GLOBAL COVID-19 TODAY
CORONAVIRUS CASES: 15,396,169
DEATHS: 630,720
RECOVERED: 9,372,191
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Boris Johnson says response shows ‘might of UK union’
BBC News says the response to the pandemic has shown the “sheer might” of the UK union, PM Boris Johnson has said.
The PM is heading to Scotland this Thursday. The trip, a year on since he became PM, will see Mr Johnson meet members of the armed forces and their families.
He said troops had done “vital work” to support the NHS during the pandemic and praised Treasury job retention schemes.
But the SNP said the visit showed Mr Johnson was “in a panic” about rising support for Scottish independence.
Read the full story on BBC News
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Deserted beaches, empty bars: Covid-19 devastates Thailand’s tourist islands
The Guardian says the streets of Koh Samui, one of Thailand’s most popular tourist destinations, are eerily quiet. Along Chaweng’s Beach Road, a usually raucous party area, shuttered shops stretch into the distance.
Before the coronavirus pandemic, it was buzzing with traffic. Now, taxi drivers sit on the roadside, with little hope of finding customers. Where bikini-clad sunseekers once browsed souvenir shops and drank at neon-lit bars, a lone street dog stretches on the pavement.
Read the full story on The Guardian
