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All aged five & over with Covid-19 symptoms can get tested, Hancock says
Previously only essential workers, the over-65s and individuals who live with them could apply for coronavirus testing.
Make it illegal to persistently spread Covid-19 conspiracy theories
Damian Collins’ comments come after baseless theories about 5G and fake coronavirus cures spread rapidly online.
‘Frustrating’ that loss of taste & smell not on Covid-19 symptoms list earlier
A nurse who lost her sense of taste and smell says she believes she caught Covid-19 at the end of March just as the country was going in to lockdown.
Prof Brian Cox: Ministers use ‘follow the science’ mantra as a defence
The Royal Society professor for public engagement with science said the message is not always helpful as it risks undermining public trust.
70 cases of Covid-19 linked to French schools days after reopening
France reopened about 40,000 preschools and primary schools last week, with classes capped at 15 students.
Twenty London stations to avoid if you want to stay away from crowds
The Tube network is at its busiest from 5.45am to 8.15am and 4pm to 5.30pm.
Doctor tells Trump: Give us face masks not flyovers
He called for the President to give them equipment rather than orchestrate PR stunts to make him look good.
Amber Rudd tells teachers to ‘go back to school’ from the comfort of her own home
Teachers "have to go back because we need to make sure that our children go back", she said.
Experts: UK’s response to Covid-19 has been “too little, too late, too flawed”
Writing in the BMJ, experts say the “UK’s response so far has neither been well prepared nor remotely adequate”.