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Coronavirus in Europe
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Queen Elizabeth II knights war veteran Tom Moore
On 17 July, Queen Elizabeth II, 94 years old, knighted war veteran Tom Moore, who turned 100 last April and became a national hero during the pandemic.
The knighthood came after Captain Moore managed...
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British Airways dismantles entire Boeing 747 fleet
The British airline British Airways announces the withdrawal of its entire fleet of Boeing 747 "Jumbo Jets,"due to the hard blow to international air transport caused by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Due to...
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UK pub uses electric fence to enforce social distancing
At the beginning of July, UK pubs reopened at the end of lockdown allowing costumer to enjoy their pints after months of abstinence.
Pub operators are though struggling to enforce social distancin...
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UK study shows that covid-19 antibodies decrease over a three-month period
A new study conducted on people that were first infected, and then cured from covid-19, increases the prospect that immunity to the virus may be shorter than what is believed.
Three months after inf...
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Coronavirus: England to scrap quarantine for more than 50 countries
France, Germany, Italy and Spain already confirmed on list of 'reduced risk' destinations.
Travellers arriving into England from more than 50 countries will be exempt from the mandatory coronavirus q...
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Boris Johnson reveals plans for post lockdown strategy
The British prime minister, Boris Johnson, announced his outline plans for England's exit from lockdown in a broadcast on Sunday evening, saying that details are to follow on Monday.
His plans apply...
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UPDATE: UK prime minister leaves hospital
Boris Johnson, the prime minister, was released from hospital Sunday morning, a week after he was admitted to St Thomas' hospital in London with serious complications from Covid-19.
He spent three d...
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UPDATE: Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to intensive care
06-04-2020
Prime Minister Boris Johnson has been admitted to intensive care with coronavirus symptoms.
A spokesperson for Downing Street said: “Over the course of this afternoon, the condition o...
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Coronavirus: The Wimbledon tennis tournament gets cancelled
The global emergency caused by the Covid-19 pandemic adds another significant victim in the sports world: the Wimbledon tennis tournament.
The 2020 edition of the prestigious event has been cancell...
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British Airways closes operations at Gatwick airport indefinitely
British Airways has closed its London Gatwick services and is moving them all to Heathrow. There the BA operates out of Terminal 5 for most of its flights, with a few out of Terminal 3.
BA is the Br...
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EasyJet grounds all its planes as UK airline industry grinds to a halt
EasyJet has grounded its fleet because of lack of demand for air travel during the coronavirus Covid-19 epidemic.It has not been able to give a definite date for a return of its services, saying in it...
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Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus and immediatelyself-isolated. Johnson, according to reports from Reuters, has "developed mild symptoms" over the past 24 hours...
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Prince Charles tests positive for Coronavirus
Prince Charles, age 72, heir to the British throne, tested positive for the Coronavirus says Buckingham Palace.
Charles had been in solitary confinement in Scotland for a few days. Prince Charles "s...
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New measures to fight the coronavirus in the UK
The British prime minister, Boris Johnson, has announced a new list of emergency measures against the coronavirus pandemic for the third time in less than two weeks. However the gradual approach adopt...
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The United Kingdom prepares for Coronavirus
As the Coronavirus pandemic spreads here is an insight on the day to day situation on the British Isles.EducationThe British prime minister Boris Johnson has announced the closure of the country's sch...
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New anti-Covid-19 measures in the UK
The UK government has not ordered the closure of the country's schools in its latest package revealed on Monday to slowdown the spread of the coronavirus. But in a tightening of its policies introduce...
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British Airways, EasyJet, Ryanair and Virgin Atlantic to cut services due to Coronavirus
British Airways, easyJet, Ryanair and Virgin Atlantic have all announced sizeable cuts to their services in the next couple of months. The grounding of fleets, the temporary layoff of employees, as we...
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Canada to Jersey: Flying ahead of Coronavirus
Air travel in the time of Covid-19At Vancouver's international airport passengers poured off the British Airways 747 Boeing plane from London. It felt as though they were in a rush to escape the dread...
