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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro declares gyms and hair salons as essential services

On Monday, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro declared gyms and hair salons as essential businesses allowing them to continue operating despite the increasing death toll in the country. “The question of life has to be taken in parallel with jobs. Without the economy there is no life, there are no doctors,

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Germany begins second phase of opening up

Germany has been pointed to as a Western success in its management of the global novel coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) outbreak and on Wednesday, April 6, Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that the next phase of lockdown easing is set to take place. Merkel stated that the first stage of easing the nation’

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Remove New York from the equation, and the number of COVID-19 cases in the US is actually rising

As states in the United States gradually ease lockdown restrictions, confirmed cases outside of New York City are actually rising. Drawing on data by John Hopkins University, it was found that by including the New York metropolitan area in models and reports – New York City is by far the epicenter

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Why do the COVID-19 models keep changing?

From the time the first case of COVID-19 appeared in the United States, estimates for the final number of infections and related deaths have fluctuated greatly. In late February, President Donald Trump was assuring the country that the disease would all but disappear. By mid-March, though, the growing pandemic was

Canada to ban various assault rifle categories

Canada to ban various assault rifle categories

Canada is set to ban 11 categories of assault rifles, with the news first reported by the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation and the announcement being made on Friday, May 1. The new measures will apply to 125,000 weapons, including those types that have been used in mass shootings across the

Brazilians defy lockdown, spurred by “Bolsonarismo” – the Brazilian president’s war against political correctness

Brazilians defy lockdown, spurred by “Bolsonarismo” – the Brazilian president’s war against political correctness

Throughout the course of the pandemic, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has downplayed the threat posed by COVID-19, which continues to sweep across the Latin American nation of around 210 million people. In a public statement released in late March, Bolsonaro said that normalcy had to continue. “Our lives have to

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Will the COVID-19 crisis cause a spike in suicides?

With COVID-19 exacting a heavy toll on populations and national economies, many have speculated that countries around the world will experience increases in rates of suicide. While a few self-inflicted deaths around the globe have been linked to fears over the pandemic, psychologists are concerned that a resulting economic downturn