Tuesday, 25 August coronavirus updates BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFINGTuesday 25 August 2020 News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated by the global Coronavirus Pandemic.…
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COVID-19 is a new illness that can affect the lungs and airways. It’s caused by a virus called coronavirus.
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Monday, August 24 coronavirus updates BRIEF – ME! – DAILY NEWS BRIEFINGMonday 24 August 2020 News Briefing – Today’s headlines are dominated by the global Coronavirus Pandemic.…
GLOBAL COVID-19 TODAY CORONAVIRUS CASES: 22,865,970 DEATHS: 797,158 RECOVERED: 15,520,905 …………………………………… More than 20,000 UK tourists face new quarantine deadline race BBC News says British…
GLOBAL COVID-19 TODAY CORONAVIRUS CASES: 22,588,815 DEATHS: 791,090 RECOVERED: 15,309,032 …………………………………… Heathrow’s rapid test centre could replace 14-day quarantine The Guardian says a new Covid…
GLOBAL COVID-19 TODAY CORONAVIRUS CASES: 22,309,785 DEATHS: 784,380 RECOVERED: 15,053,449 …………………………………… 19% of UK adults suffered depression during pandemic RT News says the number of…
GLOBAL COVID-19 TODAY CORONAVIRUS CASES: 21,826,634 DEATHS: 773,074 RECOVERED: 14,564,184 …………………………………… NHS needs tens of thousands of British Asians to join Covid-19 vaccine trials The…
GLOBAL COVID-19 TODAY CORONAVIRUS CASES: 21,082,038 DEATHS: 757,633 RECOVERED: 13,933,175 …………………………………… Lockdown to ease further Saturday BBC News says more beauty treatments, small wedding receptions…
UK employment drops by the biggest amount in a decade The UK has seen the biggest employment dip in over a decade between April and…
GLOBAL COVID-19 TODAY CORONAVIRUS CASES: 20,257,466 DEATHS: 738,956 RECOVERED: 13,121,562 …………………………………… Universities told to hold places open until September 7 appeal deadline BBC News says…
GLOBAL COVID-19 TODAY CORONAVIRUS CASES: 20,026,161 DEATHS: 734,020 RECOVERED: 12,900,625 …………………………………… Covid-19: only 53% of Britons would definitely have vaccination The Guardian says only half…
GLOBAL COVID-19 TODAY CORONAVIRUS CASES: 19,261,406 DEATHS: 717,717 RECOVERED: 12,363,249 …………………………………… Safety concerns halt the use of 50 million NHS masks BBC News says fifty…
GLOBAL COVID-19 TODAY CORONAVIRUS CASES: 18,979,672 DEATHS: 711,271 RECOVERED: 12,171,222 …………………………………… Ethnic minorities ‘overexposed’ to Covid-19 BBC News says ethnic minorities in Britain “face greater…
GLOBAL COVID-19 TODAY CORONAVIRUS CASES: 18,708,865 DEATHS: 704,438 RECOVERED: 11,925,744 …………………………………… UK ‘made serious mistake’ over border policy BBC News says the spread of Covid-19…
Data leak reveals Iran covered up Covid-19 deaths Iran has covered up the true number of deaths from Covid-19 a BBC Persian service investigation has…
GLOBAL COVID-19 TODAY CORONAVIRUS CASES: 18,238,195 DEATHS: 692,872 RECOVERED: 11,449,659 …………………………………… New Covid-19 tests give results in 90 mins BBC News says new 90-minute tests…
In today’s briefing update, the Sunday Papers report on the Tory MP quizzed by police over sexual assault allegations, the government’s blueprint to avoid a…
Fiji records its first Covid-19 death but says the virus is not present in Fijian communities On Friday Fiji announced its first coronavirus death, but…
GLOBAL COVID-19 TODAY CORONAVIRUS CASES: 17,481,953 DEATHS: 676,824 RECOVERED: 10,941,906 …………………………………… …………………………………… Visiting people at home banned in Northern England BBC News says separate households…
Northern cities hit by Government lockdown – no Eid gatherings allowed.
GLOBAL COVID-19 TODAY CORONAVIRUS CASES: 16,652,674 DEATHS: 656,686 RECOVERED: 10,243,349 …………………………………… UK’s most ‘comprehensive flu vaccine program in history,’ aims to vaccinate 30m before winter…
GLOBAL COVID-19 TODAY CORONAVIRUS CASES: 16,424,841 DEATHS: 652,343 RECOVERED: 10,052,978 …………………………………… UK’s full recovery could take until 2024, says EY report The Guardian says the…
GLOBAL COVID-19 TODAY CORONAVIRUS CASES: 14,858,918 DEATHS: 613,352 RECOVERED: 8,911,311 ……………………………………… Coronavirus: Above-inflation pay rise for almost 900,000 public sector workers BBC News says almost…
GLOBAL COVID-19 TODAY CORONAVIRUS CASES: 14,646,707 DEATHS: 608,978 RECOVERED: 8,737,835 ……………………………………… England’s tests and trace scheme ‘breaks data law’ BBC News says privacy campaigners say…
Morocco’s tourism receipts soared to a record high in 2019 but will fall to a record low in 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Morocco…
GLOBAL COVID-19 TODAY CORONAVIRUS CASES: 13,041,698 DEATHS: 571,660 RECOVERED: 7,588,094 ……………………………………… ……………………………………… WHO reports record increase in global cases rising by 230,370 in 24…