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Putin approves first steps for Russia to loosen coronavirus lockdown, warns regional governors to tread carefully

Posted on May 7, 2020May 7, 2020By Editor

Russia will begin to partially lift its Covid-19 lockdown from Monday when restrictions on industrial and construction businesses are removed, Sergey Sobyanin announced during a government meeting chaired by Vladimir Putin. … Read More >Putin approves first steps for Russia to loosen coronavirus lockdown, warns regional governors to tread carefully

Russia

Growth in Moscow’s Covid-19 cases due to increased testing, not spread – deputy mayor

Posted on May 6, 2020May 6, 2020By Editor

As Russia has its fourth straight day of over 10,000 new confirmed Covid-19 cases, things can seem pretty grim. However, new information from Moscow has shown that the spike might not be caused by increased spread – but testing. … Read More >Growth in Moscow’s Covid-19 cases due to increased testing, not spread – deputy mayor

Health

‘No going back to business as usual’: WHO boss says pandemic won’t end until inequalities fueling it are addressed

Posted on May 6, 2020May 6, 2020By Editor

The head of the World Health Organization has said the Covid-19 pandemic won’t be successfully tackled until the world deals with the inequalities that have allowed the virus to wreak havoc across the globe. … Read More >‘No going back to business as usual’: WHO boss says pandemic won’t end until inequalities fueling it are addressed

World

Over 90,000 medics infected with Covid-19 worldwide, but actual number could be double that – nurses group

Posted on May 6, 2020By Editor

More than 90,000 medics have been infected with Covid-19 around the globe, the International Council of Nurses (ICN) said, warning the actual number could be two times higher and sounding alarm over protective equipment shortages. … Read More >Over 90,000 medics infected with Covid-19 worldwide, but actual number could be double that – nurses group

Business

EU economy set to contract 7.5% this year in worst economic shock since Great Depression

Posted on May 6, 2020May 6, 2020By Editor

The coronavirus pandemic will plunge most of Europe into its worst recession since the 1930s, according to a grim forecast released by the European Commission. … Read More >EU economy set to contract 7.5% this year in worst economic shock since Great Depression

Shows

Prof. Karol Sikora: No coronavirus vaccine until 2021

Posted on May 6, 2020May 6, 2020By Editor

We speak to Professor Karol Sikora, the ex-director of the WHO’s cancer program. He discusses the UK’s new coronavirus contact tracing app, the predictions of a vaccine by 2021, why the lockdowns should be lifted soon, why Cuba’s healthcare system excels whilst the US arguably fails … Read More >Prof. Karol Sikora: No coronavirus vaccine until 2021

USA

A China-bashing coronavirus jester? Beijing tears into Pompeo’s ‘clown show’

Posted on May 6, 2020May 6, 2020By Editor

China has fired back at Mike Pompeo’s allegations that Beijing is somehow behind the origin and spread of Covid-19, describing his “comedy routine” as deeply cynical and damaging to the United States. … Read More >A China-bashing coronavirus jester? Beijing tears into Pompeo’s ‘clown show’

End of Covid-19 lockdown in sight as Merkel govt lets German states decide on lifting restrictions – report

Posted on May 6, 2020May 6, 2020By Editor

Berlin will reportedly put Germany’s 16 states in charge of relaxing lockdown measures, allowing shops to open up, students to return to school, and the Bundesliga to start again – as long as the epidemic doesn’t make a comeback. … Read More >End of Covid-19 lockdown in sight as Merkel govt lets German states decide on lifting restrictions – report

No evidence Covid-19 is man-made, UK health minister says, as US insists it came out of Wuhan lab

Posted on May 6, 2020May 6, 2020By Editor

The UK’s health minister has said there’s nothing in the roots of the Covid-19 epidemic to support allegations of a man-made origin, as unsubstantiated theories continue to be touted on the other side of the Atlantic. … Read More >No evidence Covid-19 is man-made, UK health minister says, as US insists it came out of Wuhan lab

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