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Coronavirus in Scotland: Testing strategy to be reviewed amid care worker reports

THE SCOTTISH Government is reviewing its Covid-19 testing strategy after the Deputy First Minster has been left “frustrated” by reports home care workers have been told to travel to the other side of Scotland for tests.




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Middle age may be much more stressful now than in the '90s

A new study found that life may be more stressful now than it was in the 1990s, especially for people between the ages of 45 and 64.




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Survey: Half of Americans concerned about new moms, babies being in public amid COVID-19

A new national U.S. survey finds that nearly 80 percent of respondents would be concerned about themselves or an expectant mother in their life in the midst of the current COVID-19 outbreak, with almost half expressing fear of going to a scheduled prenatal appointment.




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More than 1,000 queue for food in rich Geneva amid virus shutdown




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Expansion debate rumbles on amid hush over Britain’s biggest airports

To campaigners’ dismay, the UK’s biggest hubs, Heathrow and Gatwick, are pushing on with plans to increase capacity

Christine Taylor has lived her entire life in the shadow of London’s Heathrow airport, her childhood bedroom affording a view of one of its two runways. She grew up in Sipson, a village that can trace its history back more than 1,000 years, but now sits immediately north of Britain’s busiest airline hub.

Now living a mile to the east in Harlington, Taylor, 62, is experiencing a rare moment of quiet, thanks to the dramatic reduction in air traffic caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

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Senior Hockey Players to Undergo Coaching Course Online Amid Coronavirus Lockdown

The basic coaching course will be attended by 32 senior men and 23 senior women core probables on May 11 and 15 respectively.





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UK sets new target to recruit 18,000 contact tracers by mid-May

The UK government has set a new target of recruiting an army of 18,000 coronavirus contact tracers by the middle of May, to be in place for the launch of the NHS contact tracing app




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Man Utd told they may have got Bruno Fernandes for €20m amid coronavirus pandemic

The Portuguese giants offloaded the midfielder in January in a deal worth up to €65m, but asking prices have since dropped due to the Covid-19 crisis





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Blame China. Remake economy: Trump pivots to new election message amid pandemic

George Engelmann, a perennial swing voter in swing-state Wisconsin, says President Donald Trump has won his vote for November's election thanks to his response to the coronavirus pandemic.




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More than 1,000 queue for food in rich Geneva amid virus shutdown

More than 1,000 people queued up on Saturday to get free food parcels in Geneva, underscoring the impact of the coronavirus epidemic on the working poor and undocumented immigrants even in wealthy Switzerland.




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Courteney Cox missing Johnny McDaid's 'physical touch' amid lockdown

At present, Friends star Courteney Cox is staying at home in Malibu, California.




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Bloomberg to pay laid-off staffers' health care through November amid lawsuits, public pressure

Mike Bloomberg is agreeing to pay for health care through November for the more than 2,000 campaign staffers he laid off after suspending his presidential bid as he faces public pressure and multiple lawsuits.





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Wirecard revamps management board amid probes

Wirecard Chief Executive Markus Braun apologised to shareholders on Friday as the company announced a reshuffle of its management board and appointed a new compliance officer, days after the hedge fund TCI demanded Braun's removal.




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Chipotle secures $600 million credit line amid coronavirus crisis

Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc has secured a new year-long $600 million revolving credit line, a regulatory filing showed https://bit.ly/2SOtm6L on Friday, as the restaurant chain looks to deal with the fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic.




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Boris Johnson in 'very good spirits' amid coronavirus battle after leaving intensive care

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Boris Johnson personally thanks NHS team at St Thomas' Hospital as he starts to walk amid his coronavirus recovery

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Easter weekend will be 'test of resolve' as ministers beg Britons to stay at home despite soaring temperatures amid coronavirus lockdown

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London bus workers to receive sick pay from day one amid coronavirus outbreak

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Home Office announces awareness campaign and £2m funding to tackle domestic abuse amid lockdown

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Man arrested for coughing on police officer in Bulwell amid coronavirus pandemic

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Prince William praises Church of Scotland for 'reinventing itself' amid coronavirus pandemic

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Prime Minister Boris Johnson says he owes his life to NHS staff at St Thomas' amid recovery from coronavirus

The Prime Minister has thanked NHS staff at St Thomas' Hospital in central London for saving his life while he underwent treatment in intensive care for coronavirus.




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Julian Assange must be freed amid coronavirus outbreak, says woman who had his two children while he was in Ecuadorian embassy

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William and Kate wish Brits Happy Easter amid coronavirus shutdown

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Police hunting thieves who stole personal protective equipment from NHS building amid coronavirus crisis

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'Proud' London bus driver begs Government to do more to protect transport workers amid coronavirus outbreak

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Prince Charles records special message for Sikh community on festival of Vaisakhi amid 'challenging times'

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Emily Maitlis praised as she slams 'misleading' language used amid coronavirus crisis

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Oasis and Warehouse on brink of administration amid Covid-19 financial fallout

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117 million children could miss out on measles vaccine amid Covid-19 crisis, UN health agencies warn

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Two million could lose jobs amid coronavirus crisis as Rishi Sunak warns 'more tough times' lay ahead

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Man released from US jail amid Covid-19 outbreak arrested on suspicion of murder

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South Koreans go to the polls wearing masks and plastic gloves in election held amid coronavirus pandemic

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South Korea sees highest election turnout in almost three decades despite being held amid coronavirus crisis

The ruling Democratic Party and a satellite party it created to win proportional representative seats combined to win 180 seats in the 300-seat National Assembly, election officials on Thursday.




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Government set to extend coronavirus lockdown for three weeks amid signs infections starting to peak

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Zoo may have to feed animals to each other in 'worst case' scenario amid financial struggle caused by coronavirus

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New York residents ordered to wear masks or cover face in public amid coronavirus outbreak

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Romanian farm workers flown to UK on chartered flight to help keep up with demand amid coronavirus crisis

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Beer sales slump staggering 82 per cent amid coronavirus crisis, research shows

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War veteran Captain Tom Moore, 99, says he'd be 'amazed' to meet Queen amid petitions for knighthood

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Number of cars on UK roads drops to levels last seen in 1955 amid coronavirus lockdown, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps says

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China suffers worst economic downturn since 1970s amid coronavirus pandemic

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Sadiq Khan reiterates calls for face masks to be worn amid Covid-19 outbreak as Grant Shapps insists it's 'not right time' to change advice

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Moment Woolwich Ferry twirls in middle of River Thames in thank you to NHS staff

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Britons should not book summer holidays amid 'no certainty' on when lockdown will lift, Downing Street suggests

Brits should not book summer holidays because there is no end in sight to the lockdown, the Government has suggested.




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Row grows over face masks amid calls to make them compulsory to help ease coronavirus lockdown

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Doctors and nurses fear protective kit could run out amid coronavirus outbreak as NHS faces crisis

Some hospitals face running out of personal protection equipment this weekend amid growing concerns over supplies amid the coronavirus outbreak.




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Group sourcing PPE for NHS trusts seeks help from fashion manufacturers amid shortage fears

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Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe set for update on prison return in Iran after short-term release amid coronavirus pandemic