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New labs will more than double UK Covid testing capacity in 2021
Facilities will allow 600,000 more PCR tests a day to be processsed, in sign end of pandemic is still months away Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage…
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Boris Johnson self-isolating after contact with an MP who tested positive for coronavirus
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson is self-isolating after someone he was in contact with someone who tested positive for the Covid-19 virus, a spokesman said on Sunday.“He will carry on…
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Manchester University suspends security guards after claims of racial profiling
University is investigating incident at Fallowfield halls of residence The University of Manchester has launched an investigation and suspended some security guards after a student alleged that he was racially…
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Boris Johnson forced to self-isolate again as crucial week begins
PM’s plan to try to take back control after days of chaos put in peril by news he had met MP later found to be Covid-positive Coronavirus – latest updates…
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HP: Covid-19 work-from-home trend breathes new life into laggard PC market
Five years ago Alex Cho was running the commercial PC business group at US tech giant HP – but some of his friends worried he was in the wrong job.“I…
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US records 166,000 new Covid cases as states implement new restrictions
Saturday daily case number is 12th in a row over 100,000 Washington governor Inslee orders drastic new measures US politics – live coverage The US recorded 166,555 new coronavirus cases…
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Joe Biden team to hold meetings with pharmaceutical companies on coronavirus fight
President-elect Joe Biden’s team will begin meeting with Pfizer Inc and other pharmaceutical companies within days as they continue the transition to a new administration amid the escalating coronavirus pandemic,…
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In a moment of turmoil, Catholic bishops in the US hold a virtual meeting
Catholic bishops of the United States open a national meeting on Monday under dramatic circumstances.The coronavirus pandemic has forced them to meet virtually from their far-flung dioceses. A hard-fought presidential…
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The Guardian view on Biden and the world: undoing Trump’s damage | Editorial
The president-elect will on the whole seek a return to the status quo ante – a relief to US allies Donald Trump is a “symptom of malaise, and decline, and…
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The Guardian view on scientific progress: stifled by the profit motive | Editorial
The technology behind the promising Covid-19 vaccine was not of serious interest to big pharma until huge sums could be made from it. That is not a way to advance…