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Boris Johnson pledges UK-wide coronavirus tracing by 1 June
Boris Johnson has pledged to have a UK-wide tracing operation to tackle coronavirus in place by 1 June run by 25,000 contact tracers. His commitment at prime minister’s questions in…
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Government rows back on 1 June English primary schools reopening plan
The government has appeared to row back from its position on reopening primary schools in England, insisting 1 June is not a fixed date and that ministers need to listen…
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McDonald’s reopens 33 drive-throughs: full list of UK restaurants
McDonald’s has reopened 33 of its drive-through restaurants as it gets back to business amid the easing of the coronavirus lockdown restrictions. The fast food chain opened 15 of its…
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Florida scientist says she was fired for refusing to change Covid-19 data ‘to support reopen plan’
The scientist in charge of Florida’s Covid-19 database was fired on the same day as the state opened up for business. As sunbathers returned to beaches, and restaurants, movie theaters,…
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US demands removal of sexual health reference in UN’s Covid-19 response
Civil society groups have condemned calls by the Trump administration to remove references to sexual and reproductive health from the UN Covid-19 humanitarian response plan (HRP). In a letter to…
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Ice-cream vans return to UK streets as coronavirus lockdown eases
As the country basks in the hottest temperatures since the coronavirus outbreak began, the jingle that signals a Mr Whippy is at hand can be heard once again: the ice-cream…
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Pitfalls the UK needs to avoid when contact tracing for coronavirus
Fresh uncertainty over the UK’s contact-tracing plans has thrown light on the difficulties of a successful track-and-trace system to tackle Covid-19. Prof John Ashton, a former regional director of public…
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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe to stay out of prison until Iran decides on fate
The British-Iranian dual national Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe has been told she can remain out of prison until a decision is made on whether to grant her clemency. She was due to…
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Oscars 2021 likely to be postponed – report
The 2021 Oscar ceremony is likely to be delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a report in the film industry magazine Variety. Citing unnamed industry sources, Variety said…
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‘No one had any idea’: Contact tracers lack knowledge about Covid-19 job
They were hailed as stepping up to serve their country, with all the “rigorous” and “detailed” instruction needed for such an important role – but a programme to train thousands…