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China Hits a Coronavirus Milestone: No New Local Infections

All of the new cases reported on Thursday involved people who had come to China from elsewhere, the government said.

White nationalist hate groups have grown 55% in Trump era, report finds

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Southern Poverty Law Center warns of growing movement driven by ‘fear of demographic change’

White nationalist hate groups in the US have increased 55% throughout the Trump era, according to a new report by the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC), and a “surging” racist movement continues to be driven by “a deep fear of demographic change”.

Nationally, there were 155 such groups counted last year, and they were present in most states. These groups were counted separately from Ku Klux Klan groups, racist skinheads, Christian Identity groups, and neo-Confederate groups, all of which also express some version of white supremacist beliefs.

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Swedish Armed Forces offers Coronavirus support with field hospital

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File photo of a Swedish Armed Forces field hospital

Lyssna: Swedish Armed Forces offers Coronavirus support with field hospital

Sweden’s Armed Forces will build a field hospital in Uppsala in an effort to support the country’s healthcare with the battle against Coronavrius.

The field hospital will provide extra intensive care space for COVID-19 patients should they be necessary. The armed forces already provides Sweden’s Public Health Agency with support in dealing with the pandemic in the form of staff and materials.

Radio Sweden
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Coronavirus drive-through testing station to open in New York

Thanks Gov!

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Station is 30 miles from the site of one of the country’s biggest coronavirus clusters in Westchester county

Around a hundred healthcare workers, supported by uniformed members of the National Guard, were preparing to open a significant new coronavirus testing station Wednesday near Bear Mountain, New York, 30 miles from the site of one of the country’s biggest coronavirus clusters in Westchester county.

The Anthony Wayne Recreation Area, a large parking lot for suburban commuters on the Palisades Parkway, has converted over two days into a medical installation as part of the state’s drive to expand testing Covid-19 capabilities using public and private labs.

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