COVID-19 Updates
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Trump to sign executive order to punish people who destroy or deface monuments – live
House energy and commerce committee chairman Frank Pallone asked the senior health officials whether Trump has ever told them to slow down coronavirus testing, as the president claimed over the…
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UK factories return to growth as PMIs show global slump easing – as it happened
And finally, after a late flurry, the UK’s FTSE 100 index has ended the day 75 points higher at 6,320 points, a gain of 1.2%. That’s its highest closing level…
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Coronavirus live news: Brazilian judge orders Bolsonaro to wear mask; German district put in local lockdown
Britain’s car sector could lose one in six jobs or about 25,000 posts due to the economic fallout from coronavirus, industry body the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has…
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Pubs and places of worship: what 4 July lockdown rules mean for England
The government’s lockdown rules to control coronavirus are easing on 4 July in England to allow many more businesses, as well as leisure facilities, to reopen by introducing a new…
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National Gallery to lead return to cultural life in England
The National Gallery is expected to become the first of England’s big museums and galleries to reopen. Subsequent openings of other venues will be staggered to help ease pressure on…
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Pakistan Covid-19 doctors witness black market deals in blood plasma
As coronavirus chaos has enveloped Pakistan, with hospitals overflowing, doctors dying and infections escalating at an unmanageable rate, a dangerous black market in blood plasma has emerged. The blood plasma…
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Brazilian judge tells Bolsonaro to behave and wear a face mask
A Brazilian judge has ordered Jair Bolsonaro to rectify his “at best disrespectful” behaviour by wearing a face mask when circulating in the capital, Brasília. The president has sparked outrage…
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Coronavirus: England’s pubs, restaurants and hotels to reopen as social distancing rules eased
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Tuesday pubs, restaurants and hotels could reopen in England early next month, easing the coronavirus lockdown that has all but shut the economy.In…
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Coronavirus: Chinese developer to start human trials in UAE for vaccine candidate
A Chinese state-owned developer has been authorised to start phase three human trials of a Covid-19 vaccine candidate in the United Arab Emirates.China National Biotec Group said the clinical trials…
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Covid-19 vaccine may not work for at-risk older people, say scientists
A vaccine against Covid-19 may not work well in older people who are most at risk of becoming seriously ill and dying from the disease, say scientists, which may mean…