outdoors from Monday
The more than 2 million people who have been ”shielding” from COVID-19 in England because they are deemed to be clinically extremely vulnerable will be…
We want money not medals, say protesting French health workers
Hundreds of healthcare workers demonstrated outside a hospital in Paris on Thursday to demand better pay and more resources for a public health sector on…
German doctors warn of second wave ahead of holiday season
Lockdown restrictions are continuing to ease as the European summer vacation season approaches. But as people gather on beaches and in bars, experts warn that…
More than 10,000 people to be recruited as Oxford vaccine enters its next trial phase
A possible vaccine for coronavirus being developed in the UK is ready to enter the next phases of clinical trials, researchers have said. Scientists at…
Coronavirus : U.S. unemployment surges to nearly 39 million
Corona pandemic shortly: Italy records 156 new deaths from coronavirus; France records 83 deaths UK says around 17% of people in London may have coronavirus…
Coronavirus impact on world’s indigenous, goes well beyond health threat
The COVID-19 pandemic is having a devastating impact on the world’s indigenous peoples that stretches well beyond the immediate threat to their health, the new…
Urban air quality improves as coronavirus empties U.S. highways -NOAA
U.S. air quality has improved since the coronavirus crisis emptied the roads of traffic, giving the country a futuristic glimpse of the clearer skies that…
’Urgency to act’ for sustainable development, greater than ever as coronavirus pandemic continues
As COVID-19 upends lives and livelihoods across the planet, the UN on Monday held a wide-ranging policy discussion stressing a range of multilateral solutions to…
Coronavirus: Obama calls US response ’chaotic disaster’
Former US President Barack Obama has strongly criticised his successor Donald Trump over his response to the coronavirus crisis. In a private call, he called…
World cannot return to ’business as usual’ after Covid-19, say mayors
Mayors from many of the world’s leading cities have warned there can be no return to “business as usual” in the aftermath of the coronavirus…
Pope says coronavirus vaccine must be shared worldwide
Pope Francis called on Sunday for international scientific cooperation to discover a vaccine for the coronavirus and said any successful vaccine should be made available…
India orders coronavirus tracing app for all workers
India has ordered all public and private sector employees use a government-backed contact tracing app and maintain social distancing in offices as it begins easing…
Not just hospitals: U.N. uncovers surprise tools needed to beat coronavirus
How countries cope with the new coronavirus depends on more than hospital beds and income levels, the United Nations said on Wednesday, highlighting forgotten…
’No evidence’ that recovering from Covid-19 gives people immunity, WHO says
The World Health Organization warned on Saturday that recovering from coronavirus may not protect people from reinfection as the death toll from the pandemic approached…
Coronavirus in Europe: Vaccine trials begin in UK and get green light in Germany
As countries across the world race to find a vaccine for the coronavirus, Germany has announced that researchers in the country are starting clinical trials…
Lifting lockdowns does not signal the end of COVID-19: WHO chief
The World Health Organization (WHO) has reiterated its stance on the lifting of lockdown measures aimed at protecting the public against the spread of COVID-19….
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