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No free critical care beds at 15 NHS England trusts last week
More than 5,000 critical care beds occupied every day from mid-month to end of January Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Nearly 10% of English NHS trusts…
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UK new car sales fall 40% in January as lockdown bites
Just over 90,000 new cars were sold in the first month of 2020, the worst start to a year since 1970 Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage…
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Concerns raised over queue-jumping as PHE workers given Covid vaccine
Exclusive: decision to offer excess doses to non-priority lab staff a ‘pragmatic solution’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage More than 100 Public Health England workers have…
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Money spent on film and TV production in UK down 21% in 2020
Investment in high-end TV shows overtook that of film for first time, according to BFI figures The amount spent in the UK on making Hollywood films, such as Batman, and…
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A quarter of people in France, Germany and the US may refuse Covid vaccine
Survey finds hesitancy related to trust in government, and more acute in younger people Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Nearly four in ten people in France,…
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Janet Yellen warns of ‘tough months ahead’ for Covid-hit US economy
Treasury secretary urges Congress to ‘act forcefully’ on relief and says she plans talks with regulators about GameStop affair Treasury secretary Janet Yellen on Thursday warned of “tough months ahead”…
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Hong Kong restaurant earnings dive nearly 30 per cent in 2020 as pandemic batters business
Hong Kong’s restaurant earnings logged a record decline last year, dropping 29.4 per cent from 2019 as the Covid-19 pandemic and sweeping social-distancing regulations took a devastating toll on the…
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Hong Kong education chief insists regular coronavirus testing for teachers is not a condition for resuming in-person classes
Hong Kong’s education chief has stressed that regular testing of school staff for Covid-19 will not be a prerequisite for the full resumption of face-to-face classes, saying students’ return to…
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Coronavirus: Australia aims to vaccinate everyone by October; South Korea to ease social distancing curbs
Health authorities in Australia on Thursday said they were aiming to vaccinate the entire population against Covid-19 by October, as they announced they had secured 150 million vaccine doses.Prime Minister…