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UK PM out of intensive care but remains in hospital
Apr 09 (BBC) Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been moved out of intensive care but remains in hospital, Downing Street has said.
Mr Johnson has been receiving treatment for coronavirus at St Thomas Hospital in London since Sunday.
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US weekly jobless claims hit 6.6 million
Apr 09 (BBC) The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits has surged for a third week as the economic toll tied to the coronavirus pandemic intensifies.
More than 6.6 million people filed jobless claims in the week ending 4 April, the Department of Labor said.
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Coronavirus: Boris Johnson spends second night in intensive care
Apr 08 (BBC) Boris Johnson has spent a second night in intensive care as he continues to receive treatment for coronavirus.
The PM is being kept at St Thomas Hospital in London "for close monitoring", Downing Street said.
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Indians worried over export of unproven ‘corona drug’ to US
Apr 09 (BBC) India’s decision to export a drug that US President Donald Trump has touted as a possible cure for Covid-19 has worried many at home who take the medicine for other ailments.
There is no proof that hydroxychloroquine (commonly known as HCQ) is effective in treating Covid-19,
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WHO chief urges end to ‘politicisation’ of virus
Apr 09 (BBC) The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has urged unity, as the agency comes under continued fire from US President Donald Trump.
Speaking on Wednesday, Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus defended the WHO’s work and called for an end to the politicisation of Covid-19.
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Coronavirus: Wuhan emerges from the harshest of lockdowns
Apr 08 (BBC) For the first time in months, people have been allowed to leave the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the virus emerged before spreading across the world.
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