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Mid-May, the French government had launched a new corona testing strategy. Key objectives were to rapidly identify 75% of all cases and to realize 700,000 tests a week. 3 months down the stretch, how does France’s testing fare?
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Switzerland was the first country in Europe to implement nationwide corona measures. Although its approach has been largely successful, it is now faced with an increase of new infections. Many of these are linked to nightlife in the French-speaking cantons. The country is buckling up again for harsher measures.
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The province of Antwerp has sharpened its COVID-19 measures after the number of new infections had risen sharply. The state of Victoria in Australia had taken similar measures, but much faster. Even so, the number of new cases has tripled in Victoria over the past 3 weeks.
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The COVID-19 pandemic is accelerating in Africa. The virus is about to make its way through the entire population. But there are good reasons to believe that the continent will be less touched than other parts of the world. A young population, pandemic preparedness, and climate are three of these. No need for worries then?
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Read MoreNo doubt Clemens Tönnies regrets not having implemented proper health, safety and hygiene measures at his company. The German meat-processing
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Read MoreThe coronacrisis has worsened an already worrying development. Illegal actions to level parts of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest have met
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