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The current outbreak of COVID-19 has sparked global anxiety and concern that it might spread too far and too fast and cause dramatic harm before health officials find a way to stop it. What are the realities of the pandemic? We investigate. This article was updated on April 22, 2020. In December last year, reports started to emerge that a coronavirus that specialists had never before seen in humans had begun to spread among the population of Wuhan, a large city in the Chinese province of Hubei. Since then, the virus has spread to other countries, both inside and outside Asia, leading the World Health Organization (WHO) to declare this as a pandemic. To date, the novel coronavirus — currently dubbed severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) — has been responsible for...

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The tech companies’ combined effort is almost ready.

As contact tracing becomes an increasingly hot topic in the Covid-19 pandemic, details of a new tool built by Apple and Google are coming into focus. On Friday, the companies offered an update that included a closer look at how the tool will work on smartphones, information about additional privacy features, and a new name. Apparently, Apple and Google are backing away from the term contact tracing. Their tool is all about exposure notification. As previously reported, the first phase of the rollout will be an application programming interface (API) that will allow iOS and Android devices to exchange anonymized proximity keys using Bluetooth. Apple and Google have now revealed that the Bluetooth metadata from the devices will be encrypted, so it cant be used to try to identify a device. P...

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Fauci told Telemundo he thought Pitt “did great.”

Anthony Fauci told Telemundo's "Un Nuevo Dia" Monday he thought Brad Pitt "did great" in his portrayal of him in the second "SNL at Home" cold open that skewered President Trump's response to the novel coronavirus. What he's saying: "I think he showed that he is really a classy guy when at the end he took off his hair and thanked me and all of the health care workers," Fauci said. "So not only is he a really great actor, but he is actually a classy person." Driving the news: In a CNN interview this month, Fauci was asked what were the chances of someone portraying him on "Saturday Night Live." "I have no idea," Fauci said. "I hope not." But after a few big names were suggested, including the "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood" star, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases ...

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Why do a footballer, a Nobel laureate and a prime minister (no, not Imran Khan) find themselves in the ESPNcricinfo player database? | ESPNcricinfo.com

Why do a cat, a footballer, a Nobel laureate and a prime minister find themselves in the ESPNcricinfo database? Here are six player profiles you wouldn't have expected we had. Peter the catThe only non-human to get an obituary in Wisden Cricketers' Almanack, Peter also has a profile page on ESPNcricinfo. From 1952 until his death in 1964, he was a regular at Lord's. According to his obit, Peter "preferred a close-up view of the proceedings" and "frequently appeared on the television screen". As it's #LoveYourPetDay we thought we'd share this photo of Peter the Cat, who lived at Lord's from 1952 to 1964. Peter is the only animal to be given an obituary in the @WisdenAlmanack.#LoveLordspic.twitter.com/ToBPUql7fb Lord's Cricket Ground (@HomeOfCricket) February 20, 2019 After he died, Lo...

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The death toll from covid-19 began to rise steadily in early March, then more sharply as the disease spread to every state and most U.S. territories.

">PLEASE NOTE The Washington Post is providing this story for free so that all readers have access to this important information about the coronavirus. For more free stories, sign up for our daily Coronavirus Updates newsletter. The disease caused by the novel coronavirus has killed at least people in the United States. The countrys earliest covid-19 fatality was thought to be a 58-year-old man near Seattle, whose death was announced Feb. 29. But on April 22, officials in California announced that tissue from two people who had died in early and mid-February in Santa Clara County had tested positive, signaling that the virus may have spread in the country weeks earlier than was previously thought. A total of have been reported since Feb. 29. Loading data... Note: The spike in mi...

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Sadio Mane says it is his dream to win the Premier League but that it is part of life if the ambition is ended by the coronavirus pandemic. The season has been postponed until it is safe to resume having halted with Liverpool 25 points clear at the top of the table. Mane has impressed this campaign, netting 14 goals to put the Reds on the brink of their first English league title for 30 years. And the Senegal international said: I have always said I want to win trophies, the Champions League and the Premier League. I dont feel like a champion yet. I want to win on the pitch and get the trophy. But with the situation, people around the world losing family membersits my dream but if its not the case, its part of life. The 27-year-old has credited the influence of Jurgen Klopp and Jorda...

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The football calendar has been decimated as the world looks to deal with the coronavirus pandemic. Here, the PA news agency takes a look at Covid-19s impact on the beautiful game. Which events have been postponed, and until when? Euro 2020 has been put back a year (PA) UEFA postponed Euro 2020 until the summer of 2021, while the Euro 2020 play-offs, due to be played in March, have been postponed. The 2021 Nations League finals and UEFA Under-21 European Championship have been postponed while the Womens Euro 2021 is likely to be delayed. All Champions League and Europa League fixtures are suspended until further notice. The 2020 Copa America is to move to 2021 to give South American players based in Europe the opportunity to finish their league campaigns. The Premier League, EFL...

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Wisdom and distractions for coping with a world changed by coronavirus

Wisdom and distractions for coping with a world changed by coronavirus

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