COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus live news: Spain mandates face masks as Greece prepares to unveil tourism plans
International imports and exports have fallen to their lowest level for at least four years, according to World Trade Organization figures revealing the economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic,…
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Inflation falls in UK, eurozone and Canada amid Covid-19 lockdowns as global trade tumbles – business live
Newsflash: Canadian inflation has fallen below zero as the Covid-19 pandemic continues to grip the global economy. The annual Consumer Prices index across Canada fell by 0.2% in April, according…
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WTO reports big slump in global trade as coronavirus takes toll
International imports and exports have fallen to their lowest level for at least four years, according to World Trade Organization figures revealing the economic damage caused by the coronavirus pandemic.…
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Boris Johnson pledges UK-wide coronavirus tracing by 1 June
Boris Johnson has pledged to have a UK-wide tracing operation to tackle coronavirus in place by 1 June run by 25,000 contact tracers. His commitment at prime minister’s questions in…
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Government rows back on 1 June English primary schools reopening plan
The government has appeared to row back from its position on reopening primary schools in England, insisting 1 June is not a fixed date and that ministers need to listen…
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McDonald’s reopens 33 drive-throughs: full list of UK restaurants
McDonald’s has reopened 33 of its drive-through restaurants as it gets back to business amid the easing of the coronavirus lockdown restrictions. The fast food chain opened 15 of its…
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Florida scientist says she was fired for refusing to change Covid-19 data ‘to support reopen plan’
The scientist in charge of Florida’s Covid-19 database was fired on the same day as the state opened up for business. As sunbathers returned to beaches, and restaurants, movie theaters,…
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US demands removal of sexual health reference in UN’s Covid-19 response
Civil society groups have condemned calls by the Trump administration to remove references to sexual and reproductive health from the UN Covid-19 humanitarian response plan (HRP). In a letter to…
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Ice-cream vans return to UK streets as coronavirus lockdown eases
As the country basks in the hottest temperatures since the coronavirus outbreak began, the jingle that signals a Mr Whippy is at hand can be heard once again: the ice-cream…