bbc--2020-05-19--Coronavirus bites into Australia's bushfire recovery

Australia was only just emerging from devastating bushfires when the coronavirus struck , and as the BBC 's Shaimaa Khalil writes , some tourist-dependent towns are now facing a double disaster .
When blazes ravaged the small New South Wales ' town of Mogo on New Year 's Eve , all Lorena Granados could do was flee .
She and her husband Gaspar ran through the flames under red skies as the fire destroyed the leather business they owned for nearly 20 years .
All that was left were a few burned and warped sewing machines that they later salvaged @ @ @ @ @ @ @ season , almost 500 homes were lost in Eurobodalla Shire Council , where Mogo is located .
In the following weeks , the Business Council of Australia announced it was funding a pop-up mall and erecting 10 temporary buildings in an attempt to give small businesses a chance to start trading again .
Mrs Garandos was getting ready for the big opening when Covid-19 became a global pandemic .
Australia closed its borders and tightened its social distancing rules .
All non-essential services were closed , which meant that no customers passed through @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was another big blow to the small town which depends mainly on tourism .
With some travel restrictions eased , we were able to visit the town , observing distancing rules .
`` It 's heart-breaking and soul destroying , '' Lorena said .
`` Our motivation went from a hundred to nothing .
We invested money in stock and we had every hope that we were going to have an extremely busy Easter .
We were n't expecting to be stopped in our tracks so early in our recovery process . ''
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ of A $ 650m ( $ 400m ; £210m ) to help communities worst hit by the bushfires .
It 's the last instalment of a A $ 2bn recovery fund .
But many complain that getting financial support has been a long and complicated process made even more difficult by Covid-19 .
`` This has slowed everything down and it actually increased the pain , '' said Peter Williams as he stood in the middle of rubble that used to be the pottery and art shop he owned with his wife Vanessa @ @ @ @ @ @ @ another pile of rubble that used to be their home .
Five months after the fires of New Year 's Eve , they both still seemed in a daze as they examined the shattered and blackened pieces of artefacts they were hoping to sell during the Christmas and New Year period .
The cleaning up process was hampered first by the floods that came soon after the fires and then by Covid-19 restrictions .
`` Everything has been delayed .
The workers had to be more careful , '' said Peter .
`` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clean-up so we could psychologically start afresh and build our lives again . ''
Seeing the destruction every day as he and his wife drive through town has been a constant reminder of what they 've lost .
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With no international tourists expected in Australia for many months , it 's not just small businesses that are in dire straits .
Famous attractions like Mogo 's Wildlife Park are also struggling @ @ @ @ @ @ @ became famous during the fires for its dramatic rescue of its animals as fires approached the town .
It had been open again for less than a month before the coronavirus forced it to close again .
`` The knockout blow was Covid-19 , '' said zoo director Chad Staples .
`` The fires were tough but they were a shared experience .
It was something that brought the community together .
Covid19 is the exact opposite .
We 've been told to separate and be insular . ''
During a busy season @ @ @ @ @ @ @ visitors a day .
Now it 's all but deserted except for the animals and the staff .
It costs nearly A $ 15,000 a month just to feed the animals and they 've had no money coming in for months .
Chad hopes that the eventual return of domestic visitors , albeit in small numbers , will give them some respite .
But he admitted that even with a further easing of restrictions , the feel of the zoo will be significantly different .
`` We 're not going to have those @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people .
It 's going to be almost like private tours , the numbers are going to be that small . ''
Australia is in a much better position than many countries when it comes to Covid-19 cases .
Restrictions are being eased gradually in bid to reopen the economy .
But for people in tourist towns like Mogo who have suffered a double whammy in just a few months , getting government financial support has been a long and draining process Lorena said that with the government focused almost entirely on keeping @ @ @ @ @ @ @ left behind .
`` Many of us have lost homes and businesses , '' she said , `` but I do feel that we 've been forgotten about '' .

Five months after the fires of New Year's Eve, they both still seemed in a daze as they examined the shattered and blackened pieces of artefacts they were hoping to sell during the Christmas and New Year period. The cleaning up process was hampered first by the floods that came soon after the fires and then by Covid-19 restrictions.


bbc--2020-05-20--Coronavirus in Africa: Contained or unrecorded?

The World Health Organization ( WHO ) has warned that nearly a quarter of a billion Africans could contract coronavirus in the first year of the pandemic , with between 150,000 and 190,000 of them dying .
Africa has had less than 100,000 cases so far , but WHO experts believe the continent will have a prolonged outbreak over a few years - and the huge focus on containing the virus has led to other health issues being neglected .
Here , five BBC reporters give a snapshot of what is happening in their countries : Congolese 'probably had virus @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Congo confirmed its first case of Covid-19 in early March , but a doctor in the capital , Kinshasa , believes the disease arrived earlier .
`` During December and January , I ca n't remember how many patients came for medical treatment , coughing and with fever and headaches , '' he said , referring to Covid-19 symptoms listed by the WHO .
`` I am convinced that we , the medical staff , have been exposed to coronavirus already , without knowing it , and we have built a sort of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ DR Congo has carried out few tests to check the Covid-19 status of people , because of a lack of medical equipment .
Countries with successful testing strategies , such as South Korea and Germany , have rapidly reached at least 1 % of their population , UK medical journal The Lancet points out .
If equipment is available , many African states could ramp up tests - they did more HIV tests between 1 October and 31 December than the 1 % target for Covid-19 testing , The Lancet says .
• @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Congo by 18 May : 4,493 • Tests required to make up 1 % of population : 895,614 • HIV tests done from 1 October to 31 December 2019 : 203,859 So far , DR Congo has recorded more than 1,600 cases of the virus - the ninth-highest number in Africa , according to WHO .
The first Covid-19 case was detected in La Gombe , the main business district in Kinshasa .
The government moved swiftly to introduce a lockdown , but the virus has since spread to seven of the country @ @ @ @ @ @ @ hub of Lubumbashi .
The outbreak comes at a time when DR Congo - which has poor health services , and has been hit by decades of conflict in the east - is also grappling with an Ebola outbreak .
It has killed more than 2,000 people since 2018 .
The UN children 's agency , Unicef , has also raised concern about a reduction in vaccination rates , saying gains made from immunisation over the past two years could be erased .
Unicef said vaccinations were already declining at the beginning of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ of coronavirus will make it worse .
Hundreds of thousands of children had not received polio , measles , yellow fever and other vaccines .
DR Congo might lose its polio-free status and there could be a resurgence of other deadly diseases .
Health workers lacked equipment to protect themselves or the children from Covid-19 , and parents were afraid to bring them to vaccination centres .
Kenya hospital has 'fewer patients but more corpses' A major public hospital in Kenya 's capital , Nairobi , saw an almost 40 % increase in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and asthma between December and early March , a doctor who works there told the BBC .
However , the hospital had a sharp decline in such cases since mid-March , said the doctor , who spoke to the BBC on condition of anonymity as he was not authorised to speak to the media , added .
One reason was that the government had imposed a nationwide dusk-to-dawn curfew to contain the spread of coronavirus .
This has resulted in a drop in night-time admissions , but an increase in the number of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's mortuary , the doctor said .
People also seemed to be avoiding hospital for fear of being diagnosed with Covid-19 and being sent to quarantine centres , he said .
This is because quarantining has been controversial in Kenya , with the government forcing suspected Covid-19 patients to pay for their own confinement .
The price ranges from $ 20 ( £16 ) to $ 100 a night , depending on the centre , though the government has now promised to cover costs at public quarantine centres .
• Number of Covid-19 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ : 44,851 • Tests required to for 1 % of population : 537,713 • HIV tests done from 1 October to 31 December 2019 : 2 , 177,170 Hostels at schools and universities as well as private hotels have been used as quarantine centres .
A video clip went viral last month , showing several people scaling a wall to flee a centre in Nairobi .
Those quarantined have complained that some centres are not much better than prisons , with poor hygiene and overcrowding making it impossible to practise social distancing .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ northern Nigeria There have been reports of more people falling ill and dying in Nigeria 's most populous state , Kano , since the outbreak of coronavirus nearly three months ago .
So , it is not surprising that President Muhammadu Buhari has extended the lockdown in the northern state to the end of the month .
A grave digger at the Abattoir Graveyard in the main city , also known as Kano , told the BBC : `` We have never seen this , since the major cholera outbreak that our parents @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 60 years ago . ''
Prof Musa Baba-Shani - the head of department of medicines at Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital , the main hospital in the state - told the BBC that they have been treating more patients with illnesses such as asthma , pneumonia , and tuberculosis , as well as chest pains and sore throats .
The professor , who works with the respiratory diseases unit of the hospital , said there had been an increase of between 40 % and 45 % in the number of respiratory cases in about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rise to the closure of many hospitals in the state , especially private clinics , because of a lack of protective gear for medics .
This has forced more patients to seek treatment at the Aminu Kano Teaching Hospital .
Prof Baba-Shani said some of those with respiratory illnesses were diagnosed with coronavirus , and referred to the treatment centres set up for Covid-19 patients .
He decried the slow testing for coronavirus in Africa 's most-populous country , which has a population of around 200 million .
It would be better for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ speeded up , he said .
• Number of Covid-19 tests done in Nigeria by 18 May : 33,970 • Tests required to for 1 % of population : 2,061,396 • HIV tests done from 1 October to 31 December 2019 : 1,160,920 Another doctor at the hospital , who asked not to be named because he was not authorised to speak to the media , said some people were avoiding seeking treatment because they feared contracting Covid-19 in hospitals .
In north-eastern Yobe state , an unusually high number of people - @ @ @ @ @ @ @ past five weeks .
It is unclear whether the deaths are linked to coronavirus , but the state 's health commissioner , Dr Muhammad Lawan Gana told the BBC that a preliminary investigation had found that most of the dead were elderly people with pre-existing health conditions such as hypertension and diabetes .
Nigeria has more than 6,000 confirmed cases of coronavirus , the third-highest in Africa .
The commercial capital , Lagos , is at the epicentre of the outbreak , but a lockdown imposed at the end of March has been @ @ @ @ @ @ @ virus could spread .
`` It 's tough decision , but I think it was the wrong call , '' said Dr Andrew Iroemeh , who works at a Covid-19 isolation centre in the city , '' It 's recommended [ that ] for a lockdown to be relaxed we should have a consistent reduction in the rate of infection for at least 14 days .
We have n't seen that , '' he added .
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Research shows they are the third major cause of death each year , after neonatal disorders and diarrheal diseases .
The coronavirus outbreak does not seem to have led to more patients with respiratory infections being admitted to hospitals over the past few weeks .
A doctor in the capital , Addis Ababa , told the BBC that he was looking for signs of unreported Covid-19 cases but he did not detect anything unusual .
• Number @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 18 May : 59,029 • HIV tests done from 1 October to 31 December 2019 : 136,307 There was no increase , for example , in the number of patients with pneumonia , a severe complication caused by the virus .
Similar reports were given by a doctor and a nurse the BBC spoke to in eastern and southern Ethiopia respectively .
In recent days , the number of cases detected daily has risen from single to double digits .
This has raised some concern , but the overall number is still low @ @ @ @ @ @ @ despite the fact that Ethiopia , unlike many other states , has not introduced a lockdown , taking limited measures , such as a ban on sporting events and gatherings of more than four people , to curb the spread of the virus .
The doctor in Addis Ababa said Ethiopians might have been spared the worst of the virus because of less foreign travel , or there may be other unknown factors at play .
He said people should take precautions to prevent the spread of the virus as the possibility of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Uganda has imposed one of the strictest lockdowns in East Africa and so far it has one of the lowest number of Covid-19 cases in the region - around 260 - and no deaths .
Most of the testing in Uganda has been on truck drivers who arrive from neighbouring states .
Last week , Health Minister Ruth Aceng said that of the 139 confirmed cases at the time , 79 were truck drivers .
The President of the Uganda Medical Association , Dr Richard Idro , said that doctors around the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with respiratory illnesses , though the lockdown - which includes a ban on travel - could have prevented them from going to hospital .
People with mild symptoms of coronavirus might have also stayed at home , resulting in some cases going unrecorded .
• Number of Covid-19 tests done in Uganda by 18 May : 87,832 • HIV tests done from 1 October to 31 December 2019 : 2,098,734 In a recent address , Uganda 's President Museveni said the government planned to carry out `` verbal autopsies ' '' in communities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ died from Covid-19 .
The government has promised to distribute free masks to all citizens above six years old over the next two few weeks before easing lockdown measures .
Ugandans on social media have generally been sceptical about the plans , pointing to the delays in giving food to 1.5 million people in and around the capital , Kampala , after they lost their income because of Covid-19 restrictions .
If the mask distribution is successful , Mr Museveni has promised that shops will be allowed to open , public transport will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ half the number of passengers and food market vendors - who have been sleeping at their stalls under the president 's orders - will be allowed to go home at the end of each day .
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If the mask distribution is successful, Mr Museveni has promised that shops will be allowed to open, public transport will be back on the road but carrying half the number of passengers and food market vendors - who have been sleeping at their stalls under the president's orders - will be allowed to go home at the end of each day.


bbc--2020-05-19--Oil collapse: 'Right now everything I have is shut down'

The US rose over the last decade to become the world 's largest oil producer .
Does the pandemic spell the industry 's decline ?
Texas oilman Allan P Bloxsom III still remembers the taunts of `` college boy '' that greeted him on the offshore drilling rig where his father , desperate for his wayward son to shape up , sent him to work one summer .
`` Against my wishes I went and it changed my life , '' says Mr Bloxsom , now 63 years old and the president of Fort Apache Energy , a small company @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Texas and Louisiana .
`` I was hooked . ''
That was decades ago .
Since then , his home state of Texas has more than doubled its crude oil output , helping to turn the US into the world 's biggest oil producer .
But as oil prices tumble - briefly falling below zero in a first last month - following a dramatic drop in energy demand because of the Covid-19 pandemic , the industry is going into reverse .
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Giants such as Exxon and Chevron and fracking firms such as Diamondback Energy have shut in wells and slashed investment in recent weeks , helping drive down US crude oil production by nearly one million barrels per day from March to April - the third largest monthly decline in a century .
Mr Bloxsom cut his typical output of 800 barrels per day by more than half .
Others have gone even further .
`` Right now everything I have is shut down .
Everything , '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Midland , Texas-based Incline Energy , which has 80 wells that in more typical times would about 275 barrels per day .
The supply cuts are not unique to the US .
The International Energy Agency expects global oil supply to fall to a nine-year low this month , as producers around the world reduce output in response to prices that dropped by more than two-thirds in April before starting to stabilise .
But even before the coronavirus pandemic hit , the industry was experiencing a supply glut - driven by the US @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prompted strains in oil-producing Texas and elsewhere .
The Wall Street money that helped power the fracking growth had grown harder to come by , while big firms were promoting investments in renewable energy .
Forecasters at IHS Markit say supply is unlikely to return to 2019 levels until at least 2023 .
There is a chance that 2019 will have been the high point for global output , should the pandemic permanently reduce energy demand - for example , by increasing telework and reducing business travel .
`` This is a transformational @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to oil will be shaped by the broader forces of change that are coming out of Covid-19 , '' says Jim Burkhard , the firm 's head of oil market research .
`` There 's enough of these variables in play where you do n't have to have a doomsday view of the world to consider that oil demand could have peaked in 2019 .
That 's not our base case , but it is our alternative scenario . ''
' I see it going away completely' In the US , several large @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with more expected in a sector where debt levels were already dangerously high .
Services firms , desperate to survive the crisis , have cut more than 66,000 jobs - almost 10 % of total employment - with more reductions likely , the Petroleum Equipment & Services Association industry group estimates .
As healthier businesses scoop up the assets of distressed rivals , the industry is likely to emerge with fewer firms and fewer workers .
`` The future for the small operator like me - I see it going away completely @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Graham , whose father started Incline Energy in 1966 , says he managed to keep his five staff after securing government coronavirus rescue money .
But if the price his oil fetches - which for now is lower than figure traded on financial markets - does not bounce back above $ 25 by October , those jobs are at risk .
`` With the wells shut in and zero income , we 're just going to have to play a waiting game and see how long we can last , '' the 66-year-old @ @ @ @ @ @ @ pledged his support for the oil industry and opened government storage facilities , so that producers do not have to sell at a loss due to lack of storage as happened in April .
The Federal Reserve has also adjusted its coronavirus relief programmes to make sure energy firms qualify .
But Democrats , backed by environmental groups and others concerned about fossil fuel contributions to climate change , have resisted greater assistance for the sector , pointing to already high debt levels among many firms .
`` It is deplorable to send @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Senator Ed Markey , wrote after the Fed 's changes .
Leslie Beyer , president of industry group Petroleum Equipment & Services Association , says many of her members are already working on renewables and cleaner energy technology .
She calls those who hope the pandemic will spell the demise of the industry `` misguided '' , noting that global population growth and economic development in poor countries will drive continuing demand for oil .
`` Some people who do n't understand the way the industry works ... think now is the time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is definitely room for renewables and we need to increase those , but we do n't go zero to 60 , '' she says .
`` It 's important that we do n't give up on the ingenuity that created the shale boom .
That 's what put us in the great position that we 're in as the world 's largest producer ... We need to maintain that . ''
But the best days of the industry may be over , Mr Bloxsom says , pointing to the scarcity of young people @ @ @ @ @ @ @ all four of my kids , 'Do not go into the oil patch , '' he says .
`` Do something else . ''

"Some people who don't understand the way the industry works ... think now is the time to transition entirely to renewables. There is definitely room for renewables and we need to increase those, but we don't go zero to 60," she says.


bbc--2020-05-19--Why comic's dream to transform country may be over

It 's a year since Ukraine 's best known comedian was sworn in as president .
Volodymyr Zelensky won by a landslide on the back of bold promises to reform the country and end the war of attrition in eastern Ukraine .
Neither of those has happened yet .
But his first 12 months in the job have been eventful and , according to the latest polls , he remains remarkably popular .
Internationally , President Zelensky had a year to remember .
He found himself at the centre of a scandal that led to the impeachment of President Donald @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that followed Iran 's shooting down of a Ukrainian plane .
At home he 's won praise for prisoner swaps that have brought home high-profile Ukrainians who were being held in Russian jails .
Covid-19 has so far been kept under control , perhaps due to a very early decision to lock down .
But in the past few months there 's been a very definite shift in emphasis .
The reformers that accompanied him into power have been pushed out , amid claims that the idea of really shaking things up is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ' ?
The picture above came at the peak of Zelensky-mania .
Taken in Paris in April 2019 between the first and second round of Ukraine 's election it shows the soon-to-be president on his way to the Elysée Palace to meet President Emmanuel Macron .
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• Why Ukraine 's new president needs second election win The caption on Zelensky 's Facebook page is `` Dreamteam '' .
It was a statement that reassured those who wondered how a TV entertainer could possibly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ if he did n't have a clue , he would be surrounded by others who did .
On the far left of the picture is Alex Danylyuk .
A former finance minister , he 's credited with helping clean up Ukraine 's banking sector .
Mr Danylyuk was at Mr Zelensky 's side throughout the later stages of the election campaign and after the vote given a powerful job in charge of national security .
The next man across - the man with the stubble - is Rouslan Riaboshapka .
His background is @ @ @ @ @ @ @ was handed the job of prosecutor general , perhaps the most important of all the roles beneath the president .
Ukrainian presidents have consistently used the prosecutor general and his office as a tool to pursue their enemies and to reward their friends : cutting corrupt deals with oligarchs in return for favourable TV coverage or a share of ill-gotten gains .
It was the rotten heart of a rotten political system .
• Why Ukraine 's new president needs second election win Mr Riaboshapka promised to be independent and different .
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clean up the prosecutor 's office .
The appointment of Mr Riaboshapka , Mr Danylyuk and several other well-respected reformers was seen by Ukraine observers , both at home and abroad , as a clear sign that President Zelensky intended to try to deliver of his ambitious promises .
You 've probably guessed it by now , but the Dreamteam did n't last long .
Alex Danylyuk stayed four months ; Rouslan Riaboshapka seven .
I met up with Alex Danylyuk in Kyiv this week .
He resigned from Mr Zelensky 's team @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with the president 's chief of staff ( also now departed ) .
Mr Danylyuk told me he had no regrets about backing the former comedian and does n't doubt his good intentions or desire to change things .
So what went wrong ?
`` He ( Zelensky ) surrounded himself with very weak , opportunistic people , '' Mr Danylyuk says .
`` The comedian brought with him incompetent people who now run major government institutions . ''
A reshuffle at the start of March saw almost all recognised reformers purged from @ @ @ @ @ @ @ fellow `` Dreamteamer '' , Rouslan Riaboshapka .
He 's now in France so I caught up with him via Skype and his assessment of what 's taken place is bleak .
Mr Riaboshapka tells me he had `` big fish '' in his prosecutorial sight , meaning Ukraine 's rich oligarchs , but that after initially backing far reaching reforms and de-oligarchisation President Zelensky dramatically lost his nerve .
`` Instead of choosing to fight the oligarchs , '' Mr Riaboshapka tells me with a sigh , `` he chose peace and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ right of the photo in Paris is Ivan Bakanov .
He 's rather different from the other `` Dreamteamers '' .
No-one describes him as a reformer .
Mr Bakanov is from the same southern Ukrainian town as Mr Zelensky and a childhood friend .
He used to run Mr Zelensky 's TV production company .
Eyebrows were raised when Mr Bakanov was given the plum job of head of Ukraine 's state security agency the SBU .
A year on and he 's one of the few members of the Zelensky administration @ @ @ @ @ @ @ President Zelensky has packed a lot into the first year and there are four to go .
Plenty of people , particularly in Kyiv , will tell you that it 's heading towards inevitable disaster ; that history will repeat itself and it will all end with street demonstrations .
But for now the wider public still appear to back their unlikely leader .
Despite the setbacks , many still see President Zelensky as Ukraine 's best chance for change .
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The picture above came at the peak of Zelensky-mania. Taken in Paris in April 2019 between the first and second round of Ukraine's election it shows the soon-to-be president on his way to the Elysée Palace to meet President Emmanuel Macron.


bbc--2020-05-19--Watford and Burnley confirm positive coronavirus tests

One player and two staff at Watford and Burnley assistant manager Ian Woan are among six positive Premier League tests for coronavirus .
The other two are at a third club , the details of which have not been revealed .
Players and staff who have tested positive will now self-isolate for seven days .
It comes as squads started non-contact training on Tuesday , as the Premier League steps up plans for a restart .
A total of 748 players and staff from 19 clubs were tested .
Norwich City did their tests on Tuesday .
Watford confirmed a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ tested positive but they would not be naming those involved as they had asked for medical confidentiality .
Before the news about Watford 's positive tests emerged , captain Troy Deeney said he would not return to training because he feared for his family 's health .
`` We 're due back in this week .
I 've said I 'm not going in , '' Deeney , 31 , told Eddie Hearn and Tony Bellew on the Talk the Talk YouTube show .
`` It only takes one person to get infected @ @ @ @ @ @ @ want to be bringing that home .
`` My son is only five months old .
He had breathing difficulties , so I do n't want to come home to put him in more danger . ''
Burnley said Woan was `` asymptomatic '' and `` currently safe and well at home '' .
`` He will remain in close communication with club personnel regarding his re-engagement in training once he is clear of the virus , '' the club added .
The Premier League has been suspended since 13 March because of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ remaining .
The league had previously identified 12 June for matches to possibly start again , but there is now an expectation this will need to be pushed back .
`` The Premier League is providing this aggregated information for the purposes of competition integrity and transparency , '' it said in a statement .
`` No specific details as to clubs or individuals will be provided by the league and results will be made public in this way after each round of testing . ''
Clubs were permitted to test up to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ their full allocation , while some samples are still to be processed .
At Monday 's `` Project Restart '' meeting , English top-flight clubs agreed to stage one of the return-to-training protocols .
As well as training in small groups of no more than five , sessions must last no longer than 75 minutes for each player .
Social distancing must be adhered to .
Official protocols sent to players and managers last week , and obtained by the BBC , revealed corner flags , balls , cones , goalposts and even @ @ @ @ @ @ @ training session .
Ongoing measures in further guidance include twice-weekly testing as well as a daily pre-training questionnaire and temperature check .
While every case of coronavirus is , of course , a cause for concern , the Premier League will no doubt draw confidence from the fact that the number of positive tests revealed on Tuesday was as low as six .
In one sense , this is six too many .
But , had it been significantly higher , it would have raised more serious questions over clubs ' return to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ boost to those hoping for a resumption of the season next month .
Last weekend , the Office for National Statistics suggested that one in 400 people had coronavirus outside hospitals and care homes , a rate of 0.25 % .
Why the rate among the players and/or staff of the 19 Premier League clubs tested is higher at about 0.8 % ( so far ) is unclear .
By comparison , the Bundesliga recently recorded 10 positive results from 1,742 tests .
But one should be wary of drawing too many conclusions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ With some players and managers having voiced their worries , and half of club medics feeling insufficiently consulted , further hurdles remain , especially when it comes to getting agreement over the protocols for full-contact training .
However , this is at least another small but important step for `` Project Restart '' .
• I 'm not going into training to protect my family 's health - Watford captain Deeney • Football Daily podcast : Six out of 748 test positive for coronavirus The German Bundesliga became the first major European football @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when it resumed behind closed doors over the weekend .
It took the Bundesliga nearly five weeks from starting non-contact training to playing matches .
After Monday 's announcement by the Premier League , that timeframe would mean either 19 or 26 June for a potential restart in England .
Every team in Germany 's top flight has been in quarantine , going from a hotel to their training ground for the week leading up to the restart .
On Monday , the Premier League 's medical adviser Mark Gillett said discussions will @ @ @ @ @ @ @ whether clubs would have to isolate in a hotel for 14 days before play resumes .
• 'Bizarre , sterile and haunting ' - what it was like inside one of Germany 's 'ghost games' Testing 'does not impinge ' on NHS For the Premier League to complete the season , it could require about 40,000 privately conducted tests .
The tests are being carried out by digital health company Prenetics .
Avi Lasarow , chief executive of Prenetics EMEA ( Europe Middle East Africa ) , told BBC Sport that `` categorically @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will carry out for the Premier League could have been used by the NHS .
`` We of course do not impinge or take away from any testing the NHS is doing , '' he said .
`` All the tests are privately sourced , as well as the other areas of the supply chains , so they are definitely not taking away from the NHS .
`` The government has an infrastructure capability which has been developed to scale up to mass testing volume .
It is very clear that we can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ organisation if we were asked to provide additional services we would prioritise that . ''
Lasarow added that the tests are 98.8 % accurate , which will improve with repeated testing of Premier League personnel , and that the company is able to turn around results in 48 hours .

Some Premier League players return to training
One player and two staff at Watford and Burnley assistant manager Ian Woan are among six positive Premier League tests for coronavirus.
The other two are at a third club, the details of which have not been revealed.
Players and staff who have tested positive will now self-isolate for seven days.
It comes as squads started non-contact training on Tuesday, as the Premier League steps up plans for a restart.
A total of 748 players and staff from 19 clubs were tested. Norwich City did their tests on Tuesday.
Burnley said Woan was "asymptomatic" and "currently safe and well at home".
"He will remain in close communication with club personnel regarding his re-engagement in training once he is clear of the virus," the club added.
Watford confirmed a player and two members of staff had tested positive but they would not be naming those involved as they had asked for medical confidentiality.
Before the news about Watford's positive tests emerged, captain Troy Deeney said he would not return to training because he feared for his family's health.
A number of other team-mates have joined Deeney's stance in not training and they will follow individual programmes at home. They want reassurances to questions they have around the return to training protocols and the specifics around the spread of the virus.
"We're due back in this week. I've said I'm not going in," Deeney, 31, told Eddie Hearn and Tony Bellew on the Talk the Talk YouTube show.
"It only takes one person to get infected within the group and I don't want to be bringing that home.
"My son is only five months old. He had breathing difficulties, so I don't want to come home to put him in more danger."
In an interview with the Sunday Times, manager Nigel Pearson expressed his own concerns external-link about the situation and said he would not insist on players reporting for training.
The Premier League has been suspended since 13 March because of the Covid-19 pandemic, with 92 fixtures remaining.
The league had previously identified 12 June for matches to possibly start again, but there is now an expectation this will need to be pushed back.
"The Premier League is providing this aggregated information for the purposes of competition integrity and transparency," it said in a statement.
"No specific details as to clubs or individuals will be provided by the league and results will be made public in this way after each round of testing."
Clubs were permitted to test up to 40 personnel and some did not use their full allocation, while some samples are still to be processed.
At Monday's "Project Restart" meeting, English top-flight clubs agreed to stage one of the return-to-training protocols.
As well as training in small groups of no more than five, sessions must last no longer than 75 minutes for each player. Social distancing must be adhered to.
Official protocols sent to players and managers last week, and obtained by the BBC, revealed corner flags, balls, cones, goalposts and even playing surfaces will be disinfected after each training session.
Ongoing measures in further guidance include twice-weekly testing as well as a daily pre-training questionnaire and temperature check.
Meanwhile, referees' chief Mike Riley has told match officials it will be their personal decision whether they wish to return to officiate matches.
Analysis
Dan Roan, BBC sports editor
While every case of coronavirus is, of course, a cause for concern, the Premier League will no doubt draw confidence from the fact that the number of positive tests revealed on Tuesday was as low as six.
In one sense, this is six too many. But, had it been significantly higher, it would have raised more serious questions over clubs' return to training. So, this is a boost to those hoping for a resumption of the season next month.
Having said that, the fact that Watford - one of the clubs most vocal in their reticence about resuming action currently - account for half the positive tests will cause concern at the Premier League. If this makes more players join Troy Deeney in refusing to train, one wonders how long it may be before the club starts to argue that they are being put at too great a disadvantage.
Last weekend, the Office for National Statistics suggested that one in 400 people had coronavirus outside hospitals and care homes, a rate of 0.25%.
Why the rate among the players and/or staff of the 19 Premier League clubs tested is higher at about 0.8% (so far) is unclear. By comparison, the Bundesliga recently recorded 10 positive results from 1,742 tests. But one should be wary of drawing too many conclusions from this first batch of tests.
With some players and managers having voiced their worries, and half of club medics feeling insufficiently consulted, further hurdles remain, especially when it comes to getting agreement over the protocols for full-contact training.
However, this is at least another small but important step for 'Project Restart'.
Germany setting the precedent
The German Bundesliga became the first major European football league to restart after the coronavirus shutdown when it resumed behind closed doors over the weekend.
It took the Bundesliga nearly five weeks from starting non-contact training to playing matches. After Monday's announcement by the Premier League, that timeframe would mean either 19 or 26 June for a potential restart in England.
Every team in Germany's top flight has been in quarantine, going from a hotel to their training ground for the week leading up to the restart.
On Monday, the Premier League's medical adviser Mark Gillett said discussions will take place in the coming weeks over whether clubs would have to isolate in a hotel for 14 days before play resumes.
Testing 'does not impinge' on NHS
For the Premier League to complete the season, it could require about 40,000 privately conducted tests.
The tests are being carried out by digital health company Prenetics.
Avi Lasarow, chief executive of Prenetics EMEA (Europe Middle East Africa), told BBC Sport that "categorically" none of the tests the company will carry out for the Premier League could have been used by the NHS.
"We of course do not impinge or take away from any testing the NHS is doing," he said.
"All the tests are privately sourced, as well as the other areas of the supply chains, so they are definitely not taking away from the NHS.
"The government has an infrastructure capability which has been developed to scale up to mass testing volume. It is very clear that we can now see that happening and as an organisation if we were asked to provide additional services we would prioritise that."
Lasarow added that the tests are 98.8% accurate, which will improve with repeated testing of Premier League personnel, and that the company is able to turn around results in 48 hours.


bbc--2020-05-19--Hudson-Odoi returns to Chelsea training after arrest

Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi returned to limited training on Tuesday following his arrest in the early hours of Sunday .
The 19-year-old England international was held on suspicion of rape after a woman was taken to hospital .
He was released on bail and then cleared to train at Cobham after a coronavirus test proved negative .
Players were only allowed to train in small groups as part of the Premier League 's phase one training return .
• Football Daily podcast : Six out of 748 test positive for coronavirus Hudson-Odoi was pictured training in a group with midfielder @ @ @ @ @ @ @ defender Kurt Zouma and goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga .
Neither Hudson-Odoi nor Chelsea have commented on the events of Sunday morning , with the arrest made at 03:53 BST .
In March , Hudson-Odoi , who has three England caps and signed a new five-year contract with the Blues in September , became the first Premier League player to test positive for Covid-19 , before making a full recovery .
On Tuesday , the Premier League announced that six players and staff had tested positive for coronavirus across three clubs .
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Last updated on .From the section Chelsea
Callum Hudson-Odoi, right, has played 17 Premier League games this season, scoring once
Chelsea winger Callum Hudson-Odoi returned to limited training on Tuesday following his arrest in the early hours of Sunday.
The 19-year-old England international was held on suspicion of rape after a woman was taken to hospital.
He was released on bail and then cleared to train at Cobham after a coronavirus test proved negative.
Players were only allowed to train in small groups as part of the Premier League's phase one training return.
Hudson-Odoi was pictured training in a group with midfielder N'Golo Kante, forward Christian Pulisic, defender Kurt Zouma and goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga.
Neither Hudson-Odoi nor Chelsea have commented on the events of Sunday morning, with the arrest made at 03:53 BST.
In March, Hudson-Odoi, who has three England caps and signed a new five-year contract with the Blues in September, became the first Premier League player to test positive for Covid-19, before making a full recovery.
On Tuesday, the Premier League announced that six players and staff had tested positive for coronavirus across three clubs.


bbc--2020-05-19--Man City's appeal against Uefa ban set for June

Manchester City 's appeal against a two-year ban from European club competition will begin on 8 June at the Court of Arbitration for Sport ( Cas ) .
The Premier League champions were given the punishment by Uefa in February after being found to have committed `` serious breaches '' of club licensing and financial fair play regulations .
City have denied the breaches , saying they are `` simply not true '' .
The hearing is listed for three days and is not open to the public .
Cas said `` some hearings may be conducted by video conference @ @ @ @ @ @ @ place because of the coronavirus pandemic .
Cas arbitration procedures involve an exchange of written submissions between the parties while a panel of arbitrators is convened to hear the appeal .
The independent adjudicatory chamber of the Club Financial Control Body ( CFCB ) - Uefa 's financial watchdog - said it found City had broken the rules by `` overstating its sponsorship revenue in its accounts and in the break-even information submitted to Uefa between 2012 and 2016 '' , adding that the club `` failed to cooperate in the investigation '' @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they were `` disappointed but not surprised '' by the `` prejudicial '' decision and would appeal .
Uefa launched an investigation after German newspaper Der Spiegel published leaked documents in November 2018 alleging City had inflated the value of a sponsorship deal , misleading European football 's governing body .
Reports alleged City - who have always denied wrongdoing - deliberately misled Uefa so they could meet financial fair play rules requiring clubs to break even .

Last updated on .From the section Man City
Manchester City have made 10 appearances in the Uefa Champions League, including reaching the last 16 in the 2019-20 competition before it was suspended
Manchester City's appeal against a two-year ban from European club competition will begin on 8 June at the Court of Arbitration for Sport (Cas).
The Premier League champions were given the punishment by Uefa in February after being found to have committed "serious breaches" of club licensing and financial fair play regulations.
City have denied the breaches, saying they are "simply not true".
The hearing is listed for three days and is not open to the public.
Cas said "some hearings may be conducted by video conference" because of the travel restrictions in place because of the coronavirus pandemic.
Cas arbitration procedures involve an exchange of written submissions between the parties while a panel of arbitrators is convened to hear the appeal.
The independent adjudicatory chamber of the Club Financial Control Body (CFCB) - Uefa's financial watchdog - said it found City had broken the rules by "overstating its sponsorship revenue in its accounts and in the break-even information submitted to Uefa between 2012 and 2016", adding that the club "failed to cooperate in the investigation".
At the time, City said they were "disappointed but not surprised" by the "prejudicial" decision and would appeal.
Uefa launched an investigation after German newspaper Der Spiegel published leaked documents in November 2018 alleging City had inflated the value of a sponsorship deal, misleading European football's governing body.
Reports alleged City - who have always denied wrongdoing - deliberately misled Uefa so they could meet financial fair play rules requiring clubs to break even.


bbc--2020-05-19--Burnley assistant Woan tests positive for Covid-19

Burnley assistant manager Ian Woan has tested positive for coronavirus , the Premier League club has confirmed .
The Clarets ' first-team squad and staff were all tested for Covid-19 at the weekend , before a return to training .
Burnley say former midfielder Woan , 52 , is `` asymptomatic '' and will now self-isolate for seven days .
There were six positive tests across three Premier League clubs on Sunday and Monday , as the English top flight prepares to resume in June .
A total of 748 players and staff from 19 clubs were tested .
Norwich @ @ @ @ @ @ @ will be included in Saturday 's results .
• I 'm not going into training to protect my family 's health - Watford captain Deeney • Football Daily podcast : Six out of 748 test positive for coronavirus The Premier League has been suspended since 13 March because of the coronavirus pandemic , with 92 fixtures remaining .
Burnley say Woan will be retested in the week commencing Monday , 25 May .
The club added : `` Ian is asymptomatic and is currently safe and well at home .
He will remain @ @ @ @ @ @ @ his re-engagement in training once he is clear of the virus . ''

Last updated on .From the section Burnley
Ian Woan, left, spent 10 years at Nottingham Forest as a player and was appointed as Burnley's assistant manager in 2012
Burnley assistant manager Ian Woan has tested positive for coronavirus, the Premier League club has confirmed.
The Clarets' first-team squad and staff were all tested for Covid-19 at the weekend, before a return to training.
Burnley say former midfielder Woan, 52, is "asymptomatic" and will now self-isolate for seven days.
There were six positive tests across three Premier League clubs on Sunday and Monday, as the English top flight prepares to resume in June.
A total of 748 players and staff from 19 clubs were tested. Norwich City did their tests on Tuesday so will be included in Saturday's results.
Squads started non-contact training from Tuesday.
Some Premier League players return to training
The Premier League has been suspended since 13 March because of the coronavirus pandemic, with 92 fixtures remaining.
Burnley say Woan will be retested in the week commencing Monday, 25 May.
The club added: "Ian is asymptomatic and is currently safe and well at home. He will remain in close communication with club personnel regarding his re-engagement in training once he is clear of the virus."


bbc--2020-05-19--Wednesday's gossip: Sane not interested in Liverpool move

Manchester City forward Leroy Sane is not interested in a move to Premier League rivals Liverpool .
The 24-year-old Germany international remains set on a move to Bayern Munich .
( Bild , via Sports Illustrated ) Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Braut Haaland , 19 , turned down a move to Juventus in January because the Italian champions planned to put the Norway international into their under-23 squad .
( La Repubblica , via Star ) Manchester United are among the favourites to sign Wolverhampton Wanderers winger Adama Traore , joining Liverpool and Manchester City in considering a move for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ) Arsenal are hoping to sign Bayer Leverkusen 's France Under-21 winger Moussa Diaby .
The 20-year-old former Paris St-Germain player provided two assists in Leverkusen 's win over Bundesliga rivals Werder Bremen on Monday .
( Le10Sport - in French ) Chelsea are leading the race to sign Dutch centre-back Xavier Mbuyamba from Spanish giants Barcelona , according to the 18-year-old 's agent .
( Voetbal International , via Mail ) Newcastle United 's on-loan England defender Danny Rose , 29 , believes Mauricio Pochettino - his former manager at Tottenham Hotspur @ @ @ @ @ @ @ managing Manchester United .
( The Lockdown Tactics , via TeamTalk ) Several European clubs are interested in Spurs defender Jan Vertonghen , who is out of contract this summer .
The 33-year-old Belgian has been offered a deal by Spanish side Real Betis , with fellow La Liga outfit Valencia , plus Italian clubs Inter Milan and Roma also considering a move .
( Star ) Manchester United midfielder James Garner , 19 , will be allowed to leave on loan next season , with Championship sides Cardiff City , Swansea City @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
( Mail )

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Manchester City forward Leroy Sane is not interested in a move to Premier League rivals Liverpool. The 24-year-old Germany international remains set on a move to Bayern Munich.(Bild - in German) external-link
Borussia Dortmund striker Erling Braut Haaland, 19, turned down a move to Juventus in January because the Italian champions planned to put the Norway international into their under-23 squad. (La Repubblica, via Star) external-link
Real Madrid and Paris St-Germain will try to sign Haaland this summer. (Marca) external-link
Manchester United are among the favourites to sign Wolverhampton Wanderers winger Adama Traore, joining Liverpool and Manchester City in considering a move for the 22-year-old Spaniard. (Birmingham Mail) external-link
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Arsenal are hoping to sign Bayer Leverkusen's France Under-21 winger Moussa Diaby. The 20-year-old former Paris St-Germain player provided two assists in Leverkusen's win over Bundesliga rivals Werder Bremen on Monday. (Le10Sport - in French) external-link
Neymar, 28, will not leave Paris St-Germain to rejoin Barcelona this summer because of the impact of coronavirus on football finances, says the Brazil forward's agent. (Star) external-link
Chelsea are leading the race to sign Dutch centre-back Xavier Mbuyamba from Spanish giants Barcelona, according to the 18-year-old's agent. (Voetbal International, via Mail) external-link
Newcastle United's on-loan England defender Danny Rose, 29, believes Mauricio Pochettino - his former manager at Tottenham Hotspur - will "eventually" end up managing Manchester United. (The Lockdown Tactics, via TeamTalk) external-link
Several European clubs are interested in Spurs defender Jan Vertonghen, who is out of contract this summer. The 33-year-old Belgian has been offered a deal by Spanish side Real Betis, with fellow La Liga outfit Valencia, plus Italian clubs Inter Milan and Roma also considering a move. (Star) external-link
Arsenal are set to beat Chelsea to the signing of Turkish Feyenoord midfielder Orkun Kokcu, 19, as a replacement for Mesut Ozil, 31. (Mundo Deportivo - in Spanish) external-link
Manchester City are tracking English 18-year-old Fulham right-back Cody Drameh. (Mirror) external-link
Former Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho, 27, is yet to decide his future, despite the Brazil international's loan deal at Bayern Munich from Barcelona nearing an end. (Sport1, via Goal) external-link
Manchester United midfielder James Garner, 19, will be allowed to leave on loan next season, with Championship sides Cardiff City, Swansea City and Sheffield Wednesday interested in the Englishman. (Mail) external-link
Arsenal could sign Netherlands winger Justin Kluivert, 21, from Roma as part of a deal to make 31-year-old Armenia midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan's loan move at the Italian club permanent. (Corriere dello Sport, via Mirror) external-link
Ghana midfielder Daniel Amartey's agent says the 25-year-old wants to leave Leicester, having not played for the Foxes first team since sustaining an ankle injury in October 2018. (Starr FM, via Goal) external-link


bbc--2020-05-19--Coronavirus: What's going wrong in Sweden's care homes?

Care home residents account for nearly half of deaths linked to Covid-19 in Sweden .
Some healthcare workers believe an institutional reluctance to admit patients to hospital is costing lives .
Lili Sedghi 's father , Reza , was not seen by a doctor on the day he died from coronavirus , at his care home in northern Stockholm .
A nurse told her he 'd had a morphine shot in the hours before he passed away , but he was not given oxygen , nor did staff call an ambulance .
`` No-one was there and he died alone @ @ @ @ @ @ @ It 's so unfair . ''
Most of the 3,698 people who have died from coronavirus in Sweden so far were over 70 , despite the fact that the country said shielding risk groups was its top priority .
Sweden , with 10m inhabitants , has kept more of society open than is the case in most of Europe .
`` We did not manage to protect the most vulnerable people , the most elderly , despite our best intentions , '' Prime Minister Stefan Löfven admitted last week .
The Swedish Public @ @ @ @ @ @ @ % of deaths were care home residents up to and including 14 May .
• Has Sweden got its coronavirus science right ?
Sweden did ban visits to care homes on 31 March .
But as in many European countries , relatives , staff and union officials have shared concerns that protective clothing arrived too late , and that some staff may have gone to work at the start of the crisis despite showing symptoms of Covid-19 .
Now , increasing numbers of workers are also coming forward to criticise regional healthcare authorities @ @ @ @ @ @ @ home workers from sending residents into hospital , and prevent care home and nursing staff from administering oxygen without a doctor 's approval , either as part of acute or palliative ( end-of-life ) services .
'We were told not to send them in' '' They told us that we should n't send anyone to the hospital , even if they may be 65 and have many years to live .
We were told not to send them in , '' says Latifa Löfvenberg , a nurse who worked in several care homes @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the beginning of the pandemic .
`` Some can have a lot of years left to live with loved ones , but they do n't have the chance ... because they never make it to the hospital , '' she says .
`` They suffocate to death .
And it 's a lot of panic and it 's very hard to just stand by and watch . ''
Ms Löfvenberg is now working on a Covid-19 ward in a major hospital in the Swedish capital , where she says the demographic of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that the elderly are being kept away .
`` We do n't have many older people .
It 's a lot of younger people born in the 90s , 80s , 70s . ''
A paramedic working in Stockholm , who wanted to remain anonymous , told the BBC she had not had a single call-out to an elderly care home connected to Covid-19 , despite putting in overtime during the crisis .
Mikael Fjällid , a Swedish private consultant in anaesthetics and intensive care , says he believes `` a lot of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ more patients had been able to access hospital treatment , or if care home workers were given increased responsibilities to administer oxygen themselves , instead of waiting for specialist Covid-19 response teams or paramedics .
`` If you need care and you can benefit [ from ] care , for example , or oxygen for a short time , you should have it .
Like any other age group in the population , '' says Mr Fjällid , a right-wing critic of the centre-left led government .
`` If you have more than @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you could assume that also perhaps the same amount or the same proportion would have survived with supplemental oxygen . ''
In April 10,458 people died in Sweden , making it the country 's deadliest month since 1993 , when there was an outbreak of seasonal flu , state-funded Statistics Sweden reports .
Decisions about healthcare staffing and resources are taken at a regional level in Sweden , although national guidelines suggest that elderly patients , whether in state or privately run care homes , should not automatically be taken to hospital for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Medical Officer at the National Board of Health and Welfare , says workers should `` professionally weigh the potential benefits '' against risk factors such as catching the virus in hospital and the `` costs '' of transporting patients , including the likelihood of disorientation and discomfort .
Healthcare workers are asked not to discriminate on age alone , he says , although biological age may be relevant in combination with other factors .
When it comes to providing palliative care , it is not mandatory to give patients oxygen , and Dr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ value of oxygen is divided between specialities and regions '' .
Gävleborg , the region where Latifa Löfvenberg worked at the start of the pandemic , says individual patients ' needs are always put first and that nurses can call doctors to make assessments about the need for hospital care .
It is against the idea of care-home workers administering oxygen during palliative care , because it requires specialist training .
Christoffer Bernsköld , a spokesperson for geriatric care for Region Stockholm , insists there are enough resources to ensure patients in the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with a focus on `` specialist homecare units '' providing help in the first instance .
He points to a new , unused , military field hospital in southern Stockholm as proof that the elderly are not being held back from treatment because of a lack of beds .
But he says it can be an `` ethical dilemma '' whether to administer oxygen or transfer patients to hospital .
Critics like Mikael Fjällid see that field hospital as a sign that officials in the capital have been cautious about hospitalising the elderly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ would be needed to cope with a future spike in cases .
How do other countries prioritise patients ?
Sweden is not alone in asking healthcare workers to consider the fragility of patients when deciding whether or not to send them to hospital .
But representatives of care homes in other parts of Europe have told the BBC they do not share Swedish critics ' concerns about a lack of access to treatment .
In the UK , the National Care Association says it believes care has been available for Covid-19 patients `` @ @ @ @ @ @ @ they are .
The Association of German Aid for the Elderly and Disabled says every patient with coronavirus symptoms is seen by a doctor and there has n't been a single patient who has not received the care they needed .
In some cases , entire care homes have been moved into hospitals .
Many homes also keep emergency oxygen on site .
The Danish Nurses Association says that all patients in need of oxygen are currently sent to hospital .
This could be reviewed if there is a shortage of ventilators , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
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At a recent news conference , Sweden 's Prime Minister Stefan Löfven told the BBC that regional authorities had been trusted to make sure healthcare provision `` works the best way '' and given extra resources from the state to cover costs connected to Covid-19 .
Last week the government also announced a further 2.2bn kronor ( £185m @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with a view to creating 10,000 permanent positions for assistant nurses and care workers .
Mr Löfven said it was n't currently the right time to reflect on potential failures , but a national commission would look at how things had been handled at a local , regional and national level as soon as the `` acute '' phase of the crisis was over .
That is a bittersweet message for relatives of Covid-19 victims like Lili Sedghi , who buried her father last week .
`` Whatever they did did n't @ @ @ @ @ @ @ people in his home are dead , '' she says .

Coronavirus: What's going wrong in Sweden's care homes? Published 19 May 2020
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Sweden's Prime Minister has admitted the country has not done enough to protect the elderly
Care home residents account for nearly half of deaths linked to Covid-19 in Sweden. Some healthcare workers believe an institutional reluctance to admit patients to hospital is costing lives.
Lili Sedghi's father, Reza, was not seen by a doctor on the day he died from coronavirus, at his care home in northern Stockholm.
A nurse told her he'd had a morphine shot in the hours before he passed away, but he was not given oxygen, nor did staff call an ambulance. "No-one was there and he died alone," says Ms Sedghi. "It's so unfair."
Most of the 3,698 people who have died from coronavirus in Sweden so far were over 70, despite the fact that the country said shielding risk groups was its top priority.
Sweden, with 10m inhabitants, has kept more of society open than is the case in most of Europe.
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, 'No one was there when my father died'
"We did not manage to protect the most vulnerable people, the most elderly, despite our best intentions," Prime Minister Stefan Löfven admitted last week.
The Swedish Public Health Agency told the BBC that 48.9% of deaths were care home residents up to and including 14 May.
Sweden did ban visits to care homes on 31 March. But as in many European countries, relatives, staff and union officials have shared concerns that protective clothing arrived too late, and that some staff may have gone to work at the start of the crisis despite showing symptoms of Covid-19.
Now, increasing numbers of workers are also coming forward to criticise regional healthcare authorities for protocols which they say discourage care home workers from sending residents into hospital, and prevent care home and nursing staff from administering oxygen without a doctor's approval, either as part of acute or palliative (end-of-life) services.
'We were told not to send them in'
"They told us that we shouldn't send anyone to the hospital, even if they may be 65 and have many years to live. We were told not to send them in," says Latifa Löfvenberg, a nurse who worked in several care homes around Gävle, north of Stockholm, at the beginning of the pandemic.
"Some can have a lot of years left to live with loved ones, but they don't have the chance... because they never make it to the hospital," she says. "They suffocate to death. And it's a lot of panic and it's very hard to just stand by and watch."
Image caption, Latifa Löfvenberg works as a nurse in Stockholm
Ms Löfvenberg, a local politician with the nationalist Sweden Democrats, is now working on a Covid-19 ward in a major hospital in the Swedish capital, where she says the demographic of patients she's treating is further evidence that the elderly are being kept away. "We don't have many older people. It's a lot of younger people born in the 90s, 80s, 70s."
A paramedic working in Stockholm, who wanted to remain anonymous, told the BBC she had not had a single call-out to an elderly care home connected to Covid-19, despite putting in overtime during the crisis.
Mikael Fjällid, a Swedish private consultant in anaesthetics and intensive care, says he believes "a lot of lives" could have been saved if more patients had been able to access hospital treatment, or if care home workers were given increased responsibilities to administer oxygen themselves, instead of waiting for specialist Covid-19 response teams or paramedics.
"If you need care and you can benefit [from] care, for example, or oxygen for a short time, you should have it. Like any other age group in the population," says Mr Fjällid, a right-wing critic of the centre-left led government.
"If you have more than 20% that survive without nothing, you could assume that also perhaps the same amount or the same proportion would have survived with supplemental oxygen."
This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, Swedish state epidemiologist Anders Tegnell argued in April that Sweden’s strategy is largely working
In April 10,458 people died in Sweden, making it the country's deadliest month since 1993, when there was an outbreak of seasonal flu, state-funded Statistics Sweden reports.
National guidelines
Decisions about healthcare staffing and resources are taken at a regional level in Sweden, although national guidelines suggest that elderly patients, whether in state or privately run care homes, should not automatically be taken to hospital for treatment.
Dr Thomas Linden, Chief Medical Officer at the National Board of Health and Welfare, says workers should "professionally weigh the potential benefits" against risk factors such as catching the virus in hospital and the "costs" of transporting patients, including the likelihood of disorientation and discomfort.
Healthcare workers are asked not to discriminate on age alone, he says, although biological age may be relevant in combination with other factors.
When it comes to providing palliative care, it is not mandatory to give patients oxygen, and Dr Linden admits "the opinions on the value of oxygen is divided between specialities and regions".
Gävleborg, the region where Latifa Löfvenberg worked at the start of the pandemic, says individual patients' needs are always put first and that nurses can call doctors to make assessments about the need for hospital care.
It is against the idea of care-home workers administering oxygen during palliative care, because it requires specialist training.
Christoffer Bernsköld, a spokesperson for geriatric care for Region Stockholm, insists there are enough resources to ensure patients in the capital get acute or palliative care, with a focus on "specialist homecare units" providing help in the first instance.
Image source, Getty Images Image caption, Most Swedish victims of the virus have been over 70 years old
He points to a new, unused, military field hospital in southern Stockholm as proof that the elderly are not being held back from treatment because of a lack of beds.
But he says it can be an "ethical dilemma" whether to administer oxygen or transfer patients to hospital.
Critics like Mikael Fjällid see that field hospital as a sign that officials in the capital have been cautious about hospitalising the elderly because they fear overstretching resources, which would be needed to cope with a future spike in cases.
How do other countries prioritise patients?
Sweden is not alone in asking healthcare workers to consider the fragility of patients when deciding whether or not to send them to hospital.
But representatives of care homes in other parts of Europe have told the BBC they do not share Swedish critics' concerns about a lack of access to treatment.
In the UK, the National Care Association says it believes care has been available for Covid-19 patients "no matter how old or sick" they are.
The Association of German Aid for the Elderly and Disabled says every patient with coronavirus symptoms is seen by a doctor and there hasn't been a single patient who has not received the care they needed. In some cases, entire care homes have been moved into hospitals. Many homes also keep emergency oxygen on site.
The Danish Nurses Association says that all patients in need of oxygen are currently sent to hospital. This could be reviewed if there is a shortage of ventilators, although age would not affect future guidelines.
More funding and permanent jobs
At a recent news conference, Sweden's Prime Minister Stefan Löfven told the BBC that regional authorities had been trusted to make sure healthcare provision "works the best way" and given extra resources from the state to cover costs connected to Covid-19.
Last week the government also announced a further 2.2bn kronor (£185m) for additional training within care homes, with a view to creating 10,000 permanent positions for assistant nurses and care workers.
Mr Löfven said it wasn't currently the right time to reflect on potential failures, but a national commission would look at how things had been handled at a local, regional and national level as soon as the "acute" phase of the crisis was over.
That is a bittersweet message for relatives of Covid-19 victims like Lili Sedghi, who buried her father last week.
"Whatever they did didn't work, because... many, many people in his home are dead," she says.
Additional reporting by Sira Thierij.


bbc--2020-05-19--Coronavirus: What are President Trump's charges against the WHO?

President Trump has threatened to withdraw funding from the World Health Organization , accusing it of mismanaging the coronavirus pandemic , particularly in its early stages as it emerged in China .
We 've been looking at some of the charges President Trump has levelled against the WHO and the health body 's responses .
`` The WHO failed to adequately obtain , vet and share information in a timely and transparent fashion . ''
This has become a regular theme of Mr Trump 's criticism of the WHO , and in his letter to its head Dr Tedros Adhanom @ @ @ @ @ @ @ this attack saying the WHO `` consistently ignored credible reports of the virus spreading in Wuhan in early December 2019 or even earlier '' .
The editor of the Lancet , Richard Horton , has written a letter in response , saying : `` The Lancet did not publish any report in early December 2019 about a virus spreading in Wuhan .
The first reports we published were from Chinese scientists on Jan 24 , 2020 . ''
In response to the criticisms levelled at it , the WHO says it acted properly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ given by China , sharing it with medical and scientific experts around the world , including from the US .
The WHO says it was told by China of `` a pneumonia of an unknown cause '' on 31 December 2019 .
And this was flagged on WHO social-media accounts on 4 January .
Then , on 5 January , the WHO put out an official statement saying it had asked for more information about the illness from the Chinese authorities .
On 12 January , China publicly shared the genetic sequence for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the outbreak in China On 20 and 21 January , a regional WHO team visited Wuhan .
A public statement was issued by the WHO on 22 January setting out what they had discovered .
On 28 January , Dr Tedros went to Beijing to discuss the outbreak with China 's leaders .
By the end of January , the WHO had declared the outbreak a public-health emergency of global concern .
It has also been reported that WHO experts ( drawn from 15 countries including China ) met a week earlier to @ @ @ @ @ @ @ but could not agree among themselves .
`` Through the middle of January , it parroted ... the idea that there was no human-to-human transmission happening despite ... clear evidence to the contrary . ''
President Trump identifies a critical few days here when the messaging from the WHO was evolving rapidly .
On 14 January , the WHO tweeted : `` Preliminary investigations conducted by the Chinese authorities have found no clear evidence of human-to-human transmission . ''
But the same day , the head of the WHO 's emerging diseases unit @ @ @ @ @ @ @ contradict this , suggesting to journalists that `` limited '' human-to-human transmission had been observed in Wuhan .
She did however stress that there was no clear evidence of `` sustained '' transmission between people .
It was n't until 22 January that the WHO confirmed there was clear evidence of human-to-human transmission in Wuhan .
The WHO has denied media reports that it delayed making this evidence public at China 's request .
The WHO has `` an alarming lack of independence '' from China .
In his recent letter to the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , accuses the organisation of being too close to China , failing to remain objective in its handling of the outbreak .
It 's certainly the case that the WHO has publicly praised China 's response to the coronavirus outbreak and its `` commitment to transparency '' , something that has clearly angered the US president in recent weeks .
However , many other experts and political leaders , including Mr Trump , have also praised China 's initial response to the outbreak .
On 24 January , Mr Trump was effusive in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Dr Michael Ryan , of the WHO , says the organisation wanted to keep the lines of communication open with China as it battled to contain the virus .
The WHO has also been accused of being unduly influenced by Beijing over the status of Taiwan .
The issue here is that Taiwan is not a member of the WHO , as the island is not recognised by the UN .
The WHO , however , says it does engage with Taiwan and share information with it .
Taiwan says it raised the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the virus at the end of December after some of its scientists had visited Wuhan .
Taiwan says its warnings were ignored or not taken seriously .
But the evidence published so far shows Taiwan 's exchanges with the WHO did not specifically mention human-to-human transmission .
`` One of the most dangerous decisions ... from the WHO was ... to oppose travel restrictions .
They actually fought us . ''
The US restricted travel from China and other countries from 2 February .
But there is no record of the WHO publicly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ have been highly unusual for it to do so .
But it had , on 10 January , put out advice recommending no international travel restrictions in response to the virus .
And this was reconfirmed in a statement at the end of February , saying travel bans were not usually that effective and could have an adverse social and economic impact , although they might be justified for a short period of time at the start of an outbreak .
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And this was reconfirmed in a statement at the end of February, saying travel bans were not usually that effective and could have an adverse social and economic impact, although they might be justified for a short period of time at the start of an outbreak.


bbc--2020-05-20--Trump says US topping world virus cases is 'badge of honour'

President Donald Trump has argued it is `` a badge of honour '' that the US has the world 's highest number of confirmed Covid-19 infections .
`` I look at that as , in a certain respect , as being a good thing because it means our testing is much better , '' he said at the White House .
The US has 1.5 million coronavirus cases and nearly 92,000 deaths , according to Johns Hopkins University .
In second place is Russia , with nearly 300,000 confirmed cases .
What did Trump say ?
On Monday , Mr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ since the US outbreak began .
`` By the way , '' he told reporters , `` you know when you say that we lead in cases , that 's because we have more testing than anybody else . ''
`` So when we have a lot of cases , '' he continued , `` I do n't look at that as a bad thing , I look at that as , in a certain respect , as being a good thing because it means our testing is much better . ''
He @ @ @ @ @ @ @ as a badge of honour .
Really , it 's a badge of honour .
`` It 's a great tribute to the testing and all of the work that a lot of professionals have done . ''
According to the Centers for Disease Control , a federal agency , the US had conducted 12.6m coronavirus tests by Tuesday .
• Things the US has got right - and got wrong Mr Trump was responding to a question about whether he was considering a travel ban on Latin America , Brazil in particular @ @ @ @ @ @ @ highest number of confirmed cases , following the US and Russia .
The Democratic National Committee criticised the Republican president 's comments , tweeting that the 1.5 million Covid-19 cases in the US represented `` a complete failure of leadership '' .
Has the US conducted the most tests ?
While the US has carried out more tests by volume than any other country , it is not first in the world on a per capita basis , according to Our World in Data , a scientific publication based at Oxford University .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ globally in terms of tests per 1,000 people , ahead of South Korea , but behind the likes of Iceland , New Zealand , Russia and Canada .
Over the past week , the US has been conducting between 300,000 and 400,000 tests daily , according to the Covid Tracking Project , a volunteer-led effort .
But Harvard Global Health Institute director Ashish Jha last week told a congressional hearing : `` The US needs more than 900,000 tests every day to safely open up again .
We are doing about a third @ @ @ @ @ @ @ also reported the most coronavirus deaths in the world , though on a per capita basis it ranks sixth behind the likes of Belgium , the United Kingdom and France , according to Johns Hopkins University .
US coronavirus testing rates have been criticised on both sides of the aisle .
At a Senate hearing last week , Mitt Romney , a Republican , criticised the country 's testing record , saying it was `` nothing to celebrate whatsoever '' because , he said , `` we treaded water in February and March @ @ @ @ @ @ @ What are the symptoms ?
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"So when we have a lot of cases," he continued, "I don't look at that as a bad thing, I look at that as, in a certain respect, as being a good thing because it means our testing is much better."


bbc--2020-05-20--Michigan floods: Evacuations after Edenville and Sanford dams collapse

About 10,000 residents have been evacuated in the US state of Michigan after two dams collapsed following days of heavy rain , officials say .
The National Weather Service issued a flash flood emergency for areas near the Tittabawassee River after the Edenville and Sanford dams burst .
Parts of Midland , some 140 miles ( 209 km ) of Detroit , could be under 9ft ( 2.7m ) of water , authorities said .
Dow chemical company , which is based in the city , has set up emergency steps .
Governor Gretchen Whitmer declared a state of emergency @ @ @ @ @ @ @ dams collapsed on Tuesday , and said the city of Midland - of population of more than 40,000 - could see a `` historic high water level '' .
`` This is unlike anything we 've seen in Midland County , '' Ms Whitmer said at a news conference .
`` To go through this in the midst of a global pandemic is almost unthinkable . ''
It was the second time in 24 hours that residents were told to evacuate because of rising waters .
They have been advised to wear a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ evacuating to prevent the spread of the coronavirus .
The Michigan National Guard has been assisting in the response , the governor said .
The evacuation orders included parts of Midland , Edenville and Sanford .
The National Weather Service ( NWS ) said this was an `` extremely dangerous and life-threatening situation '' , with the Tittabawassee River expected to crest at a record of 38ft by Wednesday morning local time .
In a statement , Dow said it had activated its flood preparedness plan which includes the safe shutdown of operating @ @ @ @ @ @ @ monitor the situation and manage any issues remained on site , which sits on Midland 's riverbank , the company added .
Built in 1924 , the Edenville Dam was rated in unsatisfactory condition by the state in 2018 while the Sanford Dam , which was built in 1925 , was given a fair condition rating , the Associated Press news agency reports .
It said both dams were in the process of being sold .
President Donald Trump is expected to visit Michigan on Thursday , to tour a Ford plant that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ response to the coronavirus .
Ms Whitmer , who has not been invited to attend the event , has criticised the Trump administration 's handling of the crisis .
The visit is , technically , a violation of the restrictions imposed by the governor to curb the spread of the virus in Michigan , which has been hit hard with more than 50,000 confirmed cases and 5,000 deaths .
But a spokesman said she would not try to block the visit .
The Democratic governor is seen as a possible running mate for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's presumptive nominee to run against President Trump in November .

The visit is, technically, a violation of the restrictions imposed by the governor to curb the spread of the virus in Michigan, which has been hit hard with more than 50,000 confirmed cases and 5,000 deaths. But a spokesman for the governor said she would not try to block the visit.


bbc--2020-05-20--Man makes money buying his own pizza on DoorDash app

The owner of a pizza restaurant in the US has discovered the DoorDash delivery app has been selling his food cheaper than he does - while still paying him full price for orders .
A pizza for which he charged $ 24 ( £20 ) was being advertised for $ 16 on DoorDash - and when he secretly ordered it himself , the app paid his restaurant the full $ 24 while charging him $ 16 .
He had not asked to be put on the app .
He later found out it was part of a trial to gauge @ @ @ @ @ @ @ blogged about the anonymous restaurateur , who is his friend .
Mr Roy said he first heard about the situation in March 2019 , when his friend started receiving complaints about deliveries , even though his outlets did not deliver .
At that point , he discovered he had been added to DoorDash - and noticed it was charging a lower price for one of his premium pizzas .
So he ordered 10 pizzas , paid $ 160 and had them delivered to a friend 's house .
The restaurant was then paid @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
The next time , the restaurant prepared his friend 's order by boxing up the pizza base without any toppings , maximising the `` profit '' from the mismatched prices .
`` I was genuinely curious if DoorDash would catch on - but they did n't , '' wrote Mr Roy .
DoorDash did not respond to BBC News 's request for comment .
But Mr Roy said : `` We found out afterward that was all the result of a 'demand test ' by DoorDash .
`` They have a test @ @ @ @ @ @ @ website and do n't charge any fees to anyone , so they can ideally go to the restaurant with positive order data to then get the restaurant signed on to the platform .
`` Third-party delivery platforms , as they 've been built , just seem like the wrong model , but instead of testing , failing , and evolving , they 've been subsidised into market dominance .
`` You have insanely large pools of capital creating an incredibly inefficient money-losing business model . ''
DoorDash is backed by investment giant Softbank @ @ @ @ @ @ @ loss of nearly $ 13bn .
Defending the loss , chief executive Masayoshi Son reportedly compared himself to Jesus .
The billionaire is said to have stated during a call with investors that Jesus was `` also misunderstood '' .

"They have a test period where they scrape the restaurant's website and don't charge any fees to anyone, so they can ideally go to the restaurant with positive order data to then get the restaurant signed on to the platform.


bbc--2020-05-20--Roe v Wade: Woman behind US abortion ruling was paid to recant

The woman behind the 1973 ruling legalising abortion in the US is seen admitting in a new documentary that her stunning change of heart on the issue in later life was `` all an act '' .
Norma McCorvey , known as Jane Roe in the US Supreme Court 's decision on Roe v Wade , shocked the country in 1995 when she came out against abortion .
But in new footage , McCorvey alleges she was paid to switch sides .
The documentary , AKA Jane Roe , airs this Friday on the US channel FX .
The programme @ @ @ @ @ @ @ McCorvey 's life before her death at age 69 in 2017 in Texas .
The Supreme Court ruling came after McCorvey , then a 25-year-old single woman under the pseudonym `` Jane Roe '' , challenged the criminal abortion laws in Texas that forbade abortion as unconstitutional except in cases where the mother 's life was in danger .
Henry Wade was the Texas attorney general who defended the anti-abortion law .
McCorvey first filed the case in 1969 , when she was pregnant with her third child and claimed that she had @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rejected and she was forced to give birth .
In her `` deathbed confession '' , as she calls it , a visibly ailing McCorvey says she only became an anti-abortion activist because she was paid by evangelical groups .
`` I was the big fish , '' she said .
`` I think it was a mutual thing .
I took their money and they 'd put me out in front of the cameras and tell me what to say .
`` That 's what I 'd say .
It was all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ too .
I am a good actress .
Of course , I 'm not acting now . ''
She added : `` If a young woman wants to have an abortion , that 's no skin off my ass .
That 's why they call it choice . ''
AKA Jane Roe chronicles McCorvey 's troubled , impoverished youth as a sexual abuse survivor and her longstanding relationship with girlfriend Connie Gonzalez .
After her mid-1990s conversion to become a born-again Christian , McCorvey disavowed Gonzalez , even as they continued to live @ @ @ @ @ @ @ irony of McCorvey 's life - that she herself never had an abortion .
When she was pregnant with her third child she was referred to two lawyers who wanted to challenge Texas 's abortion laws .
The case went all the way to the highest court in the land where , by a vote of seven to two , the justices ruled that the government lacked the power to prohibit abortions , a decision that changed America .
The court 's judgement was based on the decision that a woman 's right @ @ @ @ @ @ @ freedom of personal choice in family matters , as protected by the Constitution .
The Reverend Robert Schenck , one of the evangelical pastors who worked with McCorvey after her conversion to Christianity in the mid-1990s , also features in the documentary .
The minister acknowledges McCorvey was paid for her appearances on the movement 's behalf .
The programme says it was as much $ 500,000 ( £407,000 , in current figures ) .
`` I knew what we were doing , '' Mr Schenck says .
`` And there were times @ @ @ @ @ @ @ `` And I wondered : 'Is she playing us ? '
What I did n't have the guts to say was : 'Because I know damn well we 're playing her . '
'' In a highly self-critical blog post on Tuesday , Mr Schenck said the documentary had made him cry and he hoped that people would watch it .

Henry Wade was the Texas attorney general who defended the anti-abortion law. McCorvey first filed the case in 1969, when she was pregnant with her third child and claimed that she had been raped. But the case was rejected and she was forced to give birth.


bbc--2020-05-20--Teenage boy charged in Canada's first 'incel' terror case

A Toronto teenager has become the first Canadian ever charged with carrying out an `` incel '' -inspired terror attack .
The 17-year-old boy is accused of fatally stabbing a woman in February .
Incel , short for `` involuntarily celibate , '' is an online subculture focused on members ' perceived inability to find romantic or sexual partners .
A 2018 attack in Toronto that killed 10 was also allegedly inspired by the ideology , but the accused in that case was not charged with terrorism .
On Tuesday , Toronto Police and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ announcing the terrorism charges .
The suspect , who can not be named because he is a minor , had already been charged with first-degree murder and attempted murder shortly after the incident , which took place at an erotic massage parlour .
Police allege he fatally stabbed Ashley Noelle Arzaga , 24 , who was discovered inside the building around 13:00 local time on 24 February .
Two other people , a man and a woman , were found outside the premises with stab wounds .
Ms Arzaga is remembered as a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Toronto Star reported .
When Toronto police learned the crime may have been motivated by an extremist ideology , they contacted Canada 's federal RCMP , which ultimately decided to press terrorism charges .
`` Terrorism comes in many forms and it 's important to note that it is not restricted to any particular group , religion or ideology , '' said the RCMP .
A first-degree murder conviction for an adult carries a mandatory minimum sentence of 25 years-to-life , but as the suspect was 17 at the time of the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
He appeared by video before court on Tuesday morning to hear his new charges , and remains in police custody .
`` Incel '' is short for `` involuntarily celibate '' .
It generally - though not exclusively - refers to online groups of men who feel they are unable to enter into sexual relationships .
They blame women for their grievances , which they discuss in internet forums .
The attitudes of men who visit the online message boards vary widely , but they frequently vent anger against sexually prolific men @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( `` Stacys '' ) .
More generally , incel forums often include rants aimed at feminism and women .
In 2018 , Alek Minassian allegedly drove a van into a busy Toronto commercial street killing 10 people and wounding 16 .
He later told police the attack was retribution for years of rejection by women , and that he identified as a member of the incel movement .
He was charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder , but he was not charged with terrorism .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
Minassian was allegedly inspired by Elliot Rodger , who killed six people in a stabbing and shooting spree in Isla Vista , California , in May 2014 .
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He later told police the attack was retribution for years of rejection by women, and that he identified as a member of the incel movement. He was charged with 10 counts of first-degree murder and 16 counts of attempted murder, but he was not charged with terrorism.


bbc--2020-05-20--Nancy Pelosi accused of fat-shaming 'obese' Trump

Top US Democrat Nancy Pelosi has been accused of fat-shaming President Donald Trump after she called him `` morbidly obese '' .
Mrs Pelosi cited Mr Trump 's `` weight group '' when asked about his disclosure that he is taking hydroxychloroquine to guard against Covid-19 .
There is no evidence the drug can ward off the virus , and experts have cautioned it may cause heart problems .
Critics said Mrs Pelosi 's `` fat-phobic '' response distracted from such concerns .
The World Health Organization has called attention to reports of individuals self-medicating and causing themselves serious harm @ @ @ @ @ @ @ repeatedly touted as a potential Covid-19 treatment .
Speaking to reporters on Monday , the 73-year-old president said he had started taking the malaria and lupus medication in the past fortnight .
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• Trump says he is taking unproven drug for coronavirus '' I happen to be taking it , '' Mr Trump said .
`` If it 's not good , I 'll tell you right , I 'm not going to get hurt by it . ''
Asked on @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 's remarks , Mrs Pelosi said she would `` rather he [ Mr Trump ] not be taking something that has not been approved by the scientists '' .
`` Especially in his age group , and in his , shall we say , weight group , morbidly obese , they say , '' the US House of Representatives speaker said .
Epidemiologist Abdul El-Sayed , a CNN commentator , tweeted on Tuesday that Mrs Pelosi 's remarks would only reinforce the stigma around obesity .
Others argued that Mrs Pelosi - Mr @ @ @ @ @ @ @ should focus on legitimate criticisms of how the president has handled the pandemic .
But others pointed out that the president has made a number of derogatory comments about women 's appearances , including fat-shaming .
He once called former Miss Universe Alicia Machado `` Miss Piggy '' and defended the remark by saying : `` She gained a massive amount of weight and it was a real problem . ''
He has repeatedly insulted his longtime celebrity adversary Rosie O'Donnell , once calling her `` fat , ugly '' .
On Tuesday @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Mrs Pelosi , Mr Trump said she has `` mental problems '' .
`` Pelosi is a sick woman .
She 's got a lot of problems , '' the president told reporters .
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Last year , the White House physician noted in Mr Trump 's annual medical exam that the president weighed 243lb ( 110kg ) and was 6ft 3in , which would score his body mass index at a technically obese 30.4 .
Mr Trump and Mrs Pelosi have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , often focusing on the other 's mental fitness .
In May of last year , she called on his family to conduct an intervention for `` the good of the country '' .
Mr Trump responded by calling Mrs Pelosi `` crazy '' and `` a mess '' .

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