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Boris Johnson was incorrect to say government guidance had not said it was ‘very unlikely’ that people in care homes would get the new coronavirus Read
The UK government can only change lockdown rules for England. Read
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When talking about monitoring Covid-19, Boris Johnson referred to detecting it in the water supply when he meant to say wastewater. Read
This is an ongoing scam. Do not click the link. Read
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The statistics in this Facebook post are wrong. Many people are dying of Covid-19 in the UK. Read
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Dominic Raab was wrong to say that people can see both their parents at once as long as they all social distance. Read
Cumbria Road Police said that the picture is from an incident they dealt with. Read
Some people with severe Covid-19 develop blood clotting problems, but this doesn’t mean that pneumonia is a misdiagnosis. Read
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Newspapers have incorrectly reported the results of a review of evidence relating to Covid-19 in children. Read
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Facebook polls cannot be said to represent the wider population. Read
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