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Claims from the Health Secretary that 15,000 passengers are still arriving in the UK per day during the coronavirus lockdown haven’t been backed up. Read
The company, which Captain Tom’s daughter is a director of, helped set the fundraiser up but receives no money from it. Read
Here’s what to keep in mind when looking at photos of crowds. Read
So far there have been very few cases, but doctors have been warned to look out for these symptoms in children. Read
The money will be spent on charities in each of the four UK nations. Read
A Facebook post about NHS PPE shortages has been falsely attributed to Jennifer Saunders. Read
Health
Event 201 was an event organised in October 2019 to simulate what might happen if there was a “high-level” pandemic. Read
A Facebook post has incorrectly claimed that McDonald’s branches in the UK reopened on Monday 27 April. Read
False news reports wrongly claim that Dr Elisa Granato, one of the first participants in a UK Covid-19 vaccine trial, has died. She is not dead. Read
Health
Total deaths registered in England and Wales for 2020 so far are below 2018, but the weekly death figure is still well above what it has been. Read
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