COVID-19 Updates
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UK coronavirus live: MPs debate controversial plan to end remote voting in Commons
The London borough of Brent has recorded the highest coronavirus death rates in England among confirmed cases of the disease, new figures show. Up to 13 May, the mortality rate…
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Coronavirus live news: cases in Africa pass 150,000; Germany lifts travel warning for Europe
State media say Zimbabwe has confirmed its first coronavirus cases in prisons, with four inmates and two guards testing positive, US news agency the Associated Press reports. The Herald newspaper…
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Valencia criticise Atalanta coach who attended match with Covid-19
The Spanish football club Valencia have criticised the coach of Italian team Atalanta for “putting the health of numerous people at risk’’ after confessing that he had symptoms of Covid-19 prior…
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Stocks shrug off US unrest, China tensions amid easing of Covid-19 lockdowns – as it happened
European shares followed suit, with the German Dax surging to its highest level in three months Global oil prices also climbed to three month highs on Tuesday ahead of talks…
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Of course it’s safe to ease lockdown – Matt Hancock is just fixing our alert system | Marina Hyde
So lockdown is eased, sparking one of nature’s most stunning spectacles: the great migration of the humans across the Ikea car park. The Swedish store has replaced Wimbledon as the…
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Covid-19 death rate in England higher among BAME people
Death rates from Covid-19 in England have been higher among people of black and Asian origin than any other ethnic group, a government-ordered inquiry has found. In addition, those people…
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Expats who flouted Singapore’s circuit breaker to gather for drinks face US$7,000 fine or jail
Six men and a woman were charged in a Singapore district court on Tuesday with gathering outside bars and restaurants at Robertson Quay to drink last month.The seven accused, who…
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Chris Whitty ‘vetoed lowering of coronavirus alert level’
The decision for England’s official coronavirus alert level to remain at four despite this week’s easing of some lockdown restrictions was made by the chief medical officer, Downing Street has…