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Venetian protesters formed a human chain along one of the city's iconic canals on Saturday (June 13), demanding responsible tourism in the post-coronavirus period.

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COVID-19 cases in Pakistan reached over 132,000 after a record 6,472 new infections were detected, the death toll in Pakistan is over 2,500.

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Loss of smell or taste has been added to the list of COVID-19 symptoms, according to the revised clinical management protocols released by the Union Health Ministry on Saturday.

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In a recently released, it's been said that the most dominant route for the spread of COVID-19 is through air.

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At Barcelona's Vall d'Hebron Hospital, COVID-19 survivors attend the rehabilitation centre to recover motor skills lost as a result of being sedated and hooked up to a ventilator, as well as complications, like strokes, generated by the virus.

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The study, by researchers from Harvard medical school, Boston University of Public Health and Boston children’s hospital suggests that Coronavirus may have been originate in August 2019.

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British scientists halted a major drug trial on Friday after it found that the anti-malarial hydroxychloroquine, touted by U.S. President Donald Trump as a potential "game changer" in the pandemic, was "useless" at treating COVID-19 patients.

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Indian PM Narendra Modi's call to localize industries, India apex traders association has also announced a launch of a massive campaign to boycott Chinese products. Watch report.

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The US Justice Department sued a Chinese company for selling nearly a half million fake and substandard N95 respirator to US buyers in April as the Covid-19 pandemic swept the country.

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President Jair Bolsonaro threatened on Friday to pull Brazil out of the World Health Organization after the U.N. agency warned Latin American governments about the risk of lifting lockdowns before slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus throughout the region.

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President Xi Jinping on Tuesday called for efforts to strengthen public health system in China to better protect people's lives and health

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Strict controls on information and competition within the Chinese public health system were largely to blame.

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Bottlenecks at borders as government screen lorry drivers to contain the new coronavirus are putting the delivery of vital food supplies in East Africa at risk, the U.N.'s World Food Programme (WFP) warned.

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Renault acknowledged that its global ambitions had been unrealistic, announcing plans to cut about 15,000 jobs, shrink production and restructure French plants as it pressed the reset button and sought to banish the spectre of Carlos Ghosn.

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Speaking to our Principal Diplomatic Correspondent Sidhant Sibal from Frankfurt airport, India's envoy to Germany Mukta Dutta Tomar highlighted the key role played by Gurudwaras in the country in providing food and support to stranded in Indians. Remember Gurudwaras in countries like Australia, Portugal, Canada, the US have been helping out the stranded Indian nationals.

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Gravitas: China's batwoman resurfaces, breaks silence on Coronavirus Shi Zengli, one of China's top virus researchers has resurfaced. What does she have to say about this pandemic? What role did her lab play in identifying Covid-19?

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China was perhaps the first country to introduce a contact tracing app to contain the spread of&nbsp;coronavirus. China’s health QR code system rate a person’s likely health status with green, orange or red colours, signifying whether the individual is safe, at high risk or a carrier of the virus.

The health tracking QR codes, which have played a key part in the country’s fight against coronavirus, now look set to play a much broader role in daily life as the eastern city of Hangzhou proposed to expand the use of the health codes post-pandemic.

Calling it a firewall to enhance people’s “health and immunity”, officials in Hangzhou plan to use the codes to assign a health status to a citizen, which will be generated through digital medical records. The citizens will be ranked based on their health and lifestyle - how much they exercised, their eating and drinking habits, whether they smoked and even how much they slept the night before. 
 
<a href="Also Read: Coronavirus pandemic heightening heatwave health risks">Also Read: Coronavirus pandemic heightening heatwave health risks</a>

Hangzhou is home to Chinese tech giant Alibaba. Its affiliate Ant Financial, alongside social media giant Tencent, developed the QR code app. The health QR code was added as a feature on Alipay, one of the largest digital payments systems in China, making it the ultimate surveillance weapon.&nbsp;

According to a report in the Chinese press, authorities can track not just coronavirus infection, but also your financial and transport data. More than one billion people in China are covered by these QR codes now.&nbsp; 
 
<a href="https://www.wionews.com/world/why-australia-has-more-to-lose-than-china-in-trade-row-301189">Also Read: Why Australia has more to lose than China in trade row</a> 
 
The southern city of Guangzhou has already expanded its health code platform to include services that help residents book online consultations with local hospitals and buy face masks. Fujian province has said it wants to expand its QR codes to encompass medical treatment and drug purchases.&nbsp;

Meanwhile, the move has set off a firestorm of criticism from thousands of users on social media, fuelling debate about privacy and data security. 
 
(With inputs from Reuters)

China was perhaps the first country to introduce a contact tracing app to contain the spread of coronavirus. China’s health QR code system rate a person’s likely health status with green, orange or red colours, signifying whether the individual is safe, at high risk or a carrier of the virus.

China was perhaps the first country to introduce a contact tracing app to contain the spread of coronavirus. China’s health QR code system rate a person’s likely health status with green, orange or red colours, signifying whether the individual is safe, at high risk or a carrier of the virus. The health tracking QR codes, which have played a key part in the country’s fight against coronavirus, now look set to play a much broader role in daily life as the eastern city of Hangzhou proposed to expand the use of the health codes post-pandemic. Calling it a firewall to enhance people’s “health and immunity”, officials in Hangzhou plan to use the codes to assign a health status to a citizen, which will be generated through digital medical records. The citizens will be ranked based on their health and lifestyle - how much they exercised, their eating and drinking habits, whether they smoked and even how much they slept the night before. Also Read: Coronavirus pandemic heightening heatwave health risks Hangzhou is home to Chinese tech giant Alibaba. Its affiliate Ant Financial, alongside social media giant Tencent, developed the QR code app. The health QR code was added as a feature on Alipay, one of the largest digital payments systems in China, making it the ultimate surveillance weapon. According to a report in the Chinese press, authorities can track not just coronavirus infection, but also your financial and transport data. More than one billion people in China are covered by these QR codes now. Also Read: Why Australia has more to lose than China in trade row The southern city of Guangzhou has already expanded its health code platform to include services that help residents book online consultations with local hospitals and buy face masks. Fujian province has said it wants to expand its QR codes to encompass medical treatment and drug purchases. Meanwhile, the move has set off a firestorm of criticism from thousands of users on social media, fuelling debate about privacy and data security. (With inputs from Reuters)

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The Wuhan Coronavirus has infected more than 50,00,000 people worldwide. India now accounts for 2.2% cases in the world. WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma Upadhyay has the latest numbers.

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Coronavirus cases in the US are growing. More than 93,000 Americans have died. But, President Donald Trump says US topping the world in Coronavirus cases is a 'badge of honour'. WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you how protests against the Trump administration are growing.

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The Covid-19 pandemic has pushed Japan into a recession. Why is the Japanese economy struggling? WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma Upadhyay gets you a report.

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Atleast 10,000 health workers in Iran have been infected with the Coronavirus. Meanwhile, 40 million people have been unemployed in the US during this pandemic. WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma Upadhyay gets you the big global developments for Thursday.

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From ginger to honey to hot air, fake cures are spreading faster than the Coronavirus. WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma Upadhyay gets you a fact-check.

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A nurse who contracted the Coronavirus in San Francisco lost more than 20 kilograms. He shared shocking images of how his body transformed due to the disease. WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you more.

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The National People's Congress is an annual affair. But this year, the gathering of the Communist Party was different. WION's Executive Editor Palki Sharma Upadhyay tells you how the spectre of the coronavirus hangs over the entire event.

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