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UK coronavirus live: unions call for phased school return; 1 in 115 people in England had Covid last week
Latest updates: unions urge staggered return in England to prevent Covid spike; latest ONS estimates show a fall from 1 in 80 the week before Matt Hancock acted unlawfully by…
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Here are the four steps needed to safely end the UK’s Covid lockdown | Jeanelle de Gruchy
There are no magic bullets to solve this pandemic, but designing and funding tools that work should give us optimism Jeanelle de Gruchy is president of the Association of Directors…
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Police report rise in large Covid lockdown parties in England
Secretly organised via social media, illegal events are becoming more creative and sophisticated Police forces have reported an increase in large illegal lockdown parties in recent weeks, as streams of…
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How has England’s Covid picture changed since third lockdown began?
Analysis: case numbers appear to have fallen significantly but the NHS remains under strain Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage With Boris Johnson poised to announce next…
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eSwatini king says he recovered from coronavirus after taking drug sent by Taiwan
The king of eSwatini on Friday said he had recovered from Covid-19 in January after taking an antiviral drug sent by Taiwan, with which the kingdom maintains diplomatic relations.The tiny…
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London lags behind in race to vaccinate over-70s against Covid, data shows
Analysis prompts concerns NHS is failing to reach some of capital’s most deprived areas Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage London is significantly behind in the race…
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Matt Hancock acted unlawfully by failing to publish Covid contracts
High court judge rules failure to publish details of contracts within 30 days was transparency breach Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The health secretary, Matt Hancock,…
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Coronavirus: few Hong Kong schools planning to resume all classes on campus, with testing teachers for Covid-19 a stumbling block
Only about 200 of some 5,000 Hong Kong kindergartens, tutorial centres and schools intend to bring back all pupils for in-person classes from Monday by meeting a government condition to…
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Coronavirus: foreign students in Britain hit hard by pandemic-driven food poverty
On a recent rainy evening in East London, dozens of young people lined up outside a cramped community hub to collect rice, vegetables and other food essentials.In the line were…
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Pupils in Wales set to return to primary schools from 15 March
First minister Mark Drakeford says country can start making ‘modest’ changes to lockdown Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage All primary schoolchildren in Wales will return to…