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Victoria defends deputy chief medical officer after she compared James Cook to Covid-19
Annaliese van Diemen’s tweeted analogy drew ire of state opposition MPs, as well as federal MPs and senators

Ben Doherty

30, Apr, 2020 @8:30 AM

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Faith communities: how have you been affected by coronavirus?
We would like to hear about the pandemic’s effect on your religion’s death rituals and on the way you worship and meet

Rachel Obordo and Guardian community team

30, Apr, 2020 @7:32 AM

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Remdesivir: the antiviral drug is being touted as a possible coronavirus treatment – but will it work?
Hopes are high for the drug and US expert Dr Anthony Fauci says it shows promise. But there are conflicting reports

Melissa Davey

30, Apr, 2020 @7:24 AM

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The antidote: your favourite reads beyond coronavirus
Alan Cumming (and his foreskin), a gold medal for a geek in a golf cap, the curse of Mr Darcy and more: today’s list of non-coronavirus articles that readers spent the most time reading

Chris Moran

30, Apr, 2020 @6:27 AM

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Emotional fallout from Covid-19 lockdown yet to peak, says New Zealand scientist
Sir Peter Gluckman says impact of coronavirus restrictions may emerge in next few weeks, including depression

Charlotte Graham-McLay in Wellington

30, Apr, 2020 @5:15 AM

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Thursday briefing: Trump accuses China of trying to scupper his 2020 bid
US president threatens to retaliate against Beijing for handling of pandemic … UK’s 100,000 testing target set to be missed … lockdown’s yoga queen

Martin Farrer

30, Apr, 2020 @5:08 AM

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South Korea records no new domestic cases of Covid-19 for first time since February
Nation’s caseload has been slowing in recent weeks after it recorded hundreds of new cases every day between late February and early March

Guardian staff and agencies

30, Apr, 2020 @4:42 AM

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Coronavirus 30 April: at a glance
A summary of the biggest developments in the global coronavirus outbreak

Helen Sullivan

30, Apr, 2020 @4:40 AM

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'The days never end': life under lockdown in one of Italy's poorest communities
The Zen neighbourhood, on the outskirts of Palermo, feels abandoned by the government — and the mafia have moved in

Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo

30, Apr, 2020 @4:00 AM

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Trump claims China will 'do anything' to stop his re-election as coronavirus row escalates
President again raises possible retaliation against Beijing over coronavirus as Chinese media criticises lack of leadership in the US

Alison Rourke and Lily Kuo in Beijing

30, Apr, 2020 @3:59 AM

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US inmate with coronavirus dies weeks after giving birth on a ventilator
Andrea Circle Bear, 30, had been sentenced to 26 months in federal prison on a drug charge

Lois Beckett

30, Apr, 2020 @12:38 AM

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Trump says distancing guidelines will 'fade out' as US deaths pass 60,000 – as it happened
President indicates guidelines will be relaxed as states start to look toward reopening their economies

Maanvi Singh in San Francisco and Joan E Greve in Washington

30, Apr, 2020 @12:23 AM

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