Coronavirus: How a professional deep clean is carried out
Specialist cleaning services are being inundated with requests to disinfect buildings during the coronavirus pandemic. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2UPyBTX
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Coronavirus: Playing classical music for South Korea hospital patients
Musicians in South Korea have played a classical music concert for coronavirus patients. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3bD6eiD
How birth is changing in the age of coronavirus
Coronavirus is throwing many birth plans up in the air and leading some health trusts to increase home births. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3bFTEPt
Coronavirus: How it’s affecting young people’s mental health
The coronavirus crisis is having a huge impact on young people with existing mental health conditions. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2UAVhIN
Jay Blades: From repairing lives to hosting TV hit The Repair Shop
Jay Blades, host of BBC One's surprise hit The Repair Shop, never aimed for a career on screen. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/341yclw
Big splash: The world's largest designer of water parks
Geoff Chutter is the founder of Whitewater West, the world's largest water park design firm. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/39ysBEc
How Dua Lipa and The Weeknd are bringing the 80s back… again
The 1980s are once again influencing some of the world’s biggest artists like Dua Lipa and The Weeknd. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2Uw1y8o
Mexico president ramps up rich vs poor rhetoric in coronavirus fight
As the outlook for Mexico's economy gets gloomier during the coronavirus crisis, President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has driven home the message that his government is ready to help the poor to weather the storm - but that the rich can forget it. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2wT7uiH
Australian authorities take cluster approach to contain coronavirus
Australian authorities will open a pop-up coronavirus testing clinic next to Sydney's Bondi Beach on Wednesday as health workers try to contain clusters of infections across the country. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2ymlXEh
Paris Club creditors agree to cancel $1.4 billion of Somali debt
The Paris Club of creditor nations agreed on Tuesday to restructure Somalia's debt, including immediately canceling $1.4 billion owed by the impoverished Horn of Africa country. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2QXBLDN
Tokyo may keep city-run schools closed through early May: media
Tokyo is considering keeping city-operated schools closed through early May, public broadcaster NHK and other local media reported on Wednesday, a day after coronavirus infections in the Japanese capital hit a daily record of 78. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2QYL8TK
Coronavirus Spreads in Veterans’ Home, Leaving ‘Shuddering Loss for Us All’
By BY ELLEN BARRY from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3dLIbQg
Before You Adopt: Planning a Lifelong Commitment to Your Pet’s Health
By BY SASSAFRAS LOWREY from NYT Smarter Living https://ift.tt/2UvKNdC
Coronavirus May Kill 100,000 to 240,000 in U.S. Despite Actions, Officials Say
By BY MICHAEL D. SHEAR AND JAMES GLANZ from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2JwnJVP
¿Quién iba a decir que ir al supermercado sería tan estresante?
By BY TARA PARKER-POPE from NYT en Español https://ift.tt/2WVd9Q5
The Wall That Didn’t Stop the Coronavirus
By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2UytpF0
Infected but Feeling Fine: The Unwitting Coronavirus Spreaders
By BY APOORVA MANDAVILLI from NYT Health https://ift.tt/2Jt1VdN
Coronavirus Briefing: What Happened Today
By BY PATRICK J. LYONS from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/340taFL
The Quarantinis Are Flowing and the Store Is Out of Milk Bones
By BY JENNIFER FINNEY BOYLAN from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2R0luhD
U.S. rushes to build makeshift hospitals as death toll rises by 800
The U.S. government raced on Tuesday to build hundreds of makeshift hospitals near major cities to ease the strain on overwhelmed healthcare systems as President Donald Trump predicted a "very painful" two weeks ahead. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/3aKiQ7i
Bristol GP surgery's dances a hit with care home
Staff at Green Valleys Health are dancing every lunchtime to entertain residents next door. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2URj4mv
Tempting Pastas and Sauces From Sicily
By BY FLORENCE FABRICANT from NYT Food https://ift.tt/39yA9XI
EXCLUSIVE: New Survey Reveals Church Giving is Down, but Faith is Growing
Churches continuing to hold in-person worship services came under fire from elected officials and other critics Sunday who fear the gatherings put parishioners at risk for catching the coronavirus. Now new research, obtained exclusively by CBN News, shows how churches across the nation are managing their ministries, including plans to celebrate Easter, during the pandemic. from CBNNews.com https://ift.tt/3dHrzt2
Trump says coronavirus guidelines may get tougher; 1 million Americans tested
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that federal social distancing guidelines might be toughened and travel restrictions with China and Europe would stay in place as he urged Americans to help fight the coronavirus with tough measures through April. from Reuters: U.S. https://ift.tt/2WRhzYh
Brazil's Bolsonaro urges no more coronavirus quarantine, says jobs being lost
Brazil's President Jair Bolsonaro said on Monday that there can be no more quarantine measures imposed on the country than those already in place to combat coronavirus because jobs are being destroyed and the poor are suffering disproportionately. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2wFhlZF
Coronavirus: Free school meals children to get food vouchers
Ministers say the vouchers could be available to families in England as early as Tuesday afternoon. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/33X85fl
Blood test 'can check for more than 50 types of cancer'
The test could help diagnose tumours sooner, often before any symptoms, scientists hope. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3axPYzd
Coronavirus: Airport handlers at risk of collapse
Aviation services companies are calling on the government for urgent assistance due to the pandemic. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/39rbFzL
Delay Brexit deadline amid coronavirus, say MEPS
The UK is due to stop following EU rules by the end of 2020 but a group of MEPs say the date should be pushed back. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3dJ5ES2
Coronavirus: Protecting yourself in a migrant camp
The often unsanitary conditions in refugee and migrant camps, like this one on Lesbos, pose a challenge for residents trying to avoid coronavirus. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3auJAZH
Coronavirus: Has the virus brought borders back to Europe?
The BBC’s Gavin Lee took a road trip in Europe's Schengen area to see how free movement has changed. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2X1Vk1X
How (not) to cut your hair at home
Stuck at home, some people have enlisted their children to help cut their hair. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2UQlH7Y
Coronavirus: The good that can come out of an upside-down world
There are reasons to believe the world may emerge from this upheaval enhanced, writes Matthew Syed. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2QWDCJc
'The phone slipped into the bath': Conference call tales
How to avoid some of the pitfalls of teleconferencing and how it is changing the way we meet and do business. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/2xx5TPR
Coronavirus: What should you do if you are stuck abroad?
The government has outlined plans aimed at bringing stranded Britons home. from BBC News - Home https://ift.tt/3bHsNm3
Virus Prompts Workplace Protests Over Health Concerns
By BY NOAM SCHEIBER AND KATE CONGER from NYT Business https://ift.tt/2QWRCCy
Trump to Governors: I’d Like You to Do Us a Favor, Though
By BY MICHELLE GOLDBERG from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/2QWRhjg
Trump’s Virus Defense Is Often an Attack, and the Target Is Often a Woman
By BY ANNIE KARNI from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3dCNjWW
Listen to the Call: Bullock and Trump Discuss Testing
By BY THE NEW YORK TIMES from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/2JDppgp
Keep It Simple, Albany. This Is No Time for Budget Games.
By BY THE EDITORIAL BOARD from NYT Opinion https://ift.tt/3bE75zo
Congress Just Spent $2 Trillion on Coronavirus Relief. It’s Eying More.
By BY EMILY COCHRANE from NYT U.S. https://ift.tt/3dMluM7
U.S.-backed Kurdish-led group says militants riot in jail in northeast Syria
Islamic State prisoners on Sunday seized control of the ground floor of a major prison in northeastern Syria run by the U.S.-backed Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), with some of the militants managing to escape, an SDF spokesman said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2QUwxsF