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By Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson at a digital press conference in 10 Downing Street todayAndrew Parsons / No 10 Downing St Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 17 July New plans announced for further easing of restrictions in…

Gauteng MEC for Health, Dr Bandile Masuku Photo by Gallo Images/Sharon Seretlo The Gauteng government reportedly asked the NCCC to introduce a higher lockdown level in the province due to a surge in Covid-19 cases. A provincial spokesperson, however, said a higher lockdown level was not being considered, but that certain regulations should be better enforced. Here's…

By Penny Sarchet Police community support officers patrol Brighton beach on the bank holiday weekendPeter MacDiarmid/Shutterstock Declines in hospital admissions, the number of people in intensive care and deaths in the UK all indicate that the restrictions brought in on 23 March to slow the spread of the coronavirus in the country have helped. Plans to partially reopen…

CHICAGO (Reuters) - The United States plans a massive testing effort involving more than 100,000 volunteers and a half dozen or so of the most promising vaccine candidates in an effort to deliver a safe and effective one by the end of 2020, scientists leading the program told Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Small bottles labeled with…

WASHINGTON (AP) — The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits in the two months since the coronavirus took hold in the U.S. has swelled to nearly 39 million, the government reported Thursday, even as states from coast to coast gradually reopen their economies and let people go back to work.More than 2.4 million people…