#CoronavirusFlips

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  Kol Tregaskes

  

  Covid: UK infections continuing to rise

  bbc.co.uk - By Smitha Mundasad

  Covid infections are continuing to rise in the UK, the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show. The data suggests about 1.7 million people were estimated to have Covid in the week ending 18 June. This is about one in 35 people - an increase of 23% on the week before. Experts …

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  Kol Tregaskes

  

  Daily Covid-19 cases in the UK exceed 100,000 for first time

  bbc.co.uk - By Adam Durbin

  Daily Covid-19 cases in the UK have exceeded 100,000 for the first time, the latest government figures show. Some 106,122 cases were announced on Wednesday - the latest in a series of record-breaking days for infections. The eight highest daily case figures since the pandemic began have all come …

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  Kol Tregaskes

  

  WHO urges cancelling some holiday events over Omicron fears

  bbc.co.uk - BBC News

  The World Health Organization has urged people to cancel some of their holiday plans to protect public health, as the Omicron variant spreads globally. "An event cancelled is better than a life cancelled," said WHO head Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, adding that "difficult decisions" must be made. A …

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  Kol Tregaskes

  

  Covid gives us a chance to fix indoor air pollution forever

  Wired UK - Grace Browne

  The pandemic taught us the benefits of ventilation in stopping the spread of the virus. But keeping our indoor air clean has plenty of other …

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  Kol Tregaskes

  

  Covid-19 may stay with us forever

  Wired UK - David Cox

  Many scientists expect that Covid-19 will become an endemic disease. Does that mean accepting some deaths as inevitable? In mid-September the director …

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  Kol Tregaskes

  

  We asked Covid experts how to stay safe after Freedom Day

  Wired UK - Grace Browne

  Now that most restrictions in England have lifted, we asked experts how to safely navigate the return to the office, attending nightclubs and …