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UK sends 50,000 coronavirus test samples to US after problems in lab network
The news came as the number of daily coronavirus tests fell below the 100,000 target for a seventh day in a row.
How Amazon became the “new Red Cross”
Government healthcare privatisation is indirectly sending Amazon’s profits through the roof.
PM’s plans to be ‘in line with Wales’ amid concerns over border quarantine
Boris Johnson is expected to give an update on the coronavirus lockdown on Sunday.
Education unions set out key tests for reopening schools
The measures include extra money for deep cleaning and personal protective equipment.
Seoul shuts down nightclubs after dozens of infections
The closures will be maintained until the city concludes that infections risks have been meaningfully lowered.
Pregnant in pandemic: Pregnant women & babies at “great risk”
“It is hard to imagine how much the coronavirus pandemic has recast motherhood.”
Government misses coronavirus testing target for sixth day in a row
Environment Secretary George Eustice highlighted ‘daily fluctuations’ in availability.
Pandemic planning should be ‘free from political interference’
A new paper claimed the Department of Health had been ‘found wanting’ during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Prime Minister’s father admits breaking lockdown rules after grandchild born
Stanley Johnson went out to buy a newspaper chronicling the birth of his 14th grandchild.