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Good morning – here’s a summary of today’s #covid19 headlines
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Hospitals and morgues in New York City are becoming overwhelmed with coronavirus patients. At the rate the epidemic is growing, the city will run out of ventilators in six days, mayor Andrew Cuomo said. nytimes.com/2020/04/02/nyr…
A record 6.6 million US citizens applied for unemployment benefits last week, reflecting the huge impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the economy. wapo.st/3dK3S3g
The Indian government has launched a coronavirus tracker app that alerts people if they have crossed paths with someone infected with the virus.

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A preliminary study has suggested that countries with mandatory TB vaccination have fewer coronavirus deaths, but more research is needed to confirm the link. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
For the latest insight and analysis on the #covid19 pandemic from the New Scientist team, listen to our weekly podcast newscientist.com/podcasts/
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Patrick Vallance @uksciencechief and Chris Whitty @CMO_England are speaking at a #covid19 briefing for science journalists. Live tweets coming up.
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Here are some data on the course of #covid19 disease and risk factors based on 191 people who were treated for coronavirus at two hospitals in Wuhan (thread) bit.ly/2v5ZYAa
The average age of these individuals was 56, and 62 per cent were men. Around half of those treated had underlying medical conditions, most commonly diabetes and high blood pressure.
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Heathrow airport expansion ruled illegal on climate change grounds bit.ly/2PtHuAx
The Court of Appeal ruled that the decision to build a third runway was illegal because it failed to consider the Paris climate agreement goal to hold global temperature rises to 1.5°C #Heathrow
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