The president spends his first night in hospital for treatment after testing positive for Covid-19.
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Scientists in Nigeria have developed a cheaper and faster Covid-19 test kit that will enable testing to be ramped up in a place that has faced kit shortages and chronic under-testing of a massive population, according to the country’s health authorities.
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Homeowners and businesses in many areas are told to prepare for disruption this weekend.
Read More »Coronavirus: New restrictions for swathes of northern England
Tighter rules come into effect in five further areas amid a rising number of new coronavirus cases.
Read More »Brexit: PM and EU chief to hold call over post-Brexit trade deal
The final round of negotiations broke up without agreement, prompting calls for compromise.
Read More »Conservatives to set up second HQ in Leeds
The announcement of the new site, expected to open in 2021, will be made at the party’s conference.
Read More »Liverpool striker Mane self-isolating after positive test
Liverpool forward Sadio Mane tests positive for coronavirus and joins midfielder Thiago Alcantara in self-isolating.
Read More »Covid: Pandemic job hunt putting young lives ‘on pause’
A charity which helps get young people into work says the pandemic has “magnified” the challenge.
Read More »Covid: Faith groups’ singing studied for coronavirus risk
The findings could be used to shape government guidance on safe use of places of worship.
Read More »Trump flown to hospital after Covid-19 positive test
A helicopter has flown President Trump, who has a fever, from the White House to Walter Reed Medical Center.
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