COVID-19 Updates
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Worldwide coronavirus deaths pass 650,000 as new surges prompt fresh curbs
Officials around the world reintroduced a raft of restrictions Monday – from beach closures to quarantine measures – to try to damp down coronavirus hotspots as the official death toll…
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Coronavirus live news: global death toll passes 650k as Belgian PM warns of total lockdown
The International Monetary Fund has approved $4.3bn in aid to South Africa to help it fight the coronavirus pandemic. South Africa is the continent’s most-industrialised economy and has the largest…
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Budget airlines face a dismal summer but are well placed to recover | Nils Pratley
Six weeks ago, hopes were high that travel restrictions would be eased in time to save the summer for low-cost airlines. Shares in easyJet rose from 500p in mid-May to…
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Fauci says Covid-19 vaccine is possible by October but more likely for November – live
The Guardian’s Kari Paul reports: Google will keep its employees home until at least next July, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday, marking the largest tech firm to commit to…
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Google employees will work from home until at least summer 2021
Google will keep its employees home until at least next July, the Wall Street Journal reported Monday, marking the largest tech firm to commit to such a timeline in the…
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Martin Rowson on the UK’s quarantine for travellers from Spain – cartoon
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Daughter urges inquiry into coronavirus deaths of London bus drivers
The daughter of a bus driver who died from Covid-19 has called for a public inquiry after a report revealed people doing that job were more than three times more…
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Lewis Hamilton forced to explain position on Covid-19 vaccination
Lewis Hamilton has been forced to clarify that he is “not against a vaccine” for Covid-19, after inadvertently sharing an anti-vaxxer post on his Instagram account. The 35-year-old Formula One…
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UK transport secretary Grant Shapps to return from Spain amid quarantine row – as it happened
The government has recorded just seven new UK coronavirus deaths on its daily dashboard – the lowest daily headline total since early March. See 5.06pm. Grant Shapps, the transport secretary,…
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UK extends Spain non-essential travel advice to holiday islands
Thousands more holidays are set to be cancelled after the UK government’s recommendation against all but essential travel to mainland Spain was extended to include the Canary and Balearic islands.…