COVID-19 Updates
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Trump stokes row about election debate with Biden – live
And here’s the Biden campaign’s response to the Rudy Giuliani letter on debates, via Biden campaign rapid response director Andrew Bates: “We have said all along, including in a letter…
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Chicago students to begin school year with all-remote classes
Students in Chicago public schools, the third largest district in the country, will start the school year in September with all-remote instruction, officials announced on Wednesday. The district backed away…
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Luton mayor steps down after breaching lockdown rules
The mayor of Luton has stepped down after breaking lockdown rules to attend a large gathering. Tahir Malik said he regretted his actions, which were “below the standard of my…
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‘Asleep at the wheel’: families of Covid-19 victims lament UK response
An MP was brought to the brink of tears by bereaved relatives who described their harrowing experiences losing loved ones to Covid-19 and demanded an urgent statutory public inquiry into…
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UK coronavirus live: local lockdown imposed in Aberdeen; official UK death toll rises by 65 – as it happened
Here’s a summary of the day’s main news: Aberdeen was placed under renewed lockdown conditions after a cluster emerged. The Scottish first minister said pubs, cafes and other indoor and…
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Emergency lockdown in Aberdeen could extend to other towns
Nicola Sturgeon has warned that an emergency lockdown in Aberdeen could extend to other towns in the region after health officials linked 32 pubs and golf courses to the outbreak…
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The Guardian view on ‘eat out to help out’: junk policy | Editorial
Among the commandments of economics is that there is no such thing as a free lunch. But how about one that’s half price? Starting this week, that’s the deal Rishi…
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Daniel Andrews fronts the media every day – but could his government be more transparent? | Gay Alcorn
Be careful Victoria. Be careful Daniel Andrews. Now may not seem to be the time to be cautious, to take a breath. It’s so urgent and furious and frightening. We’re…
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83,000 casual jobs in Victoria at risk as shutdown and jobkeeper exclusions bite
Up to 83,000 jobs in Victoria are at risk due to the combination of stage four lockdown and the exclusion of short-term casuals from the federal jobkeeper wage subsidy, according…
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Just another quiet day in the home-office of dedicated contact tracers
After people working for England’s test-and-trace system told the Guardian they were making a handful of calls a month, John Crace imagines the secret diary of a contact tracer 29th…