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Many Californians Brace for New Lockdown as Virus Cases Soar
Many Californians are preparing for a new stay-at-home order that bars restaurant dining, shutters salons and limits retail in an effort to curb spiraling coronavirus infections and hospitalizations.
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COVID-19 Cases Are Surging Out of Control in the U.S.: Is it Time for Another Lockdown?
Coronavirus cases spiked above 100,000 for the second day in a row on Thursday with no signs of a reversal. Dr. Gregory Demuri is a pediatric infectious disease specialist at the University of Wisconsin. He joins LX News to explain why severe measures may have to be taken to get the “out of control” virus reined in.
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Retail Therapy, Last Pints: England Readies for New Lockdown
Last-minute shoppers have come out in force and thirsty drinkers enjoyed their final freshly poured pints in a pub as England prepared to enter a four-week coronavirus lockdown
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UK Says 4-Week Coronavirus Lockdown May Have to Last Longer
The British government says a new national lockdown in England may have to last longer than the planned four weeks if coronavirus infection rates don’t fall quickly enough
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England to Enter New Lockdown; UK Virus Cases Pass 1 Million
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced that the government is putting all of England under a monthlong lockdown next week after being warned that a resurgent coronavirus outbreak will overwhelm hospitals in weeks without tough action
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How Time Perception Changed for Some During COVID
Have you felt like the passage of time has been distorted, especially during the stay-at-home order? Then you aren’t alone. Some people felt it sped up, others felt it slowed down. And as it turns out, the way you felt really depended on your circumstances.
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Coronavirus Lockdowns Could Make a Comeback as U.S. Struggles
It can seem to public health officials that giving an inch means people will take a mile, NBC News reports. In the months since most U.S. states emerged from coronavirus lockdowns, wearing a mask has become a matter of politics more than safety, “pandemic parties” have been broken up in California, New York and Florida, and many states that forged ahead with...
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Tired of Lockdown? Barbados Tempts Remote Workers With 12-Month Visas
Barbados is planning to introduce a 12-month visa that would allow remote workers to swap cramped city apartments for the island’s white sandy beaches, blue sea and year-round sunshine.
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Coronavirus Updates: In Poor Regions, Easing Lockdowns Brings New Risks
As many countries gingerly start lifting their lockdown measures, experts worry that a further surge of the coronavirus in under-developed regions with shaky health systems could undermine efforts to halt the pandemic, and they say more realistic options are needed.
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Rising US Job Losses Stir Fears of Lasting Economic Damage
Roughly 2.1 million Americans lost their jobs last week despite the gradual reopening of businesses around the country
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Under-fire UK Government Aide Cummings Has Johnson's Loyalty
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is battling to hang onto his top adviser, who is under fire for allegedly breaching lockdown rules
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UK Leader Johnson Stands by Aide Over 250-Mile Lockdown Trip
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he won’t fire his chief aide for allegedly violating the national coronavirus lockdown rules that he helped to create.
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Record Virus Infections, Deaths Are Ravaging Latin America
A new surge of coronavirus infections is ravaging parts of Latin America
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Scientists Propose a 50 Days on, 30 Days Off Coronavirus Lockdown Strategy
Fifty days of strict lockdowns followed by 30 days where measures are eased could be an effective strategy for reducing Covid-19 deaths while ensuring some level of economic protection, scientists claim.
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Global Virus Updates: As US, Europe Reopen More, Russia, Brazil, India See Spike
American autoworkers are getting back to work and Europe is continuing to reopen.
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Retail Sales Plunge a Record 16.4% in April, Far Worse Than Predicted
Consumer spending tumbled a record 16.4% in April as the backbone of the U.S. economy retrenched amid the coronavirus pandemic, according to a government report Friday.
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Global Virus Updates: Coronavirus Lockdown Eases in England, More Exercise Allowed
Authorities in the Chinese city where the coronavirus pandemic began say orders have been issued to test all 11 million residents for the virus after a handful of fresh infections were found in the city.
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Global Virus Updates: Coronavirus Hits World Superpowers as Some Look to Reopen
India’s trains will start rolling again and millions in the Philippines will be able to leave their homes, even as a top health official warns that many countries are driving blind as they reopen because they haven’t set up strong systems to track new outbreaks of the coronavirus.
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Global Virus Updates: As Countries Restart, WHO Warns About Lack of Virus Tracing
Plastic barriers and millions of masks appeared Monday on the streets of Europe’s newly reopened cities, as France and Belgium emerged from lockdowns, the Netherlands sent children back to school and Greece and Spain further eased restrictions. All faced a delicate balance of trying to restart battered economies without fueling a second wave of coronavirus infections.
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Woman Killed in Alligator Attack Was Manicurist on a House Call During South Carolina Lockdown
The woman killed in a fatal alligator attack in South Carolina was visiting a client for an in-home nail appointment when curiosity drew her to a nearby pond where she spotted the animal, according to a witness account in a sheriff’s report released Tuesday.