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Many of the workers now responsible for keeping the country fed during lockdown were maligned as low-skill workers only a few months ago. Activists Jaz O’Hara and Joshua Coombes decided to bring the stories of these workers online after a moving conversation at their local Aldi with an employee named Jarvis. They aim to bring the stories of key workers to @PeopleOfThePandemic to celebrate these “everyday heroes”.
British people currently abroad will be helped to return home by the UK government, with a £75 million airlift operation. India’s lockdown causes a mass migration, the navy rolls into New York city as hospitals there continue to be overrun and one of Van Gogh’s paintings is stolen from a museum near Amsterdam.
The president again paraded corporate executives at the White House briefing meant to inform Americans about the COVID-19 pandemic.
Maybe this is time for us to build our own success stories. What would make you proud even if no one else knew about it? asks Tola Doll Fisher.
The president didn't appear to grasp that hospitals are using more because of the global coronavirus pandemic.
We must build an economy and society that works for everyone, with the values of compassion, consideration and cooperation at its core, writes Caroline Lucas.
The reality is we won’t change much, if at all, after the pandemic is over, writes Peter Hughes.
As countries around the world go into lockdown amid the Covid-19 pandemic, you can visit or enjoy tourist sites and places of interest from the safety of your home. To help cope with your self-isolation, famous places including Buckingham Palace, The Houses of Parliament and Disneyland are offering virtual tours, while the National Theatre in London is streaming plays every Thursday for free.
The US has overtaken China as the country with the highest number of covid-19 cases globally, topping 82,000. Meanwhile, WHO has said it is seeing “encouraging signs” after infection rates fall in Italy. The UK Government has now extended pay grants to the self-employed.
The roots of coronavirus chaos are deep, systemic and have been years in the making, writes Richard Stokoe.