Different parts of the country are seeing different levels of COVID-19 activity. The United States nationally is in the acceleration phase of the pandemic. The duration and severity of each pandemic phase can vary depending on the characteristics of the virus and the public health response, states the CDC.

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Published: April 07 2020

Staunton, March 21 – There is only one thing more unpleasant to the ears of many Russians than the suggestion that their country may fall apart. That is to hear others suggest that when it does, they stand ready to reclaim what is rightfully theirs. And Russians are especially angry and alarmed when the author of such suggestions is Chinese or Polish.

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Published: April 07 2020

3 Billion People in Lockdown. Let's Hack The Future So We Never Go Through This Again

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Published: April 07 2020

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Published: April 07 2020

Estonian Prime Minister Jüri Ratas, who is overall manager of the government's emergency situation imposed in an effort to curb the spread of COVID-19, has issued an order forbidding those diagnosed with coronavirus, and those cohabiting or residing with a diagnosed individual, from leaving home, until recovery.

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Published: April 03 2020

Margus Hunt is to leave the NFL's Indianapolis Colts, ERR's sports portal reports. Defensive linesman Hunt, 32, made the announcement on his own social media page on Monday, March 16th.

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Published: April 03 2020

CEPA's #CommonCrisis initiative features an Estonian perspective on COVID-19.

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Published: April 03 2020

Video Installation Marks Anniversary of March 1949 Soviet Deportations
A video installation marked the 71st anniversary of the March 25 Soviet mass deportations of Estonians to Siberia. The installation was organized by the Human Rights Institute. It included an outline of the former Soviet Union's territory, along with rail lines which led to the Siberian Gulag system from Estonia. Traditional candle-lighting events marking the occasion were canceled this year due to the coronavirus state of emergency. The public was urged to light a candle in their window at home instead. Another installation to mark the tragic events saw the walls of the former Patarei prison on Tallinn's waterfront flooded in red light.

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Published: April 03 2020