COVID-19 Updates
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UK coronavirus live: Johnson signals stricter face mask rules and says people should ‘go back to work if they can’
Boris Johnson is being urged to apologise for historical comments he made about the Srebrenica massacre. Tony Lloyd MP has written to the prime minister, with support from over 30…
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US politics: Trump rages after supreme court verdict over tax records – live updates
Trump said Tropical Storm Fay had “forced” his campaign to postpone his planned rally in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, which was supposed to take place tomorrow night. Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump)…
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Coronavirus live news: record 24-hour increase in global cases; Bogotá to re-enter strict lockdown
The Czech Republic reported 82 new cases of the novel coronavirus by late afternoon on Friday, bringing its total since the start of the pandemic above 13,000, after a recent…
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Fauci says he hasn’t briefed Trump in two months as Covid-19 cases rise
Donald Trump says Dr Anthony Fauci is “a nice man, but he’s made a lot of mistakes”. Fauci says he last saw Trump on 2 June and has not briefed…
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We need to be stricter on face masks, says Boris Johnson
The government is looking at ways to encourage more people to wear masks, Boris Johnson has said, as senior scientists urged ministers to be seen in face coverings to set…
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New York’s hungry rats torment alfresco diners after lockdown famine
New York City is starting to tentatively emerge from the ravages of the coronavirus pandemic but a revival in outdoor restaurant dining is facing a new hazard – a plague…
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Eminem criticises non-mask wearers on new rap track
Eminem has entered the debate about face masks in a collaboration with Kid Cudi, tackling an issue that is the subject of fierce disagreement in the US and UK. The…
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Participants in UK coronavirus study could be monitored for up to 25 years
Participants in a study to understand the long-term and often unexpected effects of Covid-19 could be monitored for up to 25 years, researchers have said. As coronavirus swept the world,…
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West End landlord collects less than a third of rent in June
Great Portland Estates said it collected less than a third of the rent owed in June by its tenants running shops, restaurants and pubs in central London, as the impact…
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Welsh restaurants and pubs could reopen indoors from August
Pubs, cafes and restaurants in Wales will be allowed to serve customers indoors from the start of August if Covid-19 cases continue to fall, but no date has been set…