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Numerous items already used by the medical profession have been reclassified for use with Covid-19 in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. Read
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Shielding for the clinically extremely vulnerable has been paused in the UK. That goes for most local lockdown areas, but not Leicester and Blackburn. Read
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There has been confusion over whether the government had ever planned to launch a ‘back to work’ media campaign. Read
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These figures appear greatly exaggerated. Read
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A vaccine manufacturer would still be liable if their unlicensed product was defective. Read
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This assumes that every student in the UK catches Covid-19 this autumn, and that nothing is done to stop it Read
This was a viral hoax for a TV show. Read
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Health secretary Matt Hancock was wrong to say figures for England show a decrease in the number of people taking their own life. Read
It’s not true that 48,000 “illegals” are housed in hotels, and estimates of 6,000 veterans sleeping rough are likely to be too high. Read
Flu is not the underlying cause of deaths in more people than Covid-19. Read
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