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Here are today\u2019s COVID-19 updates that you should know.Your daily dose of hopeNew Zealand has declared the coronavirus eliminated, allowing many businesses to reopen, and society to resume. Their methodology of locking down has proven to be incredibly effective in fighting COVID-19.This content is hosted by a third party ( twitter.com ).To view the content, either update your cookie preferences or view it in a new browser window.Cookie PreferencesNew WindowBritish Prime Minister Boris Johnson returned to work today after spending time in an intensive care unit with COVID-19. He implored businesses owners who are rallying to reopen to “contain your impatience.”This content is hosted by a third party ( twitter.com ).To view the content, either update your cookie preferences or view it in a new browser window.Cookie PreferencesNew WindowRita Wilson and her husband Tom Hanks are donating their blood for research around COVID-19 after both having successfully beaten the virus earlier this year.News you need to knowThe Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has added new symptoms to its existing list of symptoms for COVID-19. The symptoms listed have been commonly recognized around the globe as symptoms of the coronavirus.This content is hosted by a third party ( twitter.com ).To view the content, either update your cookie preferences or view it in a new browser window.Cookie PreferencesNew WindowWithin nursing homes, the death tolls from COVID-19 are skyrocketing, leaving executives within the industry pushing for immunity from COVID-related lawsuits. Nearly 70% of the USA’s nursing homes are run by for-profit chains, and many have come under fire for not warning families sooner or reporting the outbreaks. Six states have thus far agreed: Massachusetts and New York have passed laws that explicitly immunize the facilities. Meanwhile in Connecticut, Georgia, Michigan, and New Jersey, governors have issued executive orders that immunize facilities.The United States is pushing to re-open, sparking fear and confusion as the death toll continues to mount.This content is hosted by a third party ( twitter.com ).To view the content, either update your cookie preferences or view it in a new browser window.Cookie PreferencesNew WindowAn inflammatory syndrome among children is emerging in the U.K., suggesting many children have been infected with COVID-19.https:\/\/twitter.com\/DrZoeHyde\/status\/1254773688475381760?s=20Quote of the day:\u201cWe write to make sense of it all.\u201d \u2015 Wallace StegnerData of the dayThis content is hosted by a third party ( ourworldindata.org ).To view the content, either update your cookie preferences or view it in a new browser window.Cookie PreferencesNew WindowBusiness leaders are checking in on their customers. 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