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Coronavirus latest news: New lockdown restrictions for London increasingly likely, says mayor

InterNewsCast19th September 2020

by InterNewsCast19th September 202002

It is “increasingly likely” that lockdown restrictions will soon be needed to slow the spread of coronavirus in London, the capital’s mayor has warned. Mayor...

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Coronavirus latest news: More than 3m people hit with tighter lockdown in North West, Merseyside and Lancashire

InterNewsCast18th September 2020

by InterNewsCast18th September 202003

Swathes of the North-West, Midlands and West Yorkshire have been hit with tougher Covid restrictions to curb rising rates of infection. The new rules, which...

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Coronavirus latest news: New North East lockdown set to include pub curfew and household mixing ban

InterNewsCast17th September 2020

by InterNewsCast17th September 202002

A pub curfew and ban on household mixing are among the new restrictions set to be introduced in the North East, the leader of Newcastle...

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Rich nations have already bought more than half of world’s vaccine doses, Oxfam finds

InterNewsCast17th September 2020

by InterNewsCast17th September 202002

A handful of wealthy nations have bought up more than half of the potential doses of the most promising Covid-19 vaccines, according to an Oxfam...

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Coronavirus latest news: Scientists to examine if Covid leaked from lab

InterNewsCast16th September 2020

by InterNewsCast16th September 202002

An international team of scientists will examine the possibility Sars-Cov-2 leaked from a laboratory as part of a comprehensive investigation into the origins of the...

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Coronavirus latest news: EU pushes single quarantine rule for travel

InterNewsCast15th September 2020

by InterNewsCast15th September 202004

The EU has started locking out British travellers as Ireland and Finland become the first to adopt new quarantine thresholds. The Irish government is expected...

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Call for more UK aid to go on basic health services in world’s poorest countries

InterNewsCast15th September 2020

by InterNewsCast15th September 202004

The UK government is being urged to spend more aid money on basic health services in the world’s poorest countries as charities fear that vital...

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Europe is not ‘out of the woods’, WHO warns as coronavirus cases rise

InterNewsCast14th September 2020

by InterNewsCast14th September 202004

The head of the World Health Organization has warned that Europe is “not out of the woods”, as the continent begins to see more cases...

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Coronavirus latest news: Call for Google searches and sewage to be monitored to stop next pandemic

InterNewsCast14th September 2020

by InterNewsCast14th September 202007

Google searches and sewage should be monitored to stop the next pandemic, England’s former chief medical officer has said as she launches a £10 million...

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Coronavirus latest news: Crowds flock to city streets ahead of rule of six restrictions

InterNewsCast13th September 2020

by InterNewsCast13th September 202008

Warm weather and the last weekend before the tightening of restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic saw crowds gathering on the streets of London on Saturday...