COVID-19 Updates
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Amid US-China stand-off, American and Chinese citizens show the way with their Covid-19 cooperation
The Covid-19 pandemic has put families, businesses and communities to the test. Now, more than ever, we rely on one another to overcome the greatest public health and economic challenge…
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Britain could have halved coronavirus death toll if lockdown came a week earlier, scientist says
Britain’s death toll from Covid-19 could have been halved if lockdown had been introduced a week earlier, a former member of the British government’s scientific advisory group said on Wednesday.The…
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UK coronavirus live: PM claims Covid response ‘astonishing’ as Starmer says death rate near world’s worst
The number of confirmed cases of Covid-19 among prisons in England and Wales continues to rise, a Ministry of Justice figures shows. As at 5pm on Tuesday, 490 prisoners had…
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UK coronavirus border controls more effective if done earlier, MPs told
Stricter border controls would have been more effective if introduced much earlier in the Covid-19 pandemic, public health experts have told MPs. They also challenged the UK assessment of the…
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Coronavirus live news: Africa passes 200,000 confirmed cases after Burundi president dies of suspected Covid-19
A mannequin displaying protective gear is placed outside a garment shop in Kolkata as India eases lockdown restrictions. Photograph: Rupak de Chowdhuri/Reuters Guardian science editor Ian Sample explains how vaccines…
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Anger at huge shareholder payout as US chain Kohl’s cancels $150m in orders
Kohl’s, one of the US’s largest clothing retailers, cancelled millions of dollars worth of existing orders from Bangladeshi and Korean garment factories just weeks before paying out $109m (£85m) in…
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Global economy to suffer worst peacetime slump in 100 years, OECD says – as it happened
An OECD report forecasted that the global economy will contract 6% in 2020, and 7.6% if there is a second wave of Covid-19 infections. It said the pandemic has triggered…
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Cat drug shows promise against coronavirus in lab tests, Chinese researchers say
A drug used to treat an infectious disease in cats effectively stopped the replication of the pandemic coronavirus in laboratory tests, according to Chinese researchers.The findings come just weeks after…
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UK’s top prosecutor threatened with legal action if Dominic Cummings not investigated
The director of public prosecutions, Max Hill, is being threatened with legal action if he fails to investigate Dominic Cummings for alleged breaches of the lockdown rules. A legal team,…
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Church of England to allow funerals in its buildings from next week
The Church of England is to allow funerals to take place in its buildings from next week for the first time in three months, although “significant limitations” will be in…