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Cancer patients missed out on tests during lockdown, NHS England figures show
Huge numbers of people with suspected cancer were not referred to hospital for urgent checks or did not have a test during the first month of the lockdown, prompting fears…
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The Sun and Times publisher warns of job cuts due to coronavirus
The publisher of the Sun and the Times has warned of impending job losses as part of a major cost-cutting programme as the coronavirus pandemic hammers newspaper sales and advertising…
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This bungled schools coronavirus policy hurts children, parents and teachers | Lola Okolosie
The plan was simple, if logistically impossible. Our government would ensure every primary pupil would attend school for at least a few weeks before the summer holidays. Two weeks into…
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Leather, silk, wool, felt – which fabrics fight the spread of viruses and bacteria? Fashion industry looks for answers
Fashion retailers have implemented strict hygiene measures as they welcome back shoppers. At the Louis Vuitton store in Paris, for example, clothes that were tried on were set aside for…
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NSW court blocks refugee rally after police accuse protesters of ‘Russian roulette’
Refugee activists have vowed to push ahead with a planned protest this weekend despite the supreme court prohibiting the event amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Justice Michael Walton on Thursday night…
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Coronavirus: Beijing’s 55-day run without a locally transmitted case ends as man tests positive
Beijing reported a locally transmitted Covid-19 case on Thursday, halting a 55-day streak without such an infection.The patient, a 52-year-old man from Xicheng district, visited a doctor on Wednesday afternoon…
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Is the US heading for a second wave of coronavirus infections?
States and cities across the US are continuing to reopen, despite states such as Texas and Arizona reporting an increase of cases since Memorial Day. These re-openings, along with ongoing…
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Paul McCartney blasts Italy’s ‘outrageous’ ticket refund policy
Sir Paul McCartney has strongly criticised the Italian government over an “outrageous” decree preventing concertgoers from getting refunds on gigs that were cancelled because of the coronavirus pandemic. The former…
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Coronavirus: enforcing UK lockdown one week earlier ‘could have saved 20,000 lives’
The number of coronavirus deaths in the UK could have been halved if the government had introduced the lockdown a week earlier, according to damning testimony from one of the…