COVID-19 Updates

airportsJuly 14, 2020
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Weak recovery could take unemployment to 1980s levels, warns OBR

Hopes for a rapid economic rebound from Covid-19 have been dealt a severe blow after official figures revealed a lacklustre return to growth in May and the government was put…
airportsJuly 14, 2020
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Trump aide shares anti-Fauci cartoon drawn by artist barred from the White House over anti-Semitic tropes

This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Max Cohen on politico.com on July 14, 2020.The Trump administration’s deputy chief of staff for…
airportsJuly 14, 2020
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Coronavirus US: 61,492 new cases recorded, second highest day on record – live updates

The White House announced the president will hold a press conference in the Rose Garden at 5 pm ET today. Judd Deere (@JuddPDeere45) 🚨🚨President @realDonaldTrump will hold a press conference…
airportsJuly 14, 2020
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UK coronavirus live: masks to be compulsory in shops in England; UK death toll rises by 138

Face coverings are to be mandatory in shops and supermarkets in England from 24 July, Matt Hancock confirmed. The health and social care secretary said a store can refuse someone…
airportsJuly 14, 2020
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Treasury forecaster’s three stark predictions for Britain’s economy

The Office for Budget Responsibility, the Treasury’s official forecaster, has published three possible scenarios for the UK economy as it tries to recover from the coronavirus pandemic: Central scenario The…
airportsJuly 14, 2020
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Bastille Day: Macron outlines €100bn recovery plan as health workers honoured

Emmanuel Macron has said France will invest €100bn in a major economic recovery plan aimed at “building a different country”, as the nation honoured its health workers in a sombre,…
airportsJuly 14, 2020
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‘We need to plan for the worst’: a care home owner’s coronavirus diary

When David Romero McGuire, who owns a 48-bed care home in Clacton-on-Sea, Essex, heard the prime minister criticise the care sector last week for failing to follow coronavirus procedures, it…
airportsJuly 14, 2020
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Covid-19 outbreaks up to 20 times more likely in large care homes, study finds

Coronavirus outbreaks are up to 20 times more likely in large care homes, according to a major study seen by the Guardian, prompting calls to divide them into “bubbles” before…
airportsJuly 14, 2020
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Fauci to warn young of Covid-19 risks as White House continues to attack him

Under attack by Donald Trump and White House officials, Anthony Fauci was nonetheless scheduled to speak to Georgetown students on Tuesday about the coronavirus pandemic and its risks to young…
airportsJuly 14, 2020
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UK’s growth figures dim hopes of V-shaped recovery from Covid-19

Britain’s recovery from the worst slump in three centuries is going to be long and painful. That’s the only conclusion to be drawn from figures showing the economy barely spluttered…