COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: AstraZeneca pauses Oxford vaccine trial after unexplained illness
AstraZeneca said that it had paused research on its experimental coronavirus vaccine after a person who was taking part in a clinical trial became ill.The vaccine, which AstraZeneca is developing…
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Keir Starmer to hold regular press briefings to compete with No 10
Keir Starmer is to launch his own series of regular press conferences, in an attempt by Labour to highlight their own priorities ahead of Downing Street’s planned televised media briefings.…
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Judge criticises UK government’s ‘inadequate’ efforts to aid Covid-19 backlog
A crown court judge has refused to extend the custody time limit for keeping a man in prison awaiting trial and accused the government of under-funding the criminal justice system…
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This coronavirus robot knows when you’re not wearing a mask – and will tell you to put one on
Engineers have developed a robot that can detect whether people are wearing a mask to guard against Covid-19 and, if not, politely remind them to put one on.The feature is…
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The Guardian view on ending furlough next month: reckless and cruel | Editorial
The chief economist of the Bank of England offered some tough love on Monday to employees who fear that when the government ends its flagship job retention scheme (JRS) at…
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The pandemic is an opportunity to reconsider what makes a good life | Kate Soper
Coronavirus has been devastating for those who fell sick or lost loved ones. The restrictions imposed on everyday life to check its spread have been particularly difficult for people living…
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Coronavirus cases are rising again in the UK. Here’s what should happen next | Devi Sridhar
As Spain, France and Germany start to struggle with rising Covid-19 cases, alarm bells are ringing again in the UK. Over the weekend, 3,000 new people tested positive for Covid-19…
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Coronavirus: what conditions should Hong Kong travel bubble carry, and is it too late for tourism?
Tourism stakeholders on Tuesday welcomed news that Hong Kong officials had approached 11 countries over long-sought travel bubbles, but once again found themselves with no timeline in sight, leading them…
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How a high-society Chinese family’s takeover of French luxury brand Baccarat unravelled into a boardroom battle with creditors and seizure of assets
French luxury firm Baccarat has survived the Spanish flu, two world wars and the 1789 French Revolution. Now the changing fortunes of its distressed Chinese owner have prompted a French…