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The World Health Organisation has warned that coronavirus “may never go away” as its experts predicted that a global mental health crisis caused by the pandemic was looming.
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In case you missed it, US President Donald Trump on Wednesday evening dismissed comments by Dr Anthony Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and a key member of the coronavirus task force, in testimony at the US senate regarding the dangers of reopening the economy too soon.
Trump told reporters at the White House, “to me it’s not an acceptable answer, especially when it comes to schools.”
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