COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus US live: Trump under fire over golf trip as New York Times lists lives lost
White House public health adviser Dr Deborah Birx is appearing on Fox News Sunday and according to Fox News Sunday, she says: “President Trump does wear a mask when he…
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Unite calls for renewed HSE spot checks to reduce Covid-19 risk
Ministers should rip up laws that were designed to reduce red tape but which are putting workers and their families at risk of Covid-19 infection, the Unite trade union has…
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Hacking attacks on home workers see huge rise during lockdown
Hackers have launched a wave of cyber attacks trying to exploit British people working from home, as the coronavirus lockdown forces people to use often unfamiliar computer systems. The proportion…
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The Archers returns to Radio 4 with Ambridge under lockdown
For actor Annabelle Dowler, recording the Archers under lockdown involved making a den in her daughter’s wardrobe by covering it with duvets and an old mattress and hoping her two…
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Defence of Dominic Cummings is shameful, says ex-Durham police chief
The former chief constable of Durham police has launched a strident attack on Dominic Cummings and the government defending him, branding them self-privileged hypocrites who have damaged the fight against…
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China promises to boost belt and road health projects amid coronavirus pandemic
China will step up public health projects in belt and road countries in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic, Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Sunday.Wang said global efforts in…
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Explainer: what do we now know about Covid-19 – and can you get it twice?
Can you catch the coronavirus a second time? That remains unclear. A key question is whether antibodies produced by the body following an infection with the coronavirus provide some level…
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Stockpile masks at home in case of emergency, China urges families
Families in China should have medical supplies, including masks, on hand at home, a senior economic official has suggested, after the coronavirus pandemic exposed the country’s limited reserves.Ning Jizhe, vice-chairman…
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China’s five-year plan to focus on independence as US decoupling threat grows
This is the last in a series of stories examining the issues that Chinese leaders face as they gather for their annual “two sessions” of the National People’s Congress and…
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Grant Shapps admits he did not speak to Dominic Cummings before defending his 260-mile trip – video
The transport secretary says he did not know details of Boris Johnson’s chief adviser’s 260-mile trip from London to Durham and had not spoken to him, in an interview with…