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[ad_1] Image copyright Samara Heisz / Getty Images The number of people who died from Covid-19 in Northern Ireland is approximately 70% higher than the number we hear announced every day. As of May 1, the Health Department announced 376 deaths. However, if you take a look at the death …

[ad_1] 3.07am BST03:07 Luke Henriques-Gomes Stranded unsupported, international students across Australia depend on free food to survive. International students and other temporary visa holders excluded from federal government support rely on food banks and restaurants that give away free meals to survive during the coronavirus pandemic. Images of long lines …

[ad_1] A SECOND wave of coronavirus will hit Europe this winter if the blockages are lifted too soon, a senior World Health Organization official warned. Dr. Hans Kluge, the agency’s director for the European region, said governments must be cautious in lifting the restrictions and that now is the “time …

[ad_1] Image caption Rick Bright told the hearing he had raised issues as early as January A former top US health official has told Congress the country could face its “darkest winter in modern history” because of the coronavirus. Rick Bright led the government agency trying to develop a vaccine, …

[ad_1] Image copyright AFP Screenshot Rick Bright said in the hearing that he had raised problems since January. A former senior US health official told Congress that the country could face its “darkest winter in modern history” due to the coronavirus. Rick Bright ran the government agency trying to develop …

[ad_1] Key developments in the global coronavirus outbreak today include: Global death toll exceeds 300,000 The global death toll for Covid-19 exceeded 300,000, with nearly 4.5 million people infected. According to data compiled by Johns Hopkins University, at least 300,074 people have died as a result of the outbreak, and …

[ad_1] Five million kits of coronavirus antibodies are on hold for use by the NHS after health officials approved a second test. The new test, produced by medical giant Abbott, received the green light from Public Health England, as it detected 100 percent of people who have had the virus. …

[ad_1] Even as the UK and EU hold intensive talks on their future relationship, the two sides are only beginning to grapple with the complexity of implementing the first part of Brexit: Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s withdrawal agreement signed in Brussels last October. The “divorce deal”, which ran to more …

[ad_1] The NHS coronavirus enforcement advisory council is divided over whether it has the authority to tell the government to abandon its version and switch to a decentralized model proposed by Apple and Google. After a meeting on Thursday, it emerged that members argued that their role on the board …

[ad_1] Teachers can legally refuse to return when schools reopen, unless they get the same protections against coronavirus as other front-line staff, warned one of the UK’s leading teaching unions. In a letter to local authorities seen by The Guardian, the NASUWT of 300,000 people threatens to invoke legal action …