日: 2020-03-03

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The longest holiday: parents coping with coronavirus school closures in east Asia

In a bid to stem spread of the virus, schools in Hong Kong, China and Japan have been shut for weeksCoronavirus outbreak – live updates“It’s been a long holiday,” laughs Hong Kong insurance worker and mother, Sarah Wong.Wong and her two daughters, Chlo…

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‘Yellow bindis’ mean high-risk: India’s new health map for women and children

Pioneering Rajasthan initiative helps health workers reach families in greatest need first, increasing identification of malnutrition and issues in pregnancyIt’s 10am and time for the first home visit of the day. After consulting a colour-coded map on …

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Coronavirus: South Korea declares ‘war’ on outbreak as WHO experts arrive in Iran

Almost 5,000 cases of Covid-19 recorded in South Korea as WHO chief says the world is in ‘uncharted territory’Latest developmentsTell us: have you been affected by the coronavirus?South Korea has declared “war” on the coronavirus as cases inside the co…

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Coronavirus live updates: fifth of UK workforce could be absent from work at peak of epidemic, government warns

Hong Kong charters plane to bring 500 people back from Wuhan as China infections and deaths dropUK coronavirus plans would strip police and fire services to essentialsSouth Korea declares ‘war’ on outbreak as WHO experts arrive in IranBattling coronavi…

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