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Where is the text banning live animal trade in China?
The first SARS virus of 2002 is described here...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SARS-CoV-1
SARS-CoV-1 passed through “live wild mammals in a retail market” in China.
A source from 2003 published in ...
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Does the Japanese government not have the authority to cancel the Olympics?
An article talks about how Japan recently declared a third state of emergency due to the pandemic, most people in Japan don't want the 2020 Olympics to take place, and how their health care system is ...
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Right of attendance at a Parish Council Meeting [closed]
My Parish Council has chosen to hold a face to face meeting on 12th April in the village hall. Parishioners have been sent an email saying that it is probably not legal for them to attend due to covid ...
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How/why was the Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation set at a flat $600/week?
A major provision of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act) was to give a $600/week payment (known as Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation or FPUC) to anyone ...
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Is there a country where the government cannot force a COVID-19 positive person to enter quarantine / remain hospitalized?
Le Monde argues about the recent Romanian Constitutional Court that basically states that freedom of movement must prevail even for Covid-19 positive persons (translated from French):
the ...
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Can an EU country government force its medical doctors work with SARS-CoV2 infected patients without the proper equipment?
Romania has virtually the worst public health system in EU and there is no surprise that it is far from being prepared for tackling the coronavirus infection.
On major issue is that corruption (e.g. ...
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Does the signing statement made by President Trump nullify the oversight provisions of the CARES Act?
On March 27th, President Trump signed the COVID-19 stimulus bill, the CARES Act, into law. This came after days of debate, where Democratic lawmakers insisted on the inclusion of oversight measures ...
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What are the implications of Hungary's emergency coronavirus bill?
Today, Hungary's parliament voted by 137 to 53 to enact the new COVID-19 bill, which apparently grants Prime Minister Viktor Orbán sweeping powers, in order to allow Hungary to deal with the crisis. ...
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