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This page is a timeline of Tweets with the latest information and updates on COVID-19 from experts, journalists, health authorities and other trusted sources from around the world. For more on COVID-19, visit: twitter.com/explore/tabs/covid-19

This page is a timeline of Tweets with the latest information and updates on COVID-19 from experts, journalists, health authorities and other trusted sources from around the world. For more on COVID-19, visit: twitter.com/explore/tabs/covid-19

  1. 9 minutes ago

    Vaccine deliveries to have ground to a near halt, leaving many Africans, including those more vulnerable to severe illness & death, exposed to . Dose sharing from high-income countries is an urgent, crucial part of the solution to Africa’s vaccine supply crunch.

    Out of 1.4 billion vaccine doses administered around the world, less than 2% have reached Africa. Equitable and sustainable vaccine roll-out worldwide is the quickest path towards a fast, and fair recovery for all.
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  2. 10 minutes ago

    Steroids and Covid in India. Mucormycosis, an infection with mortality rate of50%+ starts in the nose + spreads to the eyes and brain. 'You usually see four to five cases in a lifetime, now we’re seeing four to five cases a day,” via

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  3. 19 minutes ago

    Vaccination. Until then appropriate behavior.

    Replying to @ShamikaRavi
    Wondering what's the exit strategy from the disaster
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  4. 27 minutes ago

    This daily infographic provides a quick view of the current situation in Australia.

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  5. 36 minutes ago

    Many buildings have been closed during . This can increase the risk of Legionella growth in building’s water systems. Legionella can cause Legionnaires’ disease, a type of pneumonia which can cause serious illness. For prevention advice visit:

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  6. 36 minutes ago

    Don't miss today's & press conference on "Financing Vaccines in ." Speakers will include Dr , Dena Ringold () & (). 🕚 11AM (GMT+1) 🗓️ 20 May 2021 🤝

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  7. 56 minutes ago

    Morning guys! Gosh, so close to my week off now I can taste it! I know stuff sometimes feels a bit samey in a pandemic era but I’m really looking forward to some uninterrupted gardening time. This rain better stop! Got my coffee, time to get to work now! Feel free to join me! ☕️

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  8. 58 minutes ago

    Brutal report from one of the thousands of rural villages in India that the coronavirus has torn through. If you are lucky enough to live in a place that has vaccines and you can get inoculated, do it.

    6:02
    “We have been given nothing”: Anger in Haryana’s Titoli village after dozens of COVID-19 deaths and report.
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  9. 1 hour ago

    The mafia claws are out

    President Recep Tayyip Erdogan of Turkey, already looking unusually embattled amid an economic crisis and a surge in coronavirus cases, has been hit by a roiling corruption scandal that some say has a fin de siècle aura about it
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  10. 1 hour ago

    Stay home 🏠 to stay safe from . If you have to step out, ensure you 😷, wearing a that fits you well and covers your nose, mouth and chin. We are to fight the pandemic.

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  11. 1 hour ago

    Malaysia records the highest daily rise in COVID-19 cases for the second day in a row, with 6,806 new infections.

    Terkini. 20 Mei. Kes baharu hari ini paling tinggi dalam sejarah, 6,806.
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  12. 1 hour ago

    When should you self-isolate and for how long? Dr Eleri Davies, Coronavirus Incident Director at Public Health Wales, explains 👇 Full video:

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  13. 1 hour ago
    Replying to

    Assuming you can read (from a month back👇):

    Eventually, the vaccination drive is not only a race against the virus (which is spreading fast right now) but also a protection from future waves of infection. Growth rate of active cases: 4.9% Growth rate of vaccinated people: 1.4%
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  14. 1 hour ago

    64 days before Tokyo Olympics, 55 Tokai University men’s judo club members test positive for Covid. Alma mater of Aaron Wolf, former world champion, and Kosei Inoue, judo gold medalist in Sydney 2000 & Japan national team coach

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  15. 2 hours ago

    What do we need to do to get ready for the next pandemic?? I spoke with Harvard Gazette about building a globale "weather system" for viruses that uses our immune systems as weather buoys. And what we've learned from SARS-CoV-2 to help our future selves

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  16. 2 hours ago

    Breaking: reported 295 cases, 286 local cases and 9 imported.

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  17. 2 hours ago

    Tokyo coronavirus case count for today is 843. Previous two Thursdays: 1,010, 591 7-day average 704 Serious cases -4 to 69

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  18. 3 hours ago

    Small things I’m enjoying atm(pandemic uppers): 1. My computer has an emoji that winks at me when it recognises my face- this has delighted my inner child. 2. Read the Midnight Library by - joyful 3. My cat’s face when she’s padding...Your turn

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  19. 3 hours ago

    I find the assertions of "it's not racist/xenophobic to talk about CECA or closing the borders to South Asia" tiresome 'cos while one *can* criticise CECA or suggest border/travel restrictions for high-risk countries with Covid-19 without being racist, very often people are.

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  20. 3 hours ago

    India registered more than 3 lakh recoveries in the last 24 hours. Together, we can win the battle against COVID-19.

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