COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: US delays diplomats’ return to China amid concerns over testing and quarantine
The United States has postponed flights for dozens of diplomats who had planned to return to China later this month, after failing to reach agreement with Beijing over issues including…
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Trump claims ‘Russian bounty’ story is hoax as pressure for answers grows – live updates
Lots of news developing throughout the US today. Here’s what’s been happening today: Stay tuned for more! New York governor Andrew Cuomo, in his daily press briefing excoriated Donald Trump…
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UK coronavirus live: Keir Starmer warns of ‘months and months’ of local lockdowns without better testing and tracing
We’re now closing this live blog. This live blog is now closed. Head over to our global live blog for all the latest coronavirus updates from around the world: Coronavirus…
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Coronavirus live news: more than 160,000 new cases reported every day in past week, says WHO
The World Health Organization has warned the Middle East faces a “critical threshold” amid a relaxation of coronavirus measures, following a surge in cases in the region. The global health…
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US reports record one-day increase in Covid-19 cases as Trump stays silent
The US recorded more than 44,000 new coronavirus cases on Tuesday, a new record one-day increase as it struggles with the pandemic, while concerns mount over Donald Trump’s handling of…
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Why is there a delay in sharing Covid-19 test data with English councils?
Attempts to contain regional outbreaks of coronavirus are being hampered by a failure to share comprehensive test results with local health authorities. Beyond Leicester, where lockdown restrictions are being reimposed,…
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Norwich theatre blasts ‘idle’ government as redundancy threatens half of workforce
More than half of the workforce at Norwich theatre are at risk of redundancy as the severe financial impact of the coronavirus deepens across UK arts venues. On Wednesday, Norwich…
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Lenin’s tomb reopens as Russia rushes to return from lockdown
After months in self-isolation, he’s back. Vladimir Lenin, embalmed and entombed, has reopened to the Russian public, luring bold tourists back to Red Square and down a steep set of…
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UK retail landlords squeezed as stores hit by Covid-19 crisis
Hammerson and British Land collected only a fraction of their rents due last month as retailers struggled despite the easing of the coronavirus lockdown in the UK. Hammerson, the landlord…