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Fourth construction worker at SoFi Stadium tests positive for coronavirus

Another construction worker at SoFi Stadium has tested positive for COVID-19, according to an internal email the lead contractor sent to trade partners Monday.




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Markazi: Why Dana White is staging UFC 249 amid coronavirus

Dana White is staging UFC 249 on Saturday night in Florida. It will be the first live major professional sports event in the U.S. in nearly two months.




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NFL is ready to call an audible or two if coronavirus forces schedule changes

While the 2020 NFL season faces some uncertainties because of the coronavirus, the league leaned on a familiar road map in constructing the season schedule.




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How are major sports leagues adjusting to the new normal of coronavirus?

A series examining the challenges major sports leagues, teams and athletes are facing amid the COVID-19 pandemic.




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16 explosive Corrie spoilers - from coronavirus storylines to murders exposed

From Geoff Metcalfe's comeuppance to David and Shona trying to fall back in love with one another, there's a lot that Corrie fans can get excited about...




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Coronation Street tragedy as Leanne and Steve's son diagnosed with grim disease

Coronation Street is set to tackle another hard-hitting storyline as Steve McDonald and Leanne Battersby's son Oliver is diagnosed with mitochondrial disorder




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Convalescent plasma trials begin for coronavirus treatment

Trials to treat COVID-19 using the blood plasma from those who have already recovered from the illness have begun.




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Roy Horn of famed Vegas act Siegfried & Roy dies at age 75 of coronavirus complications

Roy Horn of Siegfried & Roy, the duo whose extraordinary magic tricks astonished millions until Horn was critically injured in 2003 by one of the act's famed white tigers, has died. He was 75.




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A devastating diagnosis for Oliver Battersby on Coronation Street

Leanne and Steve are told their son has a life-threatening illness on Corrie




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LIVE updates as Grant Shapps holds UK daily coronavirus press conference

The Transport Secretary will lead Saturday's briefing




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Pangolins may possess evolutionary advantage against coronavirus

Pangolins lack two genes that function to sound the alarm when a virus enters the body, triggering an immune response in most other mammals. The findings from the Medical University of Vienna, Austria, are significant because, while the exotic animals can be carriers of coronavirus, they appear able to tolerate it through some other unknown mechanism. Understanding how pangolins are able to survive coronavirus may point to possible treatment options for humans.




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Pediatric coronavirus disease (COVID-19) x-ray, CT in review of new lung disorders

Although the clinical symptoms of SARS, H1N1, MERS, EVALI, and COVID-19 may be nonspecific, some characteristic imaging findings are emerging, says the American Journal of Roentgenology (AJR). Careful evaluation of the distribution, lung zone preference, and symmetry of the abnormalities with an eye for a few unique differentiating imaging features can allow radiologists to offer a narrower differential diagnosis in pediatric patients, leading to optimal patient care.




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Care company launch own We Care badge to support workers during coronavirus pandemic

A North East based care provider, Wellburn Care Homes, has launched their own We Care badge aiming to show support for care workers.




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'Almost criminal' coronavirus testing isn't available for everyone, former Prime Minister Gordon Brown says

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown has called for "more than 200,000" coronavirus tests to be carried out.




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Coronavirus: 'Delays in action on care home crisis cost thousands of lives', documents reveal

Data which identified a massive in Covid-19 was sent to ministers a month before the government's Care Home Action Plan was published.




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First patients given plasma in coronavirus treatment trial

Hospitals in London and Birmingham have been supplied with fourteen units of convalescent plasma to see if it helps people who are battling




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Duchess of Cambridge calls on budding photographers to capture life under coronavirus lockdown

The Duchess of Cambridge has teamed up with the National Portrait Gallery to launch the Hold Still project.




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BAME groups ‘two to three times more likely to die from coronavirus’

The likelihood of death from Covid-19 is significantly higher among England’s BAME communities than the general population, researchers say.




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China declares whole country ‘at low risk’ after coronavirus pandemic

There have been no deaths reported from the virus in China for more than three weeks.




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'He spat at me and said have some of my corona': Policing Britain during the coronavirus lockdown

ITV Tonight is out with Merseyside Police to investigate the extraordinary impact the pandemic is having on their ability to combat crime.




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Bank of England warns coronavirus could cause biggest economic slump in 300 years

The Bank of England said the economy could contract by as much as 3% in the first quarter.




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Why no one really knows the economic outcome of the coronavirus crisis

From a rapid recovery to prolonged depression and everything in between, the range of possible outcomes from the coronavirus crisis is vast.




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Who has a torch in the coronavirus darkness?

The big question is whether you want to focus on the 2020 bit of the Bank of England's illustrative scenario, which shows a 14% fall in GDP.




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Lockdown: Any easing of coronavirus restrictions in England will be 'very limited', No 10 says

The government will move with "maximum caution" when lifting coronavirus lockdown restrictions in England, Number 10 has said.




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UK coronavirus death toll increases to 30,615 as further 539 deaths confirmed

Dominic Raab announced the latest figures during the daily briefing.




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Senior Government Advisor says coronavirus is 'discriminatory'

Newly released figures show that certain ethnicities were at greater risk of Covid-19 related deaths.




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UK gives mass round of applause thanking key coronavirus workers in nationwide Clap For Our Carers

For a seventh week in a row, millions of people across the United Kingdom have shown their appreciation for NHS and key workers.




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Spread of coronavirus in hospitals and care homes is the big problem, writes Robert Peston

In the community, the rate of transmission is probably as low as 0.5/0.6, which means its progress through the population has been arrested.




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Study begins into how coronavirus spreads and why some people are more affected than others

As part of the study, samples of blood, saliva and nasal swabs from healthcare workers in a bid to answer key questions about the virus.




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Is the UK ready for the coronavirus lockdown to be eased?

Number 10 said the government will move with "maximum caution" when lifting restrictions in England, but some are worried.




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World War Two veteran, 98, with lung condition recovers from coronavirus

Douglas Moore, who also has a lung condition, received a round of applause as he was discharged from Kettering General Hospital.




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Coronavirus lockdown faces test of long weekend before PM’s announcement

Officials will scrutinise the latest data on the spread of the disease, and ministers are expected to convene over the weekend.




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AI used to create ‘one-stop shop’ of coronavirus scientific research

It is hoped the development will accelerate the search for promising new drug targets and treatments.




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How Florence Nightingale shaped the way modern nurses are tackling coronavirus

Nightingale pioneered many of the practices carried out today, such as maintaining good hygiene and regularly washing hands




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More than 20 million Americans file for unemployment during coronavirus crisis

Some 20.5 million jobs have vanished in the worst monthly loss on record.




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'No need to get worked up': Britons urged to abide by coronavirus lockdown rules ahead of Sunday's review

It comes as a six-week-old baby was among the 332 deaths announced by NHS England.




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'The world has lost one of the greats': Magician Roy Horn dies aged 75 after contracting coronavirus

Magician Roy Horn, best known as part of the Las Vegas performing duo of Siegfried & Roy, has died at the age of 75.




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Coronavirus: Further 346 people die after testing positive for Covid-19 in UK

Officials have urged Britons to follow lockdown rules during the sunny weekend.




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'Never seen anything like it': US coronavirus havoc revealed

The United States has become the world leader in COVID-19 cases while posting its biggest spike in unemployment claims in history.




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'I love waking up to Cuomo': US governors shine in coronavirus crisis

State governors like New York's Andrew Cuomo are making the big decisions on the coronavirus outbreak, and are providing a vivid contrast to Donald Trump.




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Singapore, Malaysia announce billions in stimulus to prop up economies as coronavirus spreads

Singapore and Malaysia are spending billions to keep their economies afloat, while Indonesia has reported its largest rise in cases in a single day.




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Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus and will self-isolate during the worsening emergency.




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Britain's Prime Minister, Health Secretary and Chief Medical Officer all hit by coronavirus in a single day

In the middle of a national crisis, three of the four key figures leading Britain's response have been knee-capped by COVID-19.




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The war within the war over coronavirus

China and the US are waging a battle to shape the global narrative over responsibility for the outbreak.




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Jacinda Ardern adds toilet training to the mix at home amidst coronavirus lockdown

As if the pandemic wasn't enough to deal with, the New Zealand Prime Minister is helping toilet train her toddler.




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'Better to die standing': a European strongman scoffs at coronavirus

Seen as one of Europe's most restrictive countries, Belarus is taking a more laissez-faire approach to the spread of the deadly coronavirus.




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'Urban centres will be engulfed': coronavirus cases surge beyond New York

Coronavirus cases are rising rapidly in cities across the United States, with major hot spots emerging in Detroit, Miami, Chicago and New Orleans.




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Amid coronavirus outbreak, Hungary's Viktor Orban reaches for unchecked power

Rights groups said the move effectively suspends democracy in the European Union member state in the name of fighting the coronavirus.




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Chris Cuomo, brother of New York Governor, tests positive for coronavirus

The coronavirus pandemic took a personal turn for New York Governor Andrew Cuomo as he disclosed that his brother, CNN television anchor Chris Cuomo, had tested positive for the disease.




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Trump administration says up to 240,000 Americans to die from coronavirus

The number of coronavirus deaths in the US could be 80 times as large as the number of people who died in the September 11 attacks.