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The US unemployment rate spiked to 14.7% in April, the highest since the Great Depression.

The lockdowns and other restrictions have imposed a significant economic and psychological cost on citizens, and it was understandable that countries wanted to move swiftly to roll back these measures.

The nine justices kicked off a scheduled one-hour argument over attempts by House of Representatives committees to obtain the records in a pair of cases that test the authority of Congress.

Records of about 900 Covid-19 patients were reviewed in the analysis, with roughly half given zinc sulfate along with hydroxychloroquine and the antibiotic azithromycin.

Iranian sources said talks for a prisoner swap between the US and Iran have been in the works for some time and that Washington was negotiating for the release of a US Navy veteran.

Expers fear that in the chaos of the pandemic, some people are not going to pharmacies or taking their daily medication.

The health and economic toll of coronavirus complicates Donald Trump's ability to make up ground. Polls show Joe Biden running especially well among senior citizens, the group most vulnerable to the coronavirus.

Although experts are still trying to understand how COVID-19 attacks lungs, air sacs in many patients become inflamed and fill with fluid, hampering the body’s ability to take in oxygen and remove carbon dioxide.

In issuing the new regulation on Friday, the Department of Homeland Security cited what it called China's "suppression of independent journalism."

Alejandra has not heard anything from the state -- though she has gotten a fundraising email from Republican Senator Rick Scott, who set up the current unemployment system during his tenure as governor.

Scientists said the structural makeup of SARS-CoV-2 suggests that it will behave differently in aqueous environments, compared to other viruses typically found in the intestine.

Although Merkel's conservative approach won her a rise in support in the early stages of the pandemic, the complaints have grown louder in recent weeks.

New York is the worst-hit state in the USbg, with over 320,000 declared cases and around 20,000 deaths.

Scientists say contact tracing is key to prevent a resurgence of the virus, by tracking down infected people and finding everyone who has been near them, so they can get tested or quarantined.

The talks will be Washington's first major new trade negotiation in 2020, and take place at the same time as London works out trade terms with the EU.

Her detention in a notorious prison is unprecedented in Saudi Arabia, where royal family members are typically held under house arrest or detained in luxury villas or hotels.