Tag Archives: Virus

The Coronavirus May Forever Change Grocery Shopping 

Will the coronavirus pandemic lead to long-term changes in how we shop for food? To better understand the challenges facing grocery stores, WSJ’s Alexander Hotz spoke with an industry insider, a store owner and a Walmart executive.

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John Lewis to close eight stores, putting 1,300 jobs at risk 

In-store sales fail to rebound after coronavirus lockdown as shoppers switch to online purchases

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Six months, six countries, six families — and one unrelenting, unforgiving epidemic 

In far-flung corners of the Earth, six families, like millions of others, struggled to ride out the seemingly implacable wave of the coronavirus pandemic.

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World Wealth Report: Germany’s dollar millionaires on the rise 

The number of Germany’s dollar millionaires rose by 100,000 in 2019, according to the World Wealth Report. The US had the biggest upturn, although the coronavirus crisis could change the upward trend.

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Fauci says states with surging Covid-19 cases should pause reopening efforts 

Public health expert made remark after US set world record for most new Covid-19 cases reported in one dayAs the US set a world record for most Covid-19 cases in one day, with 60,000 reported on Wednesday, Dr Anthony Fauci, a senior member of the White House coronavirus taskforce, said states needed to pause reopening efforts. Related: Some Republican senato […]

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Coronavirus Live Updates: Trump Pushes for Schools to Reopen 

The president’s push for a return to classrooms comes as the number of cases tops 3 million in the U.S. Some governments are backtracking on tracing apps.

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Stocks retreat as US coronavirus outbreaks threaten recovery 

Gold hovers near nine-year high while European shares fall for second day

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US expected to hit three million coronavirus cases – live updates 

Total US coronavirus cases expected to hit three million todayUS officially notifies WHO of its withdrawalMary Trump’s book: eight most shocking claimsSign up to our First Thing newsletter 11.27am BST Nine in 10 Americans believe that racism and police violence are problems in the country, a Guardian/Opinium Research poll has found, a sign that public opinio […]

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U.S. hits 3,000,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases as Trump applauds response 

The United States hit a grim milestone as officials confirmed the nation has had over three million coronavirus cases since the pandemic began as cases continue to surge in states across the country. Trump, meanwhile, still says his government’s response

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Public health expert: Texas may have a New York-level COVID-19 crisis 

Roberta Schwartz of Houston Methodist Hospital joins to discuss the growing COVID-19 crisis in the state of Texas, and how hospital officials are concerned doctors and nurses treating coronavirus patients could soon be completely overwhelmed.

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Source: Ryder Cup to be postponed until 2021 

The Ryder Cup will be delayed until 2021, with the Presidents Cup moving to 2022, as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, a source said.

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China’s jobs problem runs deeper than the coronavirus 

New hiring and management practices could help China boost productivity in the economic uncertainty of the post-coronavirus environment.

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Desperation science’ slows the hunt for coronavirus drugs 

Six months after COVID-19 started spreading around the globe, desperation rather than information is still driving many decisions about how to treat the disease

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In risky bid, Trump stokes racial rancor to motivate voters 

‘Trapped’ illegal workers in Saudi look to virus for escape 

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Puerto Rico, Still Reeling From Old Disasters, Is Slammed by Covid-19 

The island has had to weather a hurricane, a political crisis and earthquakes, but those crises did not lead to the widespread unemployment caused by the response to the coronavirus pandemic.

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