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What counts as essential travel during the Covid-19 lockdown?
We were asked by readers to explain what travel is permitted under the new coronavirus guidance. Read
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Ignore these pranks on Facebook saying lockdown will be lifted in the next few days
Claims circulating on April Fool’s Day have claimed the UK lockdown could be lifted in the next few days. That’s not correct. Read
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A mobile phone mast was relocated due to local concerns about school cancer cases
A mobile phone mast was relocated due to local concerns about school cancer cases. But there is no evidence to suggest the mobile phone mast caused the cancers. Read
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Photo circulating of busy mosque was taken before lockdown
The photo was taken before the government ordered mosques, churches and other places of worship to close. Read
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5G is not accelerating the spread of the new coronavirus
There is no evidence to suggest that 5G is increasing the spread of the new coronavirus. Read
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It's very rare to catch Covid-19 twice
The new coronavirus seems to produce a normal antibody response, which makes people immune afterwards, at least for a while. Read
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These trucks aren’t carrying the bodies of Covid-19 victims, and the picture wasn’t taken in Italy
A post on Facebook claimed to show military trucks carrying dead bodies in Italy. The image shows the French army on operations in Paris. Read
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Good news coronavirus list needs context
A viral list containing good news stories about Covid-19 is largely accurate, but needs some context. Read
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Home Covid-19 tests will not be readily available to the public by the end of March
You probably won’t be able to buy a new coronavirus test from Boots by the end of March. Read
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We don’t know how many people in the UK have Covid-19 and the symptom tracker app doesn’t tell us
10% of the 650,000 people who have signed up to track their Covid-19 symptoms on a new app have symptoms. That doesn’t mean 10% of the UK has Covid-19. Read
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