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29,315 |
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194,990 |
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170,551 |
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25,531 |
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167,007 |
+855 |
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155,370 |
+10,102 |
1,451 |
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129,491 |
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3,520 |
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114,715 |
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7,921 |
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99,970 |
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6,340 |
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51,189 |
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1,444 |
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50,509 |
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200 |
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25,702 |
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2,271 |
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23,216 |
+495 |
2,854 |
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22,049 |
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514 |
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22,016 |
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275 |
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21,983 |
+211 |
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19,410 |
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18 |
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18,350 |
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107 |
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17,142 |
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12 |
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16,289 |
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238 |
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15,650 |
+29 |
606 |
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15,253 |
+175 |
556 |
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15,192 |
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146 |
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14,431 |
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716 |
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13,837 |
+325 |
841 |
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12,697 |
+366 |
316 |
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12,071 |
+484 |
872 |
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10,929 |
+786 |
183 |
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10,804 |
+3 |
254 |
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9,821 |
+151 |
503 |
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9,684 |
+199 |
637 |
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9,677 |
+120 |
200 |
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8,613 |
+640 |
378 |
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8,480 |
+245 |
354 |
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7,955 |
+51 |
215 |
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7,896 |
+77 |
257 |
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7,572 |
+352 |
148 |
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7,387 |
+190 |
203 |
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7,201 |
+388 |
452 |
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6,849 |
+24 |
96 |
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6,383 |
+30 |
106 |
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5,804 |
+526 |
40 |
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5,412 |
+85 |
246 |
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5,219 |
+166 |
181 |
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5,020 |
+133 |
264 |
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4,838 |
+190 |
470 |
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4,363 |
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136 |
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4,205 |
+156 |
29 |
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3,840 |
+12 |
96 |
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3,720 |
+187 |
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3,224 |
+330 |
95 |
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3,065 |
+30 |
363 |
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2,988 |
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From: The NewYork Times
Social distancing instructions at a park in London.Credit...Andrew Testa for The New York Times
Neil Ferguson, the epidemiologist whose frightening projections of coronavirus deaths precipitated the lockdown in Britain, resigned from the government’s scientific advisory group on Tuesday, after admitting he breached social distancing rules by illicitly meeting his lover.
Dr. Ferguson, whose research also influenced thinking in the White House, said in a statement to The Daily Telegraph, which first reported the story, “I accept I made an error of judgment and took the wrong course of action.”
“I deeply regret any undermining of the clear messages around the continued need for social distancing,” said Dr. Ferguson, who has become a household name in Britain over the last two months, preaching the virtues of staying apart.
From: The NewYork Times
President Rodrigo Duterte is seen on a monitor in the newsroom of an ABS-CBN News bureau in Manila’s northern suburb of Quezon City.Credit...Ezra Acayan/Getty Images
A major media network in the Philippines was forced off the air on Tuesday, making it the first major broadcaster to have met such a fate during the administration of President Rodrigo Duterte, which is cracking down on news outlets that have been critical of his leadership.
The government’s telecommunications commission issued ABS-CBN Corp. a cease-and-desist order one day after the media giant’s broadcast franchise, which is granted by Congress, expired.
Critics have said the timing of the move is especially bad for viewers, who have an increased need for timely information during the pandemic.
Mr. Duterte had earlier warned that he would not allow the renewal of ABS-CBN’s broadcast franchise. The House of Representatives, which is stacked with allies of Mr. Duterte, has sat on several bills supporting the network’s license renewal.
From: The NewYork Times
Shoppers in the Causeway Bay district of Hong Kong on Tuesday.Credit...Jerome Favre/EPA, via Shutterstock
On Wednesday morning, long lines of legal clerks spilled into the streets while waiting to file documents at Hong Kong’s newly reopened courts. More office workers had swapped their sweatpants for pencil skirts, and restaurants buzzed with calls for Mother’s Day reservations.
After more than two weeks of recording no new local infections, Hong Kong has cautiously restarted some previously restricted activities. Civil servants no longer work from home, and museums and public libraries partially reopened on Wednesday. Gyms, movie theaters, bars and mahjong parlors will open their doors on Friday — but not night clubs or karaoke establishments.
From: The NewYork Times
Despite growing evidence that the pandemic is still raging, President Trump and other administration officials said on Tuesday that they planned to wind down the coronavirus task force in the coming weeks and focus the White House on restarting the economy. Mr. Trump disclosed the plans even as the pandemic continued to cut through the United States, with the official death toll rising to more than 71,000.
A New York Times analysis of state data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention begins to offer a picture of just how many lives have been lost — not just to the coronavirus, but also to fears about using an overwhelmed health care system. A handful of states account for the bulk of the death surge across the United States, the analysis found: In New York City alone, there have been 23,000 more deaths than normal since mid-March.
Mr. Trump told reporters as he toured a Honeywell mask manufacturing plant in Arizona that the coronavirus task force would be replaced with an unspecified new advisory body. Vice President Mike Pence, who leads the task force, said the group would probably wrap up its work around the end of May.
From: The NewYork Times
On Monday, Israel announced that citizens could leave their homes after a 40-day lockdown, but many aspects of economic and social life remain curtailed.Credit...Dan Balilty for The New York Times
Israel, whose aggressive response to the coronavirus has held its fatality rate to a fraction of those of the United States and other hard-hit nations, is readying a nationwide serological test of 100,000 citizens to see how widely the virus has spread across its population and how vulnerable it may be to a new wave of the contagion.
The survey, to be conducted at clinics run by Israeli H.M.O.s beginning in a week or two, is one of the largest efforts yet to determine the prevalence of antibodies to Covid-19. Germany has also announced antibody testing using a representative nationwide sample.
The results could aid in deciding how quickly businesses and schools should be allowed to return to normal operations. On Monday, Israel announced that citizens could leave their homes after a 40-day lockdown, but many aspects of economic and social life remain curtailed.
Officials say they hope the survey will identify the portion of the healthy population that has not yet been exposed to the virus, and the portion that has already been exposed but has developed antibodies to it. The answers could have enormous implications for a country’s capacity to withstand a new wave of the virus.
If antibody tests show that a sizable portion of the population has developed antibodies, that could mean Israel is on its way to “herd immunity” and would be well equipped to withstand further outbreaks.
From: The NewYork Times
Two new studies offer compelling evidence that children can transmit the virus, providing what epidemiologists say are strong arguments in favor of keeping schools closed around the world.
A Chinese study published last week in the journal Science analyzed data from Wuhan and Shanghai, and found that children were about a third as susceptible to infection as adults were. But when schools were open, they found, children had about three times as many contacts with other people as adults did — three times as many opportunities to become infected — essentially evening out their risk.
Based on their data, the researchers estimated that closing schools could reduce cases by about 40 to 60 percent.
The second study, in Germany, was led by Christian Drosten, a prominent virologist whose lab has tested about 60,000 people for the coronavirus. Consistent with other studies, he and his colleagues found many more infected adults than children. But children who do test positive harbor just as much virus as adults — sometimes more, even if they are asymptomatic — and so, presumably, are just as infectious, his team found.
From: The NewYork Times
As Covid-19 cuts a wide swath through the Russian Orthodox Church’s monasteries and parishes, many clerics are thundering against both the coronavirus and the government’s efforts to contain it, carving a deep rift between the usually allied powers of church and state.
As the government tries to block public gatherings like church services, some priests have complied readily, keeping parish doors locked and urging worshipers to take part by video link.
But others preach that it is impossible to become infected in a church, or threaten damnation for those who enforce or obey the restrictions. They have resisted shutting even monasteries devastated by the virus.
A bishop in the northern Komi region declared that ringing church bells was the best way to combat the pandemic. He claimed that the word coronavirus, from the Latin for crown, is “not coincidental but is linked to the coronation and enthronement of the Antichrist.”
The outburst of discord is rare within the rigidly hierarchical church. Patriarch Kirill, the head of the church and an ally of President Vladimir V. Putin, has wavered between enforcing the government’s social distancing orders and placating the most fervent clerics. He urged worshipers to skip Holy Week services last month — but left it up to each diocese whether to hold them.
From CNN's Eric Cheung and Anna Kam in Hong Kong
A woman wearing a face mask walks along a promenade in Singapore on May 4. Roslan Rahman/AFP/Getty Images
Singapore confirmed 788 new cases of coronavirus today, raising the country's total past 20,000 infections.
The vast majority of these new cases are foreign migrant workers living in dormitories, where clusters have made the country's numbers spike dramatically in recent weeks.
The country has now recorded 20,198 cases and 18 deaths, according to data from Johns Hopkins University -- the highest caseload in Southeast Asia.
Singapore reopens: The city-state started a phased return to work yesterday. Businesses that reopen will be required to follow strict new rules, including the wearing of face masks all day in the office and no gathering among staff during lunch breaks.
The Ministry of Health calls the new measures the "new normal in a Covid-19 world."
Starting from May 19, schools will also reopen, for those who have practical sessions and need additional support.
But for migrant workers isolated inside dormitories, restrictions on daily movements will stay in place until June 1.
From CNN's Alexandra Lin in Hong Kong
Hong Kong has ordered more than 173,000 people to undergo quarantine since the coronavirus outbreak began, city authorities said today.
As of Monday, the city's Department of Health has issued 103,543 mandatory quarantine orders to people arriving in the city from mainland China, Taiwan and Macao. A further 69,685 orders were issued for people arriving from elsewhere overseas.
Hong Kong survived two waves of coronavirus.
The city saw its first case in late January, and had just begun letting its guard down in late February when it was hit by a second wave.
After a brief period of low case numbers, new infections spiked dramatically, prompting a series of additional stringent restrictions.
That second wave now appears to have largely passed. Hong Kong hasn't had a case of local transmission in more than two weeks, and the city is cautiously resuming normal life. Yesterday, city leaders announced that certain restrictions would be loosened, and schools will start reopening by the end of the month.
The new guidelines, which will go into effect Friday, will allow more people to gather in public and some businesses to reopen.
From CNN's Jen Christensen
Dr. Michael Osterholm, director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota, speaks at a news conference on Wednesday, April 22 at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP, Pool
If the coronavirus pandemic was a nine-inning game, we're only at the second inning, said Michael Osterholm, the director of the Center for Infectious Disease Research and Policy at the University of Minnesota.
Covid-19 will likely infect 60% to 70% of the US population before it slows down, Osterholm told CNN on Tuesday. He estimates that between 5% and 15% have been infected so far.
“All the things we’re doing to kind of control it will help, but it’s going to keep moving like that," Osterholm said. "That’s what these viruses do.”
From CNN's Jen Christensen
Prominent coronavirus modeler Dr. Christopher Murray says US President Donald Trump was wrong when he said Murray's latest forecast about the number of virus deaths did not account for mitigation measures.
The model, often cited by the White House, now forecasts more than 134,000 people will die from Covid-19 by August -- double its earlier projection.
Trump, when asked by CNN about the new model from Murray’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME), claimed that the model "assumes no mitigation."
Murray confirmed that’s incorrect.
From CNN's Emiko Jozuka, Junko Ogura and Yoko Wakatsuki in Tokyo
The Japanese government is facing a public backlash after it promoted “new social behavior” guidelines on Monday, as a state of emergency implemented to curb the spread of coronavirus was extended until May 31.
Speaking at a news conference, an expert panel said the rate of new cases was on the decline in Japan -- but emergency measures would remain in place and the new guidelines should become the norm, as an uptick in infections would overwhelm hospitals.
New normal: The panel stressed the need to permanently adopt measures such as wearing face masks outside, keeping 2 meters (6.5 ft) between people, teleworking as much as possible, avoiding crowded spaces and washing hands regularly with soap in the long-term fight against the virus.
Backlash ensues: The advice, however, prompted criticism on social media. Many people commented that the new guidelines were obvious and that it was patronizing to try to enforce them.
One new recommendation made on Monday for people eating in restaurants to sit outside, side-by-side while keeping conversation to a minimum, triggered the biggest adverse reaction.
From: CNN
For the first time in its history, New York City’s entire subway system is scheduled to be closed Wednesday morning.
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) is starting a deep cleaning to avoid spread of the coronavirus.
“Extraordinary times call for extraordinary measures,” MTA Chairman Patrick Foye said in a late night news conference on Tuesday.
The cleanings will be done on a nightly basis, starting from 1 a.m. to 5 a.m. Wednesday. When the cleaning is done, every single subway car will be disinfected.
“This is critical to ensure the health and safety of our employees and customers,” said Foye.
To accommodate the loss of train service, the MTA is adding several hundred buses to its typical overnight routes to make sure essential workers have access to transportation.
Subway officials warned New York residents that there may be hiccups in executing the unprecedented closure.
“If this were a normal moment, we would have planned this for months,” New York City Transit President Sarah Feinberg said.
From CNN's Alexandra Lin and Isaac Yee
Students arrive at a high school in Wuhan in China's central Hubei province on May 6. Stringer/AFP/Getty Images
Thousands of students are going back to school today in Wuhan -- the original epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic.
The central Chinese city was placed under strict lockdown in January to arrest the spread of the virus, with nobody allowed in or out, and movement limited within the city. The restrictions began lifting in early April, with borders opening, domestic travel resuming, and some businesses allowed to reopen.
Students return: A total of 57,800 students will return to class in Wuhan today, according to a statement from Hubei province authorities. Some 121 schools in the city are reopening, including 83 high schools and 38 vocational schools.
High school seniors will be the first to return, as they need to prepare for the "gao kao," China’s university exam. It's typically held on June 7-8 each year, but was postponed this year to July 7-8 due to the coronavirus. Younger high school grades will slowly return in phases.
From CNN's Milena Veselinovic in London
A worker mops a corridor in the Intensive Care unit at the Royal Papworth Hospital in Cambridge, UK, on Tuesday, May 5. Neil Hall/EPA/Bloomberg via Getty Images
The number of people who have died from coronavirus in the UK is now the highest in Europe and second only to the US globally.
The UK on Tuesday surpassed Italy's death toll; the UK has now reported 29,502 deaths, according to Johns Hopkins University. In Italy, 29,315 people have died. The US has lost more than 71,000 people to the virus.
There was an increase of 4,406 cases in the UK on Tuesday, bringing the total number of people who have tested positive for coronavirus to 194,990, UK foreign minister Dominic Raab said.
So far, 1,383,842 coronavirus tests have been conducted in the UK.
Source：https://edition.cnn.com/world/live-news/coronavirus-pandemic-05-06-20-intl/index.html
Global confirmed cases exceed 3.65 million. Researchers at Johns Hopkins University say at least 3,656,644 people have been infected since the outbreak began, while at least 256,736 are known to have died. The figures, which are based on official and media reports, are likely to significantly underestimate the true scale of the outbreak.
US death toll surpasses 70,000. At least 70,847 people are now known to have died in the USA, according to the data compiled by Johns Hopkins University. That represents more than a quarter of all pandemic-linked deaths reported across the world.
Britain’s death toll from the coronavirus has passed Italy’s to become the second-highest worldwide after the United States, and most impacted in Europe.
The White House is looking to wind down its coronavirus task force. Mike Pence has confirmed that the Trump administration is reportedly looking to wind down the coronavirus task force in the coming weeks, even as the rate of new infections continues to rise across most of the US.
Donald Trump said it’s time to reopen businesses. Speaking in Arizona, he said, “Will some people be affected? Yes. Will some people be affected badly? Yes. But we have to get our country open and we have to get it open soon.” he said.
Record daily deaths in Brazil. According to the Health Ministry, there have been 6,935 new cases of the novel coronavirus in Brazil since Monday evening and 600 new deaths. The previous record of 474 deaths came on 28 April.
Youth unemployment in Britain will reach the 1 million mark over the coming year unless the government provides job guarantees or incentives for school leavers and graduates to stay on in education, a thinktank warns.
Top UK adviser resigns over lockdown breach. Professor Neil Ferguson, the epidemiologist credited with convincing the UK government to abandon thoughts of pursuing herd immunity in favour of physical distancing has resigned amid allegations he breached lockdown rules.
Covid-19 lockdown risks 1.4 million extra TB deaths by 2025: study. The global lockdown caused by Covid-19 risks a “devastating” surge in tuberculosis cases, with nearly 1.4 million additional deaths from the world’s biggest infectious killer by 2025, new research showed Wednesday.
New Zealand reports one new case, after two days in a row with no cases. After two consecutive days of zero new corona cases reported, on Wednesday New Zealand reported one new case of the virus, and one new death.
Mexico’s government and the auto industry have drafted protocols to prepare for an easing of coronavirus lockdown measures, a lobby group said on Tuesday, as President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador signaled some factories could open in coming weeks.
The pandemic has cost Walt Disney US$1.4bn in the last three months as it shut down its theme parks around the world and halted film and TV productions, the company has announced.
Italy records lowest increase in cases for two months. Deaths in Italy climb by 236 on Tuesday, against 195 the day before, while the daily tally of new infections stands at 1,075, against 1,221 on Monday. It is the lowest number of new cases for two months.
WHO urges investigation of possible early cases. The recent discovery that a man in France was possibly infected before the virus was even reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) by Chinese authorities has prompted the body to investigate other suspicious cases. The WHO said the findings were not surprising but gave a “whole new picture on everything”.
Major foreign travel to be limited this summer – Macron. It is unlikely French people will be able to undertake major foreign trips this summer and even trips within Europe may have to be limited to reduce the risk of a resurgence of the epidemic, said the French president, Emmanuel Macron.
Face masks should be worn on flights in future. The International Air Transport Association, which represents global airlines, says it is recommending the wearing of masks on flights, though normal seat allocation can be maintained.
Virgin Atlantic to cut jobs and quit Gatwick. Virgin Atlantic 28plans to cut more than 3,000 jobsand shut its operations at Gatwick airport.
Majority of new Spain cases among medics. More than 70% of new cases detected in Spain over the past 24 hours are among medical staff, the health ministry says. With the epidemic receding after peaking more than a month ago, Spain has begun moves to ease out of the lockdown.
Israel and Netherlands studies claim progress in antibody trials. Separate studies in Israel and the Netherlands claim to have created antibodies that can block the infection, a potential future treatment touted as a game-changer until a vaccine becomes available.
No guarantee Tour de France will go ahead. “Many people are begging me to keep the Tour even behind closed doors,” French sports minister, Roxana Mărăcineanu told France television. “I hope it will take place but I am not sure. We do not know what the epidemic will be like after lockdown.”
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