COVID-19 Updates
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China province orders new checks on big cash transactions after bank runs
China has launched a pilot programme in the northern province of Hebei requiring the public to apply for approval if they plan to make large cash deposits or withdrawals at…
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WHO underplaying risk of airborne spread of Covid-19, say scientists
The potential for Covid-19 to spread through airborne transmission by lingering in the air is being underplayed by the World Health Organization, a group of scientists have said. In an…
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Powerless, rudderless and adrift: Covid-19 has crystallised how England feels | John Harris
Ten days or so ago, Leicester was an overlooked but fascinating city trying to find its way through the Covid-19 crisis in much the same way as everywhere else: whatever…
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Fifteen years after the G8 summit, it’s the UK that’s in dire need of aid
Just like Gordon Brown 15 years ago, Rishi Sunak has spent June working on an aid package. As was the case in 2005, details of the chancellor’s plan to help…
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‘Thank you all’: Prince Charles pays tribute to NHS on its 72nd anniversary – video
The Prince of Wales has paid tribute to the NHS on its 72nd anniversary, expressing pride in how the health service has coped with the Covid-19 pandemic. He said NHS…
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Fears of widespread disorder unfounded as English pubs reopen
Fears that emergency services would be overwhelmed after pubs and restaurants reopened in England have not materialised, according to initial reports. Ahead of pubs opening for the first time since…
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Evening footfall on England’s high streets soars as pubs reopen
Cities and towns across England recorded a surge in evening visitors on the first day of pubs and bars opening after more than three months of lockdown. According to Springboard,…
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This pandemic has exposed the uselessness of orthodox economics | Jonathan Aldred
Even before the pandemic came along, the world economy faced a set of deepening crises: a climate emergency, extreme inequality and huge disruption to the world of work, with robots…
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‘They’ve been missed’: Cornwall welcomes first tourists of summer
Mike Croker, a retired police officer born and bred on Cornwall’s rugged Atlantic coast, had donned his Cornish tartan tie to greet the first tourists of the summer. “It’s good…