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What you need to know today about the virus outbreak

President Donald Trump is confronting cases of the new coronavirus in his own home as he encourages the country to “reopen.” By The Associated Press May 12, 2020, 12:33 AM 6 min read 6 min read Share to FacebookShare to TwitterEmail this article The White House is requiring everyone who enters the West Wing to… Read More: What you need to know today about the virus outbreak »

Coronavirus: Virus causes jump in total number of deaths

The number of people dying hit a record weekly high in England and Wales at the start of April, figures show. There were 16,387 deaths in the week ending 3 April – the highest since the Office for National Statistics started publishing weekly data in 2005. Coronavirus cases contributed to the jump in deaths with… Read More: Coronavirus: Virus causes jump in total number of deaths »

COVID-19 contact tracing: Canadian company says authorities not interested in app that could help with virus

The international consensus is growing: one of the keys to containing the COVID-19 pandemic and reviving a comatose world economy is a novel type of technology. Daniel Leung says his mostly Canadian company, LivNao, has a ready-to-use version of the concept: a smartphone app designed to automatically identify those who have been in contact with… Read More: COVID-19 contact tracing: Canadian company says authorities not interested in… »