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Hospitals approach crisis as US coronavirus cases soar to new records – live
Rapid case increases and hospitalizations have made Arizona one of the worst hot spots in the nation for Covid-19. The disease is widespread in the state, and health officials caution…
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Man plans to sue NHS after cancer surgery delayed due to coronavirus
A former senior NHS official plans to sue the organisation after he had to pay a private hospital £20,000 for potentially life-saving cancer surgery because NHS care was suspended due…
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Nicola Sturgeon warns Scots not to become complacent over Covid-19
Nicola Sturgeon has warned against complacency after the number of daily coronavirus cases in Scotland dropped back to single figures. Data released by the Scottish government on Saturday shows that…
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‘Tribal and divided’: Church of England faces turbulent times
The Church of England has become “tribal and divided”, the new archbishop of York has said, while warning that it faces “turbulent times and challenging decisions ahead”. Stephen Cottrell, who…
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Coronavirus report: India reports record spike as cases double in South Africa
India reported a record spike in coronavirus cases on Saturday, taking the national total to more than 800,000 and pushing several states to bring back lockdowns, despite the punitive economic…
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Belgium tells citizens not to travel to Leicester amid new lockdown
The Belgian government has placed Leicester on its “red zone” list, requiring all new arrivals who have recently visited the city to go into quarantine for two weeks. The east…
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My social anxiety was rekindled by lockdown. Could phoning up strangers help?
My phone rings unexpectedly, and I suppress a strong urge to throw it out my kitchen window. “Hello?” I answer, tentatively. An American voice recording tells me to hold tight…
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Two US Marine bases in Japan’s Okinawa locked down after dozens contract coronavirus
Two US Marine bases in Japan’s southern island of Okinawa have been locked down after dozens of Marines were infected with the coronavirus, prompting the local governor to demand an…
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Global ‘catastrophe’ looms as Covid-19 fuels inequality
The pandemic has exposed and reinforced deep inequalities across the world, with the true extent yet to be seen, according to a major new report. The crisis in the poorest…
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Coronavirus: British pilot goes home after recovering from brink of death in Vietnam
Vietnam’s most seriously ill coronavirus patient, a British pilot who at one point seemed close to death, left hospital on Saturday on his way home after a dramatic recovery that…