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Britain today recorded 14,542 more coronavirus cases, with the number of people testing positive for the disease every day having tripled in a fortnight. Last Tuesday’s data, which would normally be used to measure how much the UK’s outbreak has grown in the last week, is unreliable due to a catastrophic counting error at Public … Read more
Britain has recorded 14,542 more coronavirus cases as the number of people testing positive for the virus every day triples in a fortnight. Last Tuesday’s data, which would normally be used to measure how much the outbreak has grown in the last week, was made unreliable due to a catastrophic counting error at Public Health … Read more
Fornite maker Epic Games has the support of Microsoft’s Xbox division in its legal spat with Apple over the removal of its developer licence. Epic took Apple to court after the tech-giant removed Fortnite from the App Store due to the developer adding a new in-game payment option that broke the store guidelines – with … Read more
Now 4,200 people are catching Covid-19 each day in England: Official data estimates coronavirus cases have more than doubled in a fortnight and risen to the highest level in seven weeks By Stephen Matthews Health Editor and Vanessa Chalmers Health Reporter For Mailonline Published: 11:59 BST, 31 July 2020 | Updated: 12:01 BST, 31 July … Read more
What’s in store for Britain? Casinos and bowling alleys to open within a fortnight, wedding receptions for 30 people and hugs in time for Christmas (but nightclubs are staying shut) Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out optimistic vision to ditch social distancing Top scientists poured cold water on the idea life could soon return to … Read more
Thirty-four areas in England have seen coronavirus infection rates rise in the past week, fuelling concerns that more places could be hit with Leicester-style localised lockdowns. Redcar, a seaside town in North Yorkshire, and leafy Wokingham in Berkshire suffered the biggest week-on-week spikes in Covid-19 cases up to June 28, Public Health England (PHE) figures … Read more
A chicken factory that supplies meat to KFC and M&S has shut down for two weeks after 58 staff tested positive for coronavirus in a major outbreak. The 2 Sisters Food Group today announced it was ‘doing the right thing’ and would cease work on site for 14 days with immediate effect. Public Health Wales … Read more
Falling coronavirus cases and low death rates mean the NHS is close to being able to resume its normal services, experts say. Daily deaths from the virus remain low, with 38 recorded in the UK yesterday, bringing the total to 41,736 as of 5pm on Sunday. The declining numbers of cases meant that, as of … Read more
Britain appears to be travelling less than it was a fortnight ago — despite draconian lockdown rules having been relaxed slightly with the peak of the Covid-19 outbreak having been and gone. Mobility data shows Brits made less direction requests for journeys by car, foot or on public transport in the first week of June … Read more
Schools in Britain will start to reopen on June 1, the government has today announced. In a briefing to the nation this evening, Prime Minister Boris Johnson said some primary schools will open at the start of next month, with secondary schools to provide ‘some contact’ from 15 June. Reception, year one and year six classes will … Read more