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We’ve been asked whether parents can meet people from other households with their child. This is not currently allowed. Read
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Facebook polls cannot be said to represent the wider population. Read
Concern that the story was incorrect led to prominent posts on social media being deleted. Read
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At PMQs Dominic Raab was right to point out it isn’t necessarily the case that PPE exported from the UK could have been used here. But some PPE exported to the EU could have been. Read
Professor Tasuku Honjo said: “I am greatly saddened that my name and that of Kyoto University have been used to spread false accusations and misinformation”. Read
The money will be spent on charities in each of the four UK nations. Read
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Event 201 was an event organised in October 2019 to simulate what might happen if there was a “high-level” pandemic. Read
In 1918 Philadelphia saw 200,000 attend a parade, despite reports of influenza in the city. After the parade, cases skyrocketed. Read
UK foreign aid spending was £15 billion in 2019. Donations to the NHS Charities Together totalled £457 million last year. Read
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An article in the Express suggested the German government had billed China for “coronavirus damages.” The bill was mocked up by a German newspaper. Read
