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With most children housebound across the globe, the coronavirus crisis is inspiring creativity. Social media is buzzing with posts and videos of children taking likes to cooking, musical skills and even showcasing colourful palettes. Taking to Twitter, “Been isolating at home with my wife and kids for a week now. For my contribution to homeschooling my kids (aged 6 & 4) I chose the most obvious thing – creating a shot-by-shot recreation of the jet pack sequence from THUNDERBALL out of LEGO” said a parent. “As coronavirus is spreading, so are virtual card games, exercise sessions, dance lessons, meditation time, health…

Two of Bahrain Endurance 13 athletes are handling training indoors. When the International Triathlon Union decided to suspend the racing season until the end of April due to COVID-19, many athletes were instructed to continue preparing as if the Olympic and Paralympic Games would be held as scheduled, despite growing uncertainty that COVID-19 as a global concern would be resolved by then. “I think it’s very important these days that as an athlete we do respect that global health and safety is more important than ‘just’ sport,” says Kristian Blummenfelt, who is home in Norway after attending a training camp…

United Kingdom Prime Minister Boris Johnson tweeted words of encouragement Saturday, saying “we’re going to beat it, and we’re going to beat it together,” after he tested positive for coronavirus yesterday. “Thank you to everybody who’s doing what I’m doing, working from home and stopping the virus spreading from household to household,” he added. The UK has 14,590 confirmed coronavirus cases and 760 deaths. https://twitter.com/BorisJohnson/status/1243871804101443584?s=20

The Chinese city of Wuhan, where the coronavirus outbreak first emerged, began lifting a two-month lockdown on Saturday by restarting some metro services and reopening borders, allowing some semblance of normality to return and families to reunite. After being cut-off from the rest of the country for two months, the reopening of Wuhan, where the epidemic first erupted in late December, marks a turning point in China’s fight against the virus, though the contagion has since spread to over 200 countries. Among those on the first high-speed trains allowed into the city on Saturday morning was Guo Liangkai, a 19-year-old…

The Secretary of State for Scotland, Alister Jack, is self-isolating after he developed coronavirus symptoms. Mr. Jack is said to be experiencing “mild” symptoms, including cough and a temperature, but had not been tested for Covid-19. He said in a statement: “In the past 24 hours, I have developed mild symptoms associated with coronavirus. Mr. Jack added: “In line with medical guidance, I am self-isolating and working from home.” On Wednesday, Mr. Jack was on the front bench in the House of Commons chamber with Prime Minister Boris Johnson. On Friday it was announced that Mr. Johnson and the UK…

There are at least 102,702 cases of the novel coronavirus in the United States. So far, 1,716 people have died in total in the US from coronavirus. The total includes cases from all 50 states, Washington, DC, and other U.S. territories, as well as all repatriated cases.

The Chairman of Ocean Gate and Rubicon Hotel Management Company, Dr. Muhammad Rafeek has offered free accommodation for the benefit of expats who have been directed to undergo home isolation, but do not have any adequate means to isolate themselves. https://youtu.be/fbBfOIEiE5o A lot of people from the expat labor community are usually housed in cramped shared accommodation spaces, which defeats the purpose of home isolation. When they return from their home countries and are recommended home isolation, it becomes virtually impossible to do so, due to the lack of space, as well as due to financial constraints that prevents these…

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo responded to President Trump’s tweet that there are thousands of federal government ventilators found in a storage facility in New York and that the state “must distribute now.” Here’s what Cuomo said: “That is incorrect and grossly uninformed. The point is, we have ventilators in a stockpile and we didn’t send them to the hospital yet. Of course, we didn’t — that’s the whole point. The hospitals don’t need them yet. The hospitals aren’t at their apex. The hospitals have enough ventilators today, but their numbers are going up. We’re planning for an apex, a high point,…

The House of Representatives on Friday approved a historic $2.2 trillion coronavirus response stimulus package, clearing the way for President Trump’s signature. The far-reaching legislation stands as the largest emergency aid package in US history. It injects a massive financial boost into a struggling economy with provisions aimed at helping American workers, small businesses and industries grappling with the economic disruption. Key elements of the package include sending checks directly to individuals and families, an expansion of unemployment benefits, money for hard-hit hospitals and health care providers, financial assistance for small businesses and $500 billion in loans for distressed companies.…

The rate of infection in the UK has been doubling every three to four days according to “best scientific analysis” UK Cabinet Minister Michael Gove said on Friday. Gove added that these figures were a “powerful reminder” of the “need for all of us to act.”