COVID-19 Updates
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Hillary Clinton to say at DNC: ‘Vote like our lives and livelihoods are on the line’ – live
Trump confirms plan to restore sanctions on Iran In his press conference, Trump opened by confirming that he wanted to restore sanctions on Iran, which the Associated Press reported that…
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Coronavirus live news: Spain and Italy report high increase in cases; Mykonos bans parties and festivities
As Australia wakes up, here are the main developments from the last few hours: The number of coronavirus cases recorded around the world passed 22.2 million, according to the Johns…
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Florida’s coronavirus death toll hits 10,000
Florida’s coronavirus death toll hit 10,000 on Wednesday as the state continues to struggle to get the ongoing pandemic under control. Almost six months since Florida’s first case was identified,…
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What explains markets’ rip-roaring success in the face of Covid disaster? | Nils Pratley
Apple’s rise to a valuation of $2tn, only five months after it was worth half that sum, is astonishing but one can, at a push, suggest half an explanation. Against…
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UK could drop Croatia from travel corridor amid rise in Covid cases
Croatia faces being removed from the UK’s travel corridor list, with imported Covid-19 infections from the country having been identified, the Guardian understands. Ministers are likely to remove the country…
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Abolition of Public Health England just ‘passing of blame for coronavirus mistakes’
The abolition of Public Health England is a kneejerk attempt to blame it for mistakes made over coronavirus, one of the government’s key advisers on the crisis has alleged. Jeremy…
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Early-release scheme for prisoners in England and Wales to end
The government is to end its early-release scheme for prisoners in England and Wales, designed to ease the pressures created by the Covid-19 pandemic and under which about one in…
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Gavin Williamson backs Ofqual; last-minute U-turn on BTec results – as it happened
We’re going to close this blog down now. Thanks for reading and commenting. Here’s a summary of the day’s events. The education secretary finally backed Ofqual a day after declining…
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Glasgow primary school class told to quarantine after pupil tests positive for Covid-19
An entire class of Glasgow primary children and their teacher have been told to self-isolate after one pupil tested positive for coronavirus. Families at St Albert’s primary, Pollokshields – which…
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The Guardian view on coronavirus and the climate crisis: seize this chance | Editorial
In the early days of the pandemic, many people urged that societies could not and should not return to business as usual afterwards. Coronavirus not only confronted us with danger,…