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 New York in 'race against time' as Trump stresses face masks are voluntary

New York in 'race against time' as Trump stresses face masks are voluntary

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Two of the principal U.S. coronavirus hot spots - New York and Louisiana - reported their biggest jumps in COVID-19 deaths yet on Friday, as the White House sent mixed messages on whether Americans should cover their face if they venture outdoors.

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Language barriers, social distancing: Mexico's indigenous face coronavirus

Language barriers, social distancing: Mexico's indigenous face coronavirus

TEOTITLAN DEL VALLE, Oaxaca (Reuters) - Deep in the foothills of Mexico's Sierra Juarez mountains, Juana Lazaro washes her hands vigorously, lathering up to her elbows and scrubbing between her fingers then rinsing them several times with cold water.

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 Coronavirus depresses U.S. payrolls, more job losses coming

Coronavirus depresses U.S. payrolls, more job losses coming

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. economy shed 701,000 jobs in March, abruptly ending a historic 113 straight months of employment growth as stringent measures to control the novel coronavirus outbreak shuttered businesses and factories, confirming a recession is underway.

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 Disney shuffles movie schedule due to virus, 'Mulan' set for July

Disney shuffles movie schedule due to virus, 'Mulan' set for July

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Walt Disney Co will release the live-action epic "Mulan" in movie theaters in July and Marvel's "Black Widow" in November, the company said on Friday as it reshuffled a schedule disrupted by the global coronavirus outbreak.

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 New England Patriots' truck delivers masks to New York to help coronavirus effort

New England Patriots' truck delivers masks to New York to help coronavirus effort

(Reuters) - A truck emblazoned with the colors of the New England Patriots football team was out on the streets of New York on Friday, delivering 300,000 N95 masks to a makeshift hospital set up in the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center.

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