COVID-19 Updates
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Chancellor Rishi Sunak warns of ‘tough choices’ to address public finances – business live
Time for a recap. Chancellor Rishi Sunak has warned that there are tough choices ahead to address the increase in borrowing caused by the pandemic. Appearing before the Treasury Committee,…
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Female inmates on edge as coronavirus sweeps through US prison
Sandra Shoulders feels like she’s living in a horror movie.Every day, prison staff at FMC Carswell, a federal medical prison in Fort Worth, Texas take about a dozen people out…
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Rate of decline in Covid-19 deaths in England and Wales slows in latest ONS data
Covid-19 deaths in England and Wales have dropped steadily for the past seven weeks, but the rate of decline slowed in the most recent week of data. The latest figures…
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UK tour for hit show Six and top music acts axed due to local lockdown concerns
A major tour of the hit stage musical Six, which had sold out several drive-in venues around England, has been cancelled due to concerns about local lockdowns. The concert tour,…
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Covid-19 map of the US: latest cases state by state
With countries all over the world affected by the coronavirus pandemic, the US has emerged as a global hotspot. The Trump administration has been criticized for being slower to act…
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Sri Lanka Covid-19 ‘super spreader’ speaks of ordeal after being blamed for infecting 1,300
For months he’s been anonymous, but now Prasad Dinesh, linked by Sri Lankan authorities to nearly half of the country’s more than 2,600 coronavirus cases, is trying to clear his…
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Xi’s call to Singapore: a subtle ‘reminder’ about the South China Sea?
Chinese President Xi Jinping on Tuesday said China would work with Singapore to “overcome distractions” to safeguard regional stability, in remarks some experts interpreted as a subtle “reminder” not to…
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How Covid-19 gave Japanese boxing nurse a fighting chance to enter the Tokyo Olympics
Olympic boxing hopeful Arisa Tsubata is used to taking blows in the ring, but it is during her work as a nurse that she faces her toughest opponent: coronavirus.The 27-year-old…
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‘A record of telling the truth’: Fauci stands ground as Trump works to undermine him
Anthony Fauci, America’s top infectious diseases expert, has pushed back at a concerted campaign by Donald Trump and his allies to discredit his response to the coronavirus pandemic. Officials and…
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Hong Kong third wave: new social-distancing rules could take week to work, source says, as about 50 new Covid-19 cases recorded for third straight day
Hong Kong racked up its third straight day of about 50 new Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, as a medical source said the government’s strict new social-distancing measures could take at…