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Russia rolls out QR code to battle COVID-19

Moscow has responded to its spiraling COVID-19 infection rate with a lockdown that has a touch of "Big Brother" smartphone tech to it. If residents want to go anywhere in the Russian capital, they first need to log onto a government website, fill in all of their personal details and then write down where, when and why they want to go someplace. They then get a QR code linked to their car license plate, subway card and their phone in case they are walking and get stopped by a patrol. Senior foreign correspondent Elizabeth Palmer reports.

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Report: Calif. coronavirus response bests N.Y.'s

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has been praised for his leadership during the coronavirus pandemic, but his actions before it is coming under scrutiny. A report by investigative news site ProPublica compares the response of the East Coast with that of the West Coast, where California Governor Gavin Newsom let counties close earlier, likely avoiding a higher death toll. The article's co-author Joaquin Sapien joins CBSN's Tanya Rivero to discuss his reporting.

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"Sunday Morning" Matinee: "Diana: A True Musical Story"

The Broadway musical "Diana: A True Musical Story," which traces the love triangle involving Princess Diana, Prince Charles and Camilla Parker Bowles, had just begun previews in New York when coronavirus shut down the Great White Way. In this performance recorded exclusively for "CBS Sunday Morning," Erin Davie (who plays Bowles) sings "I Miss You Most on Sundays," which her character sings to Prince Charles, but which here also serves a second purpose: pining for the community of fellow theatre artists now separated because of the lockdown.

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