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Infection rates continue to rise in India and Latin America – BBC News
While many countries are focused on preventing a second wave of Covid-19, others are still very much struggling with the first one. The infection rate is surging in India, Armenia,…
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Coronavirus: the impact of Covid-19 on women – BBC News
In some European countries, hospitals have stopped performing abortions. In others, where abortion is severely restricted, women have been unable to travel to get treatment elsewhere. Human rights organisations are…
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Coronavirus: What is a second wave? And when will we see it? – BBC News
UK Health leaders are calling for an urgent review to determine whether the country is properly prepared for a second wave of coronavirus. Elsewhere, local outbreaks have been reported in…
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Trial of revolutionary new vaccine for coronavirus begins in London – BBC News
Hundreds of volunteers are to take part in the trial of a new vaccine against coronavirus over the coming weeks, as part of a project led by scientists at Imperial…
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Fitness and leisure industry demands end to lockdown restrictions – BBC News
Leaders of the fitness and leisure industries have criticised the government's decision that they should not be allowed to reopen on July 4th, unlike pubs, hairdressers, cinemas and other venues.…
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‘Coronavirus hit our business like a hidden tsunami’ – BBC News
Singapore is slowly emerging from lockdown, but the economic damage has been significant. Some jobs and businesses aren’t coming back. This is the story of one of the city’s oldest…
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Coronavirus: Looking for viruses in Thai bats – BBC News
Scientists believe the new coronavirus Sars-Cov-2 may have originated in bats before somehow jumping to humans. Bats are known to be reservoirs of viruses that affect humans, so studying them…
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Major easing of lockdown in England with pubs and restaurants opening – BBC News
Three months after the lockdown was imposed, the Prime Minister has announced a big easing of the rules in England, starting next month. They include changes to social distancing as…
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Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland adjust lockdown rules – BBC News
In Scotland the government has announced that all schoolchildren will be back in their classrooms full time from mid-August, as long as coronavirus cases continue to fall. Ministers in Scotland…
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Inside Wuhan: Life after coronavirus lockdown – BBC News
On 8 April, the Chinese government lifted lockdown in Wuhan, the city where the coronavirus pandemic began. Two months on, 11 million people are still trying to restart their lives…