Trump has ‘high confidence’ COVID-19 came from Wuhan lab

Credit: White House

US president told reporters he believes the novel #coronavirus originated in Wuhan laboratory after US intelligence said it believes the virus was natural in origin.

In This Story: COVID-19

Covid-19 is the official WHO name given to the novel coronavirus which broke out in late 2019 and began to spread in the early months of 2020.

Symptoms of coronavirus

The main symptoms of coronavirus are:

a persistent new cough (non productive, dry)
a high temperature (e.g. head feels warm to the touch)
shortness of breath (if this is abnormal for the individual, or increased)

Latest News about Covid-19

Below are stories from around the globe related to the 2020 outbreak of novel Coronavirus – since the WHO gave the Covid-19 naming. Most recent items are posted nearest the top.

5 Recent Items: COVID-19

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It’s A War Between Streaming Services And Legacy TV, Says LightShed Partners

Stitch Fix President On Booming Growth Amid Pandemic

In This Story: Donald Trump

Donald John Trump is the 45th and current president of the United States. Before entering politics, he was a businessman and television personality. Trump was born and raised in Queens, a borough of New York City, and received a bachelor’s degree in economics from the Wharton School.

5 Recent Items: Donald Trump

Where do Ivanka Trump and Jared Kushner go from here?

Donald Trump’s plan to move to Mar-a-Lago faces challenges

US Capitol riot: DC officers recount being beaten during “horrifying” attack

Honduras to Guatemala | Migrant caravan breaks police cordon at the border

‘I feel wronged’: US Capitol rioter asks Donald Trump for pardon

In This Story: London

London is the capital of England and the United Kingdom.

4 Recent Items: London

UK doctors warn Covid-19 patients being admitted to hospital getting younger and sicker

Covid and the NHS: Inside intensive care – BBC Newsnight

UK closes travel corridors as fears grow over new coronavirus variants – BBC News

Anne Hathaway stars in ‘Locked Down’ rom-com

In This Story: Moscow

Moscow, on the Moskva River in western Russia, is the nation’s cosmopolitan capital. In its historic core is the Kremlin, a complex that’s home to the president and tsarist treasures in the Armoury. Outside its walls is Red Square, Russia’s symbolic center. It’s home to Lenin’s Mausoleum, the State Historical Museum’s comprehensive collection and St. Basil’s Cathedral, known for its colorful, onion-shaped domes.

2 Recent Items: Moscow

Winter in Moscow | Ostankino TV tower turns to an icicle

Russia announces exit from Open Skies treaty after U.S. withdrawal

In This Story: Russia

Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country located in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. It extends from the Baltic Sea in the west to the Pacific Ocean in the east, and from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea in the south.

Russia spans more than one-eighth of the Earth’s inhabited land area, stretching eleven time zones, and bordering 16 sovereign nations. Moscow is the country’s capital.

The Soviet Union was dissolved in 1991 and since 1993 Russia been governed as a federal semi-presidential republic. Russia is a major great power, with the world’s second-most powerful military, and the fourth-highest military expenditure. As a recognised nuclear-weapon state, the country possesses the world’s largest stockpile of nuclear weapons.