COVID-19 Updates
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UK ministers rushed forward France quarantine by 24 hours
Thousands of holidaymakers scrambled to return from France on Friday night amid chaotic scenes as it emerged ministers rushed forward the imposition of quarantine measures by 24 hours. It is…
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New rules ‘put future of soft play centres in England at risk’
They are a lifeline for parents: somewhere affordable where children can exercise and play. But as soft play centres prepare to reopen on Saturday, industry experts have warned that many…
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Do the maths: why England’s A-level grading system is unfair
It wouldn’t be out of place in a maths A-level: suppose a class of 27 pupils is predicted to achieve 2.3% A* grades and 2.3% U grades; how many pupils…
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Britons in France scramble to get home before quarantine begins
At times on the A1 and A16 motorways in northern France on Friday afternoon, four out of five cars had UK plates: SUVs, estates and vans laden with luggage and…
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‘Vaccine nationalism’ stands in the way of an end to the Covid-19 crisis | Stephen Buranyi
We’re all waiting for a coronavirus vaccine, but when Russia announced earlier this week that it would be the first country to approve one, nobody rejoiced. Scientists pointed out clinical…
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Markets hit by UK quarantine move and China retail sales fall – as it happened
And finally, after a turbulent day the FTSE 100 index has closed down 1.5%. The blue-chip index lost 93 points to finish at 6,092, wiping out the gains earlier this…
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I love the Isle of Wight. But it’s no longer the perfect place to test contact tracing | Zoe Williams
When the government first chose the Isle of Wight to pilot its coronavirus contact-tracer app, I figured that made sense. They needed somewhere contained, like an island. They needed somewhere…
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Philippines bans chicken imports from Brazil after Chinese reports
The Philippines on Friday imposed a temporary ban on poultry meat imports from Brazil after two cities in China found traces of the new coronavirus in cargoes of imported frozen…
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Coronavirus: blood plasma of recovered Covid-19 patients could save the very ill, finds US study
Treating coronavirus patients in hospital with a high level of antibodies from the blood plasma of recovered patients could greatly reduce mortality, according to a large-scale study run by the…
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China economy loses steam amid weak demand, coronavirus and floods, analysts say
Facing a multitude of headwinds at home and abroad, from floods along the Yangtze River, to coronavirus outbreaks in the West, and an inability to stimulate domestic demand, analysts said…