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Sturgeon responds to letter from medics on PPE shortages

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The Scottish First Minister said her government was meeting remotely with unions and the convention of Scottish Local Authorities (Cosla) to address concerns raised over a lack of personal protective equipment (PPE) for care workers.
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Trump: Malaria drug could be virus 'game changer'

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President Donald Trump said Thursday he's asked the FDA to investigate whether certain therapeutic drugs currently used for other purposes might hold potential down the road to treat those suffering with COVID-19.
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NY hospital: don't rush to ER for virus test

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The chief emergency room physician at one of New York City's largest hospitals is urging the public not to head straight to the ER at the first sign they might be sickened by the coronavirus, expecting a test for the disease.
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Spanish Minister updates on latest virus cases

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Spain's health minister on Tuesday said three new confirmed coronavirus cases in the country had recently been in northern Italy, the epicentre of the outbreak in Europe.  
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Virus isolation booths to protect US health workers

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A Massachusetts hospital is stepping up efforts to reduce the use of scarce personal protective equipment during coronavirus testing by introducing freestanding isolation booths that enable medical workers to examine patients and collect...
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Germany to raise virus health risk assessment to "high"

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The head of Germany's Robert Koch Institute, the country's disease control centre, said that they were raising the assessment of the risk for the health of its citizens to "high" on Tuesday.
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Chicago hospital workers call for 'hazard pay'

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Lower-paid health care workers in Chicago on the front lines of the coronavirus fight are demanding higher pay and better working conditions.  
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WHO: China effort stopped thousands of infections

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The head of the World Health Organisation (WHO) group studying the new virus outbreak said on Monday that China stopped thousands of infections with their national containment efforts.
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Cirque du Soleil, Penn and Teller and David Copperfield suspend shows

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CIRQUE DU SOLEIL, PENN AND TELLER AND DAVID COPPERFIELD SUSPEND SHOWS
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Trump order makes it crime to stockpile supplies

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President Donald Trump has signed an executive order making it a crime to excessively stockpile personal protective equipment that is needed by medical personnel fighting the coronavirus pandemic.
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Displacement camps unprepared to face outbreak

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Displaced people in a camp in northern Idlib said they felt unprepared to deal with the new coronavirus, lacking the necessary hygiene supplies and medical kits to keep themselves safe.
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Detroit becomes a hot spot for coronavirus cases

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A health expert says Detroit has become a hot spot for coronavirus cases for a number of reasons.
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Madrid hotel takes care of elderly during virus

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An international hotel chain has donated several hotels to the Spanish authorities to be used as accomodation by some of those worst affected by the coronavirus crisis - the elderly.
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Kenya struggling with price of medical oxygen

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Kenya is struggling with the price of medical oxygen as the country tackles the spread of the new coronavirus.
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Patients undergo coronavirus antibody testing

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Coronavirus antibody tests have become widely available across the United States, but the effectiveness and reliability of such tests remain in question.
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Senator: Defense Production Act can help workers

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South Dakota Senator Mike Rounds says that meat processing plants need the federal government's help to reopen safely and he thinks that could be accomplished if President Donald Trump enacts the Defense Production Act to classify food...
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Nearly 70 dead in virus outbreak at veterans home

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Nearly 70 residents sickened with the coronavirus have died at a Massachusetts home for aging veterans.
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Top expert: World needs to prepare for next virus

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A leading epidemiologist who heads a UN-backed alliance which helps get vaccines to developing countries on Friday said the world had been unprepared for outbreaks like the new coronavirus.
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Coronavirus deaths up to 10 in Washington state

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Washington state announced another death from the coronavirus Wednesday, bringing its total to 10.
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Tourism in France impacted by virus outbreak

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The new coronavirus is putting the breaks on the global economy and tourism alike and France is not immune, with flight and hotel bookings plummeting as the virus continues to spread.