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No immediate plan to quarantine English visitors, says Sturgeon
Nicola Sturgeon has said she will not shy away from taking a decision to impose quarantine on English visitors to Scotland, but it is not a decision she would take…
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Coronavirus: US state of Florida records more than 15,000 new cases in a day, a bigger increase than most countries
The US state of Florida reported a record increase of more than 15,000 new cases of Covid-19 in 24 hours on Sunday, a day after Walt Disney World in Orlando…
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Cross-party group of MPs to lead first UK coronavirus inquiry
The only UK inquiry to date into the handling of the coronavirus crisis will take its first evidence from bereaved relatives on Monday, amid growing calls for a full independent…
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Temperature checks, nasal swabs, plenty of beach: Dubai tourism restarts
After a painful four-month tourism shutdown that ended last week, Dubai is betting pent-up demand will see the industry quickly bounce back. The emirate is billing itself as a safe…
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WHO remains tight-lipped on experts sent to investigate coronavirus in China
A World Health Organisation advance team is in the Chinese capital this weekend but few other details have been released about a mission that could lay the groundwork for an…
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The return of benefit sanctions won’t help the Covid-19 jobs crisis | John Harris
As the government responds to the looming economic crisis, its approach seems to embody two polar opposites. The money it is spending to revive the economy is, we are told,…
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Pantomime is under threat. This key part of British culture must be saved | Amber Massie-Blomfield
What was your first experience of theatre? Chances are it featured some of the same elements as mine: a soap star in a ridiculous wig, a custard pie fight, an…
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Coronavirus surge in Eastern Europe prompts sweeping travel bans, mandated mask-wearing
Countries in Eastern Europe are facing rising waves of coronavirus infections, leading to new restrictive measures such as the mandatory use of face masks in Croatia and travel bans or…
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Coronavirus: University of Hong Kong dismisses allegations from former employee that Beijing covered up outbreak
Hong Kong’s top university has dismissed as hearsay and distanced itself from allegations by a virologist it formerly employed that Beijing covered up the coronavirus outbreak in December.Yan Limeng, who…
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Coronavirus: 200 farm workers quarantined in Herefordshire outbreak
About 200 workers at a vegetable farm and packing business supplying Sainsbury’s, Asda, M&S and Aldi have been ordered to isolate on the property after an outbreak of coronavirus. At…