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President Cyril Ramaphosa finally put South Africans out of their misery on Thursday by shedding more light on the future of the Covid-19 lockdown.Ramaphosa announced that the country would move to a "level 4" risk on 1 May, with some lockdown regulations being relaxed to allow limited economic activity.The relaxed regulations means a curfew will…

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The coronavirus pandemic has passed a grim new milestone, with more than 200,000 people worldwide now dead from the virus. There are more than 2.8 million confirmed cases of COVID-19, according to John Hopkins University figures.It comes after the number of fatalities in the US passed 50,000, with Americans enduring the world’s deadliest outbreak.Five countries,…

Unit coordinator Samantha Hermez wears a surgical mask as she manages the phones in the COVID-19 intensive care unit at St. Paul's hospital in downtown Vancouver, Tuesday, April 21, 2020. JONATHAN HAYWARD/The Canadian Press British Columbia counted its first COVID-19-related death in a First Nations community on Saturday, the province’s top doctor said as she…

Canada’s top doctor says there isn’t enough evidence to back herd immunity as a way to reopen society, as Quebec’s premier is considering the approach to restart his province’s economy.Chief Public Health Officer Theresa Tam said Saturday that it's 'premature' to place too much stock in immunity testing — and issuing passes to re-enter society…

LiveUpdated Apr 26, 2020 – 12.20pm, first published at 9.05amKey PointsCases are now 6710 and the national death toll is 83.The global death toll has passed 200,000 and global cases exceed 2.8 million. Track the latest data in our blog, How the infection is spreading, here.Subscribe to our daily newsletter, Need to know, here.4 mins ago…

O balanço também mostra que o Brasil agora registra 58.509 casos confirmados da doença, um aumento de 5.514 em relação ao que foi contabilizado na sexta-feira Sputnik Brasil - O Ministério da Saúde divulgou neste sábado (25) o balanço mais recente da situação do novo coronavírus no Brasil. De acordo com a pasta, nas últimas…

TORONTO -- While much of the country is consumed with the ongoing threat of the COVID-19 pandemic, several communities are starting to grapple with another looming danger: natural disaster. As western Canada prepares for the onset of wildfire season, and spring weather threatens regions of central and eastern Canada with flooding, those in affected regions…

  5m ago Florida Keys likely to stay closed to visitors through at least May It appears the Florida Keys will stay closed to visitors through at least May. Monroe County, Florida, officials say they do not anticipate reopening to visitors next month, and potentially beyond that, given the state of the virus. The county…