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    <title><![CDATA[Young adults under 44 are big part of U.S. coronavirus hospitalizations]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Up to 20 per cent of people hospitalized with coronavirus in the United States are young adults between ages 20 to 44, a new federal study shows.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[With low test rates, COVID-19 spreads in shadows]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Experts say the lack of available tests for COVID-19 means the world is effectively fighting the pandemic blind and may not know the true extent of infection for months, if not years.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[Europeans sing health workers' praises every night from windows]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[At a time of isolation, people in many European cities hit hard by the new coronavirus are taking at least a minute each night to come together in gratitude.]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[China exonerates doctor reprimanded for warning of coronavirus]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[China has taken the highly unusual move of exonerating a doctor who was reprimanded for warning about the coronavirus outbreak and later died of the disease. ]]></description>
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    <title><![CDATA[At-home dance parties are helping people shake off the self-isolation jitters]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[As COVID-19 forces bars and nightclubs around the world to shut their doors, some people living in self-isolation are turning to online dance parties to shake off the jitters. ]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2020 18:34:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[President of Sask. Medical Association tests positive for COVID-19 ]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The President of the Saskatchewan Medical Association says he received a positive test for COVID-19 on Wednesday evening. ]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2020 15:44:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Prince Harry announces Invictus Games cancelled due to COVID-19 pandemic]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[The 2020 Invictus Games have been cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic, a decision that Prince Harry calls 'incredibly difficult.']]></description>
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    <pubDate>Thu, 19 Mar 2020 16:10:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Fact check: Is taking ibuprofen risky for COVID-19 patients?]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[France's health minister set off a wave of confusion after he warned patients with COVID-19 to avoid using ibuprofen, triggering a torrent of online rumours and a formal response from the World Health Organization.]]></description>
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          <dc:creator><![CDATA[Avis Favaro]]></dc:creator>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2020 22:00:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Langley boy whose family says he was denied COVID-19 testing will now get the test]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[A Metro Vancouver father who believes his son should be tested for COVID-19 is sharing his concerns about the province's testing system.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2020 18:41:00 -0400</pubDate>
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    <title><![CDATA[Health Canada acts to boost supply of hand sanitizer, disinfectants, swabs, masks]]></title>
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    <description><![CDATA[Health Canada is waiving some of its usual regulatory requirements to increase supplies of hand sanitizers, disinfectants, swabs and personal protective equipment such as masks and gowns used to help contain the spread of COVID-19.]]></description>
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    <pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2020 21:38:00 -0400</pubDate>
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