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Trump administration buys up virtually all stocks of anti-viral drug remdesivir
Remdesivir has been shown to cut recovery time by about four days.
Leicester lockdown exposes new data scandal
As many as 90 per cent of new cases could be missing from regional data – hampering the response to the virus.
Leicester’s mayor finally given data he had been seeking for weeks
His comments come as it emerged the number of reported cases of coronavirus in Leicester are much higher than data published by the Government show.
Ministers under pressure to hold press conference on Leicester lockdown
Despite the extension of lockdown, Downing Street has said there are no plans for a briefing on Tuesday.
Belgian king expresses regret over violence during colonial rule
The country used to rule over what is now the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Vatican prosecutors extend probe to finances of St Peter’s Basilica
A special commissioner has been named to run the site.
Council confirms there is no outbreak after Matt Hancock ‘confuses’ area
The health secretary confused Keighley with Kirklees, where there had been an outbreak earlier this month.
Piers Morgan hits out at the BBC for not pushing Matt Hancock on testing claims
“Unbelievable, it’s no longer meaningful to know how many people are being tested in this country”, Morgan said.
Targeted measures failed in Leicester as council still left in dark
Under the new lockdown measures, non-essential shops will close in Leicester while schools will close to most pupils from Thursday.