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10 August 2020, England, London: Head teacher Bernadette Matthews (R) shows UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson the new measures being implemented to ensure children can return to school safely in September during his visit to St Joseph's Catholic Primary School. Photo: Lucy Young/dpa.

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3.4 million people in England have coronavirus antibodies

The Nomad Today 8/13/20

The study showed members of ethnic minorities were between two and three times more likely to have had Covid-19 than white people.

North Korea, Pyongyang: A picture provided by the North Korean state news agency (KCNA) on 26 July 2020, shows North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un attending an emergency meeting of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) Photo: -/KCNA/dpa

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North Korea locks down border town over suspected virus case

The Nomad Today 7/26/20

Kim Jong Un called an emergency meeting after an individual suspected of having Covid-19 illegally crossed the border from South Korea, state media said on Sunday.

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Coronavirus kills again in Finland

The Nomad Today 7/24/20

The country reported on Friday 24 July one more death after several weeks without fatalities.

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'FEW SIDE EFFECTS'

Oxford Covid-19 vaccine 'safe' and produces immunity

The Nomad Today 7/20/20

The British government has already ordered 100 million doses of the potential vaccine.

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US vaccine trial generates antibodies, no serious side effects

The Nomad Today 7/15/20

The experimental vaccine, known as mRNA-1273, is being produced by the pharmaceutical company Moderna in partnership with the US government.

Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) attends the signing of the memorandum of understanding between WHO and the WHO Foundation in Geneva, Switzerland, May 27, 2020. Christopher Black/WHO/Handout via REUTERS

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WHO: "Too many countries are headed in the wrong direction"

The Nomad Today 7/14/20

WHO believes that even in places where numbers are spiking, putting reopening restrictions back in place will help combat the deadly virus

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GOVERNMENT ASSESSMENT

Covid-19 reproduction on the rise

The Nomad Today 7/9/20

The number of new cases per infected patient is increasing and the disease has put people into intensive care units, which a week ago were empty.

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PANDEMIC

Global coronavirus cases surpass 10 million

The Nomad Today 6/28/20

So far, Finland recorded 7,198 infections and 328 deaths.

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EU agency recommends drug remdesivir be approved to treat Covid-19

The Nomad Today 6/25/20

The European Commission still has to give approval to the drug, though this is largely a formality.

People queue to collect food distribution at Harlem's Community Kitchen and Food Pantry service by the Food Bank for New York City during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in the Manhattan borough of New York City, U.S., May 9, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly

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US sees worst single day coronavirus spike since April

The Nomad Today 6/25/20

The US has more known cases of the coronavirus than any other country.

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Pressure rises on German meat-packing industry after Covid-19 outbreak

The Nomad Today 6/22/20

Agriculture Minister said the outbreak at the Toennies slaughterhouse, which employs many workers from Eastern European nations like Romania and Bulgaria, was not an isolated case.

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Finland reports 25 new coronavirus infections and 1 death

The Nomad Today 6/22/20

7,144 cases of the Covid-19 disease have been diagnosed so far.

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WHO: record daily increase of global Covid-19 cases

The Nomad Today 6/22/20

The biggest increase on Sunday was from the Americas.

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Brazil's coronavirus cases pass 1 million

The Nomad Today 6/20/20

The Latin American nation is behind only the United States when it comes to global numbers of infections and deaths.

FILED - Nursultan Nazarbayev, former President of Kazakhstan and Chairman of the Kazakh Security Council, attends a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin (not pictured). Nursultan Nazarbayev, who stepped down as president of Kazakhstan last year after nearly three decades in power, has tested positive for the coronavirus, his office said on Thursday. Photo: -/Kremlin/dpa -

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Kazakhstan's Nazarbayev tests positive for coronavirus

The Nomad Today 6/18/20

The former president still wields expansive power in Kazakhstan.

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British team announces 'major breakthrough' in Covid-19 treatment

The Nomad Today 6/16/20

A steroid called dexamethasone greatly cuts deaths among patients.

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Covid-19 epidemic fading in Finland

The Nomad Today 6/15/20

On Monday, health officials reported just 4 infections and zero deaths in the past 24 hours.

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REOPENING

Finland leaves behind state of emergency

The Nomad Today 6/15/20

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Philippine Catholic Church warns devotees against 'holy alcohol'

The Nomad Today 6/9/20

"There is no sacramental holy alcohol that we should make the sign of the cross with when we rub it to ourselves," the bishops stressed in a statement.