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[ad_1] Supermarkets say their staff will have to work “incredibly hard” to adhere to a new rule that emerged at a Senedd committee meeting Thursday afternoon. Prime Minister Mark Drakeford said the sale of non-essential items would be banned during the two-week firewall, meaning supermarkets will not be able to …

[ad_1] Close up of empty toilet paper shelves in a supermarket on September 30, 2020, in Llandudno (Image: Getty) Welsh supermarkets will be prohibited from selling non-essential items such as clothing and hardware during the firewall closure. Many retailers will be forced to close when the restrictions go into effect …

[ad_1] And so the great project of English devolution, of shifting central government power to cities and regions, ends where it began: in the heart of Manchester. In the long and bitter history of Westminster and Whitehall failing to value council work in England, 2020 has been the nadir. The …

[ad_1] People who are told to isolate themselves using the contact tracing app cannot claim financial support from the government, Sky News has learned, raising fears that underpaid workers will be forced to choose between health and difficulties. A leading poverty charity called the situation “ridiculous” and Labor accused the …

[ad_1] Wales will enter a new fire lockdown at 6pm on Friday, October 23, which once again requires everyone to stay home, save for certain reasons, and the closure of all non-essential businesses. Mark Drakeford said earlier this week that the way the virus was spreading in Wales meant that …

[ad_1] By the Reality Check teamBBC news Related topics 2020 U.S. elections image copyrightReuters President Trump and his Democratic rival Joe Biden have clashed in their second and final presidential debate of the election campaign. They exchanged arguments and accusations about everything from the coronavirus pandemic, to the economy and …

[ad_1] Donald Trump and Joe Biden offered completely different visions for fighting the coronavirus pandemic during the last presidential debate on Thursday night in Nashville, perhaps the last chance for the president to change the dynamics of a race that increasingly favors his opponent. Democrat with less than two weeks …

[ad_1] Testing wastewater for traces of coronavirus is helping officials detect outbreaks in areas where relatively few people have been tested. The government-led scheme is detecting fragments of genetic material from the virus, that leave people’s bodies when they use the bathroom. Over 90 sewage treatment sites they are now …

[ad_1] Donald Trump has touted it as a groundbreaking treatment, and there is hope that blood plasma containing antibodies to the coronavirus could also help British patients during the second wave of Covid-19. But a study, published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) on Friday, suggests that “convalescent plasma” has …

[ad_1] Welsh supermarkets will not be able to sell items such as clothing and hardware during the Covid-19 firewall shutdown, Prime Minister Mark Drakeford said. Drakeford said it will be “made clear” to supermarkets that they can only sell products classified as “essential goods.” He said this would ensure a …