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Boris Johnson signals there could be a U-turn on face masks in schools 0
- BUSINESS
- August 25, 2020
Boris Johnson today appeared to lay the groundwork for a humiliating U-turn on pupils wearing face masks in school as he said ‘if we need to change the advice then of course we will’. Currently head teachers in England are being told that face coverings will not be necessary in schools when they reopen next
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UK coronavirus live: secondary school pupils in Scotland should wear face coverings from Monday | UK news 0
- BUSINESS
- August 25, 2020
Pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca has said the first volunteers have now been dosed in its clinical trial of a new drug to help prevent and treat Covid-19. The group, which is also separately developing a Covid-19 vaccine together with scientists at Oxford University, said the drug – known as AZD7442 – is a combination of two
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Coronavirus news – live: Children should wear face masks, says WHO as India cases top 3 million 0
- BUSINESS
- August 23, 2020
Seventy children infected in English schools that reopened in June Reopening of schools in June was linked to 70 cases of coronavirus in children, according to a Public Health England (PHE) report. Infections were found to be uncommon among students and staff after schools reopened on 1 June. Among both students and staff, there were 67 single infections
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Car drivers face £200million electric scooter crash bill 0
- BUSINESS
- August 9, 2020
Car drivers face £200million electric scooter crash bill as they are set to pay higher insurance premiums, warn industry chiefs The Motor Insurers’ Bureau (MIB) has paid out more than £100 million so far But it estimates bill will balloon to between £200 million and £2 billion a year This could lead to a £50
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Coronavirus: Are people wearing face masks on public transport?0
- BUSINESS
- August 5, 2020
Image caption Coronavirus survivor Wayne Withers refuses to use public transport because of people “ignoring” rules on masks Wearing face masks on public transport is not being enforced strongly enough, according to a coronavirus survivor. Wayne Withers, 50, of Mountain Ash, Rhondda Cynon Taff, is refusing to use public transport because of large numbers of
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Over 50s could face stay at home order in ‘nuclear plans’ drawn up by Boris Johnson 0
- BUSINESS
- August 2, 2020
A large number of overs 50s could be given orders to stay at home as part of Boris Johnson‘s ‘nuclear plans’ to avoid another national lockdown. In a more ‘segmented approach’ to dealing with future lockdowns, people aged between 50 and 70 would be given personalised risk ratings – taking into accounts factors like their
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