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[ad_1] Good Morning. Today we expect coronavirus restrictions to be imposed on Merseyside, and around 1.5 million people are likely to be banned from mingling in pubs and restaurants. Joe Anderson, the mayor of Liverpool, told BBC Breakfast this morning: We have already been told that there will be similar …

[ad_1] Image copyright Reuters Screenshot The executive will meet Thursday to discuss next steps. More restrictions could be passed on Thursday after the Health Minister said Northern Ireland is at a crossroads in the face of a dramatic increase in Covid-19 cases. Robin Swann has said that it is “inconceivable” …

[ad_1] Blacks have nearly twice the risk of dying from COVID-19 than whites, according to a new study commissioned by the Mayor of London. Sadiq Khan is urging the government to address the inequalities that have led Londoners to experience a disproportionate impact from coronavirus after the independent report highlighted …

[ad_1] Tens of thousands of patients could die because the NHS suspended such a large proportion of normal care to focus on addressing Covid-19, MPs warned. Diseases that went undetected or treated included cancer and heart disease, the Commons health and social care committee says in a compelling report. “We …

[ad_1] Image copyright Reuters The growth of coronavirus cases may be slowing down, suggests the largest study of the infection in England. A team from Imperial College London analyzed samples of 84,000 randomly chosen people from across the country. They said that the R number, the reproduction number of the …

[ad_1] Britain’s benefits system is preparing for up to four million unemployed in the coming months as the economic fallout from the COVID crisis accelerates. Work and Pensions Secretary Therese Coffey told Sky News that her department was preparing to support that level of unemployed, but said she “really hopes” …

[ad_1] Some users of the new NHS contact tracing app have received notifications saying they have been around someone with coronavirus, only to find that the alerts were system checks sent by Google and Apple. People who downloaded the COVID-19 The app in England and Wales told Sky News that …

[ad_1] Media playback is not supported by your device Media title“Proud guys, walk away and wait” – Trump President Donald Trump’s refusal to explicitly condemn a key far-right group has sparked outrage among opponents after a fierce and chaotic election debate in the United States. In the television debate with …

[ad_1] Fo Kirill Dmitriev, the man in charge of selling Russia’s coronavirus vaccine to the world, there’s a simple reason behind Moscow’s accelerating push to be the first country to launch a coronavirus vaccine for widespread use. “It’s part of the Russian mindset to save the world,” Dmitriev, head of …

[ad_1] Downing Street has asked officials to consider the option of sending asylum seekers to Moldova, Morocco or Papua New Guinea and is the driving force behind proposals to keep refugees in overseas detention centers, according to documents seen by The Guardian. The documents suggest that Foreign Ministry officials have …