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Going viral: five of the most important things we’ve learnt about Covid-19 so far | Hassan Vally

The past few weeks in Victoria highlight how quickly things can turn. We have a long way to go Even though it’s been only six months since we first heard about a novel coronavirus circulating in China, so much has happened that it’s all a bit of a blur. What we do know is that we have a long way to go and there are many challenges that lie ahead of us. Although many countries have managed to...

Delay to easing English lockdown may not be enough, experts say

Scientists suggest move may stabilise infections, but stricter rules needed to reduce ratesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageApplying a handbrake to lockdown easing in England is welcome, but may not be enough to stop a rise in infections, experts have said.Sage, the government’s scientific advisory group, said on Friday that it did not have confidence that the...

Wales to ease Covid-19 lockdown restrictions despite England 'pause'

First minister allows families to be reunited and says there are no plans to close borderCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageFurther lockdown restrictions are being lifted in Wales to allow families and friends to be reunited, though the government admitted the new regime in northern England had given it pause for thought.The Labour-led government said it had no plans to...

Politicians and face masks: the winners and losers – in pictures

Even Donald Trump and Jair Bolsonaro have accepted that wearing a face covering in return for saving thousands of lives works. But who nailed the look – and who was left with egg on their face?Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMost politicians – indeed, most adults – have come round to the idea that putting up with having a bit of fabric on your face in exchange...

Boris Johnson postpones latest coronavirus lockdown easing in England

Reversing decision to relax controls on Saturday, PM says it is time to ‘squeeze brake pedal’ UK coronavirus news – live updates Covid-19 around the world – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson has reversed a decision to relax a range of lockdown restrictions due to come into force in England on Saturday, which would have included the reopening of leisure businesses...

The northern lockdown represents government failure on a massive scale | Devi Sridhar

Had Britain devised clear, tough outbreak control measures, the latest Covid-19 restrictions wouldn’t have been necessaryCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageMore than 4 million people in the north of England woke up on Friday morning to the news that coronavirus restrictions were being reimposed. This follows the local lockdown in Leicester. Such measures are entirely...

Nasa launches Perseverance rover in mission to find evidence of life on Mars – video

Nasa has successfully launched its next-generation Perseverance rover on a seven-month journey to Mars in search of evidence of ancient microbial life on the red planet. The car-sized robot will attempt to land on the Jezero crater – which may have been a lake more than 3.5bn years ago – where it will gather information about Mars’s geology, atmosphere and environmental...


THURSDAY 30. JULY 2020


'Heartless and reckless' to force shielding people back to work, says TUC

Exclusive: scientists demand to see evidence behind decision to drop shielding on 1 August‘I’d rather lose my job than my life’: vulnerable people on the end of shieldingUp to 2 million extremely vulnerable people shielding in England must not be forced to return to their workplaces, trade unions have declared amid concerns over rising coronavirus infection rates.The Trades Union Congress...