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The editor of a Chinese state-run media outlet on Friday mocked President Trump and first lady Melania Trump following their positive coronavirus tests, writing that they "paid the price for [Trump's] gamble to play down the COVID-19." Global Times editor-in-chief Hu Xijin tweeted that news of the first couple contracting the virus shows the "severity" of the pandemic in the United States. "It will impose a negative impact on the image of Trump and the US, and may also negatively affect his reelection," the editor concluded. The Global Times is a propaganda outlet published by China's ruling Communist Party. The Trumps announced the diagnosis in the early hours of Friday morning,...

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World leaders including Russia’s Vladimir Putin and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reacted swiftly early Friday to the news that President Trump and first lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the coronavirus. Putin sent Trump a telegram wishing him a quick recovery from the illness, which has claimed more than a million lives around the world. “I am certain that your inherent vitality, good spirits and optimism will help you cope with this dangerous virus,” Putin wrote, according to the Interfax news agency, which cited the Kremlin. Netanyahu wished the president and first lady a “full and speedy recovery.” “Like millions of...

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Donald Trump is considered high risk to the dangers of the coronavirus because of his age and because he is judged to be overweight. Experts have long warned the virus, which causes Covid-19, is a particular threat to those aged in the 70s or older, those with some pre-existing health conditions, and people who do not exercise. “This evening I received confirmation that both President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump have tested positive for the SARS-CoV-2 virus,” White House doctor Sean Conley said in a statement. “The President and First Lady are both well at this time, and they plan to remain at home within the White House during their convalescence.” He...

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President Donald Trump will stay at a military hospital outside Washington DC for a few days as a precautionary measure following his Covid-19 diagnosis on Friday (Oct 2), the White House said. His physician Sean Conley said that Mr Trump “remains fatigued but in good spirits” as of Friday afternoon, while his wife Melania, who also tested positive for Covid-19, remained well with only a mild cough and headache. The President was uncharacteristically silent on Twitter for most of the day after announcing his diagnosis, but in his first public comments in the evening, said he believes he is “doing very well”. “I want to thank everybody for the...

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Amazon on Thursday released comprehensive data on the spread of the coronavirus among its employees, disclosing for the first time that more than 19,000 workers, or 1.44% of the total, contracted the virus this year. Between March 1 and Sept. 19, Amazon counted 19,816 presumed or confirmed Covid-19 cases across its roughly 1.37 million Amazon and Whole Foods Market front-line employees across the U.S. The information comes months after labor groups, politicians and regulators repeatedly pressed Amazon to disclose how many of its workers were infected by Covid-19. Early on in the pandemic, warehouse workers raised concerns that Amazon wasn’t doing enough to protect them from getting...

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Trump and Melania test positive for coronavirus US President Donald Trump has tested positive for Covid, he has just announced on Twitter. The president tweeted: Tonight, @FLOTUS and I tested positive for COVID-19. We will begin our quarantine and recovery process immediately. We will get through this TOGETHER! Pence and Trump appeared at a coronavirus task force briefing in the rose garden of the White House on Monday – and as you can see below, they were fairly close to each other and not wearing masks: Ref: The Guardian

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Alibaba Group bids farewell to its 56-year-old founder on Wednesday as Jack Ma, the English teacher-turned-entrepreneur, officially steps down from the board of the Chinese e-commerce giant. From humble beginnings in 1999, Alibaba has grown into an online juggernaut with annual sales events that regularly smash global records. That dizzying success owes much to the flamboyant Ma, who became the face of not only Alibaba but also of Chinese entrepreneurship. Here are some of the most memorable moments of his career. Ma speaks at a news conference announcing Alibaba's strategic partnership with U.S. peer Yahoo in Beijing in August 2005. In the background is a photo of Ma with Yahoo...

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More than 63 million people in India may have contracted Covid-19, health authorities said on Tuesday -- about 10 times higher than the official reported figures. A national survey of more than 29,000 people across 700 villages and wards found that about one in 15 people above the age of 10 had antibodies against the coronavirus, according to the Indian Council of Medical Research. The survey was conducted from mid-August to mid-September. Antibody tests, also known as serology tests, check for proteins called antibodies in the immune system, which indicate if someone has been exposed to the virus.Of the country's 1.3 billion citizens, more than 966 million are aged 10 or above, according...

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  New rules for the testing of African herbal remedies to fight COVID-19 have been agreed by the World Health Organization (WHO). The decision will be based upon scientific findings of any traditional remedies and if found safe and effective they will be fast-tracked for large manufacturing. In a statement, the WHO’s Dr Prosper Tumusiime said: “The onset of COVID-19, like the Ebola outbreak in West Africa, has highlighted the need for strengthened health systems and accelerated research and development programmes, including on traditional medicines.” In the community: * COVID-19: are you wearing a mask? * COVID-19: DIY face masks * COVID-19: return to work The...

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Singapore Airlines (SIA) has scrapped its plan for a"flight to nowhere" following a review of factors including environmental implications and financial viability. Instead, for a limited time, SIA will offer a dining experience on board an A380, conduct tours of its training facilities and provide a home delivery service featuring its first class and business class meals. The announcement, made by the airline in a press release on Tuesday (Sep 29), comes amid unprecedented challenges for Singapore's national carrier after COVID-19 crippled travel demand worldwide. SIA Group reported the first annual net loss in its 48-year history in May and has said it will cut about 4,300 positions,...

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