health
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Wuhan, The City Where The Coronavirus First Emerged, Reports Zero Hospitalised Patients
Chinese officials said on Sunday that Wuhan, the city that recorded the first cases of the coronavirus in December, has no hospitalised covid-19 patients. The news comes three months after the city, home to 11 million, was put on lockdown.
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French Court Halts Amazon’s Delivery Of Non-Essential Products During Pandemic To Protect Workers
A French court has ruled that Amazon will only be allowed to deliver health items, food, pet food and electronics in France in order to protect the safety of its workers during the coronavirus pandemic. The company will be banned from delivering nonessential products for the time being.
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Top US Vaccine Official Says He Was Demoted For Pushing For More Science On Hydroxychloroquine
Rick Bright, who was reassigned from his job as the federal government’s top vaccine expert this week, says he will file a whistleblower complaint alleging he was demoted because he refused to back the White House’s claims that hydroxychloroquine is a wonder drug that could put an immediate stop to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Trump Admin Gives Coronavirus Tracking Contract To Peter Thiel’s Palantir: Report
Palantir, the surveillance firm founded by conservative billionaire Peter Thiel, has landed a contract with the feds to build a database tracking the spread of the novel coronavirus around the country, according to the Daily Beast.