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• Coronavirus: Boris Johnson admitted to hospital for tests, as Queen calls on Britons to show patience and resolve during crisis

  05-04-2020 23:59 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Boris Johnson was admitted to hospital with continuing coronavirus symptoms as the Queen told the UK that ‘better days will return’ despite the grief and suffering caused by the pandemic.Downing Street confirmed the prime minister was undergoing tests ‘as a precautionary step’ on the advice of his doctor.
  
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• A tiger at the Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus

  05-04-2020 23:56 via cnn.com
  
  Nadia, a tiger at the Bronx Zoo in New York, has become the first of her kind to test positive for the coronavirus.
  
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• A Tiger at the Bronx Zoo Has Tested Positive for Coronavirus

  05-04-2020 23:55 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The tiger was tested for the virus after several of the zoo's lions and tigers started showing signs of respiratory illness
  
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• Protests continue over OC hotel for homeless COVID-19 patients in retirement community

  05-04-2020 23:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Residents of an Orange County retirement community are protesting plans to convert a hotel in their neighborhood to house homeless coronavirus patients.
  
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• New York new coronavirus cases 'dropping for first time'

  05-04-2020 23:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  New infections and deaths are down in New York, but officials say the danger for Americans is still high.
  
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• A tiger at the Bronx Zoo tested positive for COVID-19 after coming into contact with an asymptomatic caretaker

  05-04-2020 23:25 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A caretaker at the zoo was infected but asymptomatic, and infected the tiger, along with other big cats.
  
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• 'Hardest, saddest' days ahead in coronavirus outbreak, surgeon general warns

  05-04-2020 23:22 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Week ahead will be worst yet for coronavirus deaths, Surgeon General Jerome Adams warns. Outbreak not under control, task force's Fauci says.
  
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• No Probe on Trump’s Early Virus Response, House Democrat Says

  05-04-2020 23:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  (Bloomberg) -- House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn said it’s unlikely a congressional panel overseeing coronavirus relief will investigate the Trump administration’s initial response to the pandemic that’s claimed thousands of American lives.“This committee will be forward-looking,” Clyburn told CNN’s Jake Tapper on “State of the Union.” “We’re not going to be looking back on what the president may or may not have done back before this cris
  
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• Who runs the country if Boris Johnson is out of action?

  05-04-2020 23:04 via theguardian.com
  
  With the PM in hospital for his coronavirus symptoms, we look at who will fill the void at the head of the UK governmentCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageIn his role as first secretary of state, the prime minister’s de facto deputy, Dominic Raab will be expected to stand in for Boris Johnson if he is unable to work because of coronavirus.While other ministers, including the health secretary Matt Hancock and the chancellor, Rishi Sunak, have been more visible
  
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• Delta extending SkyMiles benefits as coronavirus forces drastic reduction in flights

  05-04-2020 23:01 via news.yahoo.com
  
  As part of its customer service changes related to the coronavirus pandemic, Delta Air Lines is automatically extending some of its SkyMiles benefits.
  
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• Washington state returns ventilators for use in New York

  05-04-2020 22:58 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Washington Gov. Jay Inslee said Sunday that the state will return more than 400 ventilators of the 500 it has received from the federal government so they can go to New York and other states hit harder by the coronavirus.The Democratic governor said Sunday that his statewide stay-at-home order and weeks of social distancing have led to slower rates of infections and deaths in Washington.Washington state has 7,666 confirmed cases of the virus and 322 deaths, according to a Johns Hopkins Universit
  
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• Tiger at NYC's Bronx Zoo tests positive for coronavirus

  05-04-2020 22:51 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A tiger at the Bronx Zoo has tested positive for the new coronavirus, in what is believed to be the first known infection in an animal in the U.S. or a tiger anywhere, federal officials and the zoo said Sunday.The 4-year-old Malayan tiger named Nadia — and six other tigers and lions that have also fallen ill — are believed to have been infected by a zoo employee who wasn't yet showing symptoms, the zoo said.The U.S. Department of Agriculture, which confirmed Nadia's test result at it
  
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• Italy, Spain, and France reported declines in daily coronavirus death tolls. Their governments don't plan to lift national lockdowns and social distancing rules anytime soon.

  05-04-2020 22:43 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "We are suffering very much. It's a devastating pain," Italy's Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte said on Sunday.
  
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• UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson hospitalized with virus

  05-04-2020 22:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson, who was diagnosed with the new coronavirus more than a week ago, was admitted to a hospital Sunday for tests.Drawing parallels to the struggle of World War II, the 93-year-old queen said that “while we may have more still to endure, better days will return: we will be with our friends again; we will be with our families again; we will meet again.”
  
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• The Ethics of Wearing (or Not Wearing) a Face Mask During the Coronavirus Pandemic

  05-04-2020 22:27 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Where morals and medicine overlap
  
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• Boris Johnson hospitalized after experiencing coronavirus symptoms, PM's office says

  05-04-2020 22:26 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to a hospital after suffering from coronavirus symptoms 10 days after testing positive, his office announced Sunday.
  
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• An Illinois man allegedly shot his wife then himself over coronavirus fears

  05-04-2020 22:19 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Experts predicted the stresses of the coronavirus pandemic and lockdowns could lead to an uptick in domestic violence.
  
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• ER worker issues plea for medical supplies for LA health care workers

  05-04-2020 22:15 via news.yahoo.com
  
  A local emergency room worker who faces the coronavirus crisis every day on the job is now trying to raise money to buy vital supplies for other health care workers.
  
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• Louisiana church holds services, defying coronavirus stay-at-home order

  05-04-2020 22:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The pastor of the Life Tabernacle Church near Baton Rouge held services on Sunday in defiance of a stay-at-home order issued by Louisiana because of the coronavirus pandemic, telling worshippers they had "nothing to fear but fear itself."Pastor Tony Spell, who was arrested last week for holding services, summoned his faithful again, three weeks after the state's governor, John Bel Edwards, banned gatherings of 10 people or more."They would rather come to church and worship like free people than
  
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• 'This is going to be our Pearl Harbor': Surgeon general warns USA faces worst week of coronavirus outbreak

  05-04-2020 21:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "This is going to be the hardest and the saddest week of most Americans’ lives," Surgeon General Jerome Adams warned Sunday.
  
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• Africa bracing for ‘complete collapse of economies’ as coronavirus takes its toll

  05-04-2020 21:50 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  African leaders are warning of an economic collapse if financial assistance isn’t provided to the millions of people out of work because of the novel coronavirus.
  
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• Televangelist Kenneth Copeland 'blows wind of God' at coronavirus and claims pandemic is 'destroyed' in sermon

  05-04-2020 21:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  American televangelist Kenneth Copeland, who recently claimed that the coronavirus pandemic will be "over much sooner you think" because "Christian people all over this country praying have overwhelmed it," has summoned the "wind of God" to destroy the novel coronavirus during a recent sermon.Before blowing at the camera, he said: "I blow the wind of God on you. You are destroyed forever, and you'll never be back. Thank you, God. Let it happen. Cause it to happen."
  
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• Oil prices decline $3 a barrel as market remains uncertain on supply outlook

  05-04-2020 21:44 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Global benchmark oil prices traded as much as $3 a barrel lower as the market opened for Monday's trading session, reflecting fears of oversupply after Saudi Arabia and Russia postponed to Thursday a meeting about a potential pact to cut production.Late last week, prices had surged, with both U.S. and Brent contracts posting their largest weekly percentage gains on record due to hopes that OPEC and its allies would strike a global deal to cut crude supply worldwide.The COVID-19 pandemic caused b
  
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• Data Suggests Many New York City Neighborhoods Hardest Hit by COVID-19 Are Also Low-Income Areas

  05-04-2020 21:36 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The city's breakdown of which neighborhoods had the most COVID-19 cases revealed that "coronavirus is hitting low-income communities of color extraordinarily hard," said New York City councilman Mark Levine.
  
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• Queen Elizabeth calls for unity amid pandemic, promising 'We will meet again'

  05-04-2020 21:35 via cnn.com
  
  Queen Elizabeth II addressed the coronavirus pandemic and offered reassurance in a rare televised speech.
  
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• Queen addresses the UK over coronavirus crisis – watch in full

  05-04-2020 21:32 via theguardian.com
  
  The Queen has praised Britain’s 'national spirit' in facing the challenge of coronavirus as she evoked wartime memories to reassure those 'feeling a painful sense of separation from their loved ones' to take comfort in the fact: 'We will meet again.''We will meet again': Queen urges Britons to stay strong Continue reading...
  
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• Italy's virus deaths plunge to lowest since March 19

  05-04-2020 21:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Italian officials said Sunday they may soon have to consider easing restrictions after seeing the daily coronavirus death toll plunge to its lowest in over two weeks.The 525 official COVID-19 fatalities reported by the civil protection service were the Mediterranean country's lowest since 427 deaths were registered on March 19."The curve has started its descent and the number of deaths has started to drop," Italy's ISS national health institute director Silvio Brusaferro told reporters.
  
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• Fauci: it is a 'false statement' to say the US has the coronavirus pandemic 'under control'

  05-04-2020 21:28 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "We are struggling to get it under control," Fauci said Sunday. At a prior press conference, Trump said the US had "tremendous control" of the virus.
  
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• Esper defends firing of Navy ship captain over virus warning

  05-04-2020 21:26 via news.yahoo.com
  
  With the military under broad pressure to step up its coronavirus response, Defense Secretary Mark Esper on Sunday defended the firing of an aircraft carrier commander who sought help for sailors during an outbreak as a matter of holding leaders “accountable.”In two television interviews, Esper said acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly made a “very tough decision” last Thursday to oust Capt. Brett Crozier of command of the USS Theodore Roosevelt, which was docked in Guam, a
  
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• 'Together we are tackling this disease’: Queen Elizabeth II delivers speech during coronavirus crisis

  05-04-2020 21:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Queen Elizabeth II delivered a brief speech on Sunday during the growing coronavirus crisis.
  
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• Coronavirus - live: Boris Johnson admitted to hospital for tests, as Queen calls on Britons to show patience and resolve during crisis

  05-04-2020 21:24 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Boris Johnson was admitted to hospital with continuing coronavirus symptoms as The Queen told the UK that ‘better days will return’ despite the grief and suffering caused by the pandemic.Downing Street confirmed the prime minister was undergoing tests 'as a precautionary step' on the advice of his doctor.
  
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• Amid coronavirus outbreak, Pope Francis celebrates Palm Sunday Mass without the public

  05-04-2020 21:14 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Amid the coronavirus pandemic, Pope Francis celebrated Palm Sunday Mass without the public after the ceremony in St. Peter's Square was scrapped.
  
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• Why does the coronavirus affect people differently? Yahoo News Explains

  05-04-2020 21:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Coronavirus patients are showing a wide range of symptoms and the exact reason why is still a mystery — but we do have some clues as to what factors can influence the severity of the disease.
  
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• Fauci warned that coronavirus could likely become seasonal

  05-04-2020 21:06 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Fauci said that the difficulty in containing the outbreak globally meant there could be a resurgence by next season.
  
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• Op-Ed: Dispatches from the pandemic: I was laid off and denied unemployment. Now I could lose my home of 15 years

  05-04-2020 21:03 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Maybe it's enough just to be a witness to these crazy times.
  
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• COVID-19: Does blood type have any relevance regarding infection or recovery?

  05-04-2020 21:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Infectious disease expert Dr. Amesh Adalja and emergency medicine physician Dr. Jeremy Faust answer you coronavirus questions on ‘America’s News HQ.’
  
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• 'We'll meet again': Queen Elizabeth invokes WW2 spirit to defeat coronavirus

  05-04-2020 21:02 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Queen Elizabeth told the British people on Sunday that they would overcome the coronavirus outbreak if they stayed resolute in the face of lockdown and self-isolation, invoking the spirit of World War Two in an extremely rare broadcast to the nation.In what was only the fifth televised address of her 68-year reign, Elizabeth called upon Britons to show the resolve of their forbears and demonstrate they were as strong as generations of the past."We will meet again", she pointedly said in a direct
  
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• Taliban warn peace deal with US near breaking point

  05-04-2020 20:48 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The Taliban in a statement Sunday said their peace deal with the United States was nearing a breaking point, accusing Washington of violations that included drone attacks on civilians, while also chastising the Afghan government for delaying the release of 5,000 Taliban prisoners promised in the agreement.The Taliban said they had restricted attacks against Afghan security forces to rural outposts, had not attacked international forces and had not attacked Afghan forces in cities or military ins
  
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• Cuomo says it's 'too early to tell' what New York's decline in coronavirus deaths and hospitalizations could mean

  05-04-2020 20:46 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "The coronavirus is truly vicious and effective at what the virus does: It's an effective killer," New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said in Albany Sunday.
  
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• Man who narrated an expletive-filled video depicting people not social distancing arrested

  05-04-2020 20:29 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The man who narrated a video depicting people not social distancing Friday night was arrested in Ohio Saturday afternoon.
  
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• The mystery of why the coronavirus kills some young people

  05-04-2020 20:26 via cnn.com
  
  When 30-year-old Ben Luderer started to feel sick, he wasn't that surprised. Just a few days earlier, his wife, Brandy, had tested positive for coronavirus, but there wasn't much to it.
  
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• Sanders risks his movement's clout by staying in the race against Biden too long

  05-04-2020 20:23 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Analysis: The dynamics are different from 2016 when the senator from Vermont took on Hillary Clinton.
  
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• Trump reportedly wanted to fire the US Navy captain who pleaded for 'immediate' coronavirus help

  05-04-2020 20:17 via news.yahoo.com
  
  "I thought it looked terrible, to be honest with you," Trump said. "Now, they made their decision, I didn't make the decision."
  
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• Flight attendants are still working during coronavirus lockdowns and they worry that they're spreading the virus

  05-04-2020 20:10 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Some flight attendants are worried that they may be spreading coronavirus because of travel and lack of personal protective equipment.
  
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• Premier infuriated by Trump, says Canada helped US amid 9/11

  05-04-2020 20:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  The premier of a Canadian province that sheltered thousands of stranded American airline passengers after the 9/11 attacks questioned the humanity of U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday after Trump banned the export of N95 protective masks to Canada.Canadians across the country expressed hurt and disappointment that their neighbor and longstanding ally is blocking shipments of the masks from the United States to ensure they are available in the U.S. during the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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• 20,000 worshippers quarantined in Pakistan after major search

  05-04-2020 20:08 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Pakistan has quarantined 20,000 worshippers and is still searching for tens of thousands more who attended an Islamic gathering in Lahore last month despite the worsening coronavirus pandemic, officials said Sunday.Authorities said they want to test or quarantine those who congregated at the event held by the Tablighi Jamaat -- an Islamic missionary movement --between March 10-12 over fears they are now spreading COVID-19 across Pakistan and overseas.In northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province,
  
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• Ireland's PM returns to medical practice to help in coronavirus crisis

  05-04-2020 19:57 via news.yahoo.com
  
  Ireland's prime minister Leo Varadkar has re-registered as a medical practitioner and will work one shift a week to help out during the coronavirus crisis, his office said on Sunday.Varadkar worked as a doctor for seven years before leaving the profession to become a politician and was removed from the medical register in 2013.Last month, health minister Simon Harris launched a recruitment drive for the country's struggling health service to tackle the coronavirus outbreak with a stark message:
  
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• Inslee: 'Ludicrous' that there hasn't been a nationalized mobilization effort to fight pandemic

  05-04-2020 19:56 via news.yahoo.com
  
  U.S. Surgeon General Jerome Adams on Sunday called the next week of the novel COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic the modern era's "Pearl Harbor moment." In other words, it'll be the "hardest moment" of many Americans' lives, and Adams hopes every person in every state does their part to slow the spread.> Surgeon General Jerome Adams: "The next week is going to be our Pearl Harbor moment. It's going to be our 9/11 moment." pic.twitter.com/HoE76Uq1sx> > — Talking Points Memo (@TPM) April
  
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• US surgeon general warns of 'Pearl Harbor moment' as Americans face 'hardest week'

  05-04-2020 19:52 via news.yahoo.com
  
  * Trump echoed that idea in a White House briefing, but said there’s ‘a light at the end of the tunnel’* Jerome Adams reaches for second world war imagery* Coronavirus – US updates* Coronavirus – global updates* See all our coronavirus coverageThe US surgeon general warned the country on Sunday that it will face a “Pearl Harbor moment” in the next week, with an unprecedented numbers of coronavirus deaths expected coast to coast.“The next week is go
  
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• Irish prime minister joins coronavirus pandemic effort, assuming medical role again

  05-04-2020 19:52 via feeds.foxnews.com
  
  Ireland's Prime Minister to take a more hands-on approach to fighting the coronavirus pandemic.
  
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