Nations weigh easing restrictions amid pandemic gloom
Europe and the United States consider exit strategies while deaths mount. France’s Delfraissy notes gradual easing from strict confinement as Cuomo reports signs of flattening in New York. China lifts Wuhan lockdown while U.S. vaccine tests proceed and cease-fires or truces emerge in Yemen.
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WHO chief appeals for unity amid Trump criticism of response to COVID outbreak
WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus urged unity as President Trump accused the agency of being China-centric and criticized its handling of the Wuhan outbreak. Tedros acknowledged human error but stressed saving lives over politics and warned that without cooperation every country faces trouble.
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British PM Boris Johnson Improves in Intensive Care
Prime Minister Boris Johnson remains in intensive care with improving condition after a hospital admission for coronavirus symptoms. Government says he has been sitting up in bed and engaging with the clinical team as Britain reports a daily death high of 938, lifting total fatalities past 7,000.
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Doctors shift away from ventilators amid COVID-19 concerns
New York health officials report higher death rates for ventilated COVID-19 patients and doctors increasingly try alternatives. They use prone positioning, extended oxygen delivery, and nitric oxide while awaiting clearer guidance on best practices.
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Mnuchin announces direct virus aid deposits next week
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin told House Democrats that direct deposits for coronavirus relief will begin next week. He said $98 billion for small business retention has been approved, with a push for $250 billion more to aid small businesses, communities, gear, and food stamps.
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Afghans Release 100 Taliban After Swap Talks Fail
The Afghan government freed 100 Taliban prisoners in a unilateral goodwill gesture after prisoner swap talks in Kabul collapsed the day earlier. Officials said the release was intended as a gesture amid ongoing friction with the Taliban.
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Vatican forms commission to study women deacon possibility
Pope Francis creates a 10 member panel evenly split by gender to examine if women may be ordained as deacons. Deacons perform weddings baptisms and funerals and may preach but cannot celebrate Mass. In Florida a 27 year old man allegedly led police at two checkpoints crashed into three vehicles and a patrol car causing injuries.
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