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Tokyo 2020 Olympics in doubt as Canada becomes first team to pull out over coronavirus

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Canada takes action to protect public health as Australia tells its athletes to prepare for Games in 2021 Canada has become the first country to warn that it wont send its athletes to the coronavirus pandemic. The Canadian Olympic Committee said holding the Games as planned would threaten the health of its athletes, their families and the broader Canadian community for athletes to continue training for these Games. In fact, it runs counter to the public health advice which we urge all Canadians to follow, it said in a statement,…

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Rand Paul becomes first senator to test positive for Covid-19

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Senator of Kentucky who was seen at the Senate gym Sunday morning says he is feeling fine and is in quarantine Senator Rand Paul has said he has tested positive for Covid-19, the disease caused by coronavirus, with the Republican becoming the first member of the Senate to test positive. A post on the Kentucky senators Twitter account said on Sunday that he is feeling fine and is in quarantine. Paul, an eye surgeon, said he has not had symptoms and was tested out of an abundance of caution due…

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Coronavirus: 70,000 people told ‘stay indoors’

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“They will get a letter from their GP or consultant asking them to take the most drastic action of all. “For 12 to 16 weeks, not leaving their homes at all so they have the maximum shielding from the virus.” Coronavirus in Wales: Live updates on the outbreak Coronavirus: Advice for people with health conditions PM in Mother’s Day warning as virus ‘accelerates’ The first minister said “we are still at the start of the curve” and the pace of the disease will continue to quicken. It is therefore important…

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Guy Asked Twitter Users In Quarantine To Share The Most Valuable Item In Their Homes, Here Are 51 Responses

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We’re all fighting boredom and stress at this trying time when millions of people around the globe are forced into self-isolation for their own good. And despite people desperately trying to finds escapes from the monotone surroundings of one’s own home, some people find comfort in things that are closest to us. One Twitter user named Isaac decided to start a thread where he asked people to look around their houses and find the item that is of most personal value. And people responded! From family heirlooms to dear art…

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It was a fantastic gift we were given

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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionVinnie Jones said the “fantastic gift” of a new heart gave his late wife Tanya an extra 32 years of life Ex-footballer Vinnie Jones, whose wife received a life-saving heart transplant, has welcomed a change in organ donation law. Tanya Jones, who died last year, had a heart transplant three decades earlier and the sportsman turned actor has told BBC Inside Out it changed their lives. After her heart collapsed while giving birth, Tanya received a donation, believed to be from a…

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Runners going solo after coronavirus postponements

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Its organisers have launched the Local Landmarks Challenge, where people can take on the run remotely in their area, record themselves using a running app, then submit it to get a participation medal. Image copyright Philip Bruland Image caption Sahar Shah ran the Bath Half Marathon distance around Leamington Spa While Bath Half Marathon went ahead on 15 March, many people who had signed up chose to do the run away from the main event because of concerns about the virus. Among them was Sahar Shah, a Warwick University PhD…

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