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Coronavirus UK – herd immunity strategy called into question
Plans are under way to ban mass gatherings from next week.
Bill Gates quits Microsoft board to spend more time on philanthropy
He started the company with Paul Allen in 1975.
Coronavirus UK – Mass gatherings to be banned
European countries have taken such measures as the pandemic worsens.
Apple closes all stores outside Greater China amid coronavirus outbreak
Chief executive Tim Cook said the firm ‘must do all we can’ to prevent the spread of Covid-19.
Scientists close to developing coronavirus vaccine after tests on mice
Researchers at Imperial College London say the vaccine works really, really well on mice.
First virus death in Scotland as Europe declared epicentre of pandemic
Experts have defended the UK approach, against a backdrop of other nations shutting schools and banning mass gatherings.
Trump ‘UK could be added to travel ban’
The UK might be on the no fly list to the US soon
Coronavirus UK – social media users club together to help ill and elderly
Facebook groups and Twitter hashtags have been formed to encourage people to offer or ask for help.
Coronavirus UK – Scientists question Government policy on herd immunity
Sir Patrick Vallance, England’s chief scientific adviser, has suggested the Government’s policy could create a useful level of immunity.