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100,000 could die of coronavirus this year

The number of deaths from coronavirus could reach 100,000 in the UK by the end of this year if a…

27/04/2020
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Scientists hail game-changing immunity test from Oxford scientists

Oxford scientists develop accurate antibody kits that work in 20 minutes and could be producing one million a week by…

26/04/2020
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No evidence that recovered covid patients can’t be re-infected: World Health Organisation warns ‘immunity passports’ increase risk of spreading coronavirus

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Saturday that there was currently 'no evidence' that people who have recovered from…

26/04/2020
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BBC Radio 4 presenter Richard Sanders dies, aged 62, of coronavirus

A FORMER BBC Radio 4 presenter has died aged 62 after catching coronavirus in hospital. Richard Sanders's death was announced…

25/04/2020
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Government in the hot seat: run on Covid-19 tests

The government has apologised after Matt Hancock’s attempt to test essential workers for coronavirus ran into problems within hours of…

24/04/2020
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Coronavirus: the town with most ‘risk’ of dying

The Mayor of Middlesbrough recently ordered all of the town's parks stay closed, in defiance of the government which wants…

24/04/2020
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New coronavirus outbreak in China

A major Chinese city has adopted draconian quarantine measures against the novel coronavirus after a new outbreak was detected there.…

24/04/2020
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ASCL: earliest back to school date

The earliest "realistic" point at which schools in England could start re-opening would be 1 June, head teachers' leader Geoff…

23/04/2020
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Did Israelis find THE COVID-19 treatment?

After one week, six critically ill patients in Israel survived. Four of them showed improvement in respiratory parameters. Israeli-based Pluristem…

23/04/2020
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Second spike in COVID-19 cases triggers another lockdown

Dominic Raab has warned that a "second spike" in UK coronavirus cases would trigger a second lockdown which would "prolong…

22/04/2020