CHANCELLOR Rishi Sunak is reportedly planning a six month stamp duty holiday to help boost the housing market. Mr Sunak is understood to be considering raising the stamp duty threshold at the lower end of his market for the upcoming…
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Lockdown arts magazine to help beleaguered creatives
LONDON (Reuters) – Vivian Westwood and Wolfgang Tillmans are among 100 artists who have contributed art and articles to a new magazine LIMBO created especially to help colleagues who are out of work and to capture the world during lockdown….
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More in S'pore getting on bikes
Like many shops in Singapore, Cycleworx saw a dip in sales revenue over the April 7-June 1 circuit breaker when most retail outlets had to be shut. But the bicycle shop has since recovered, with co-owner Kenneth Tan estimating a…
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Coronavirus jab won't be a cure-all: UK's vaccine taskforce boss warns
Coronavirus vacine may not be a cure-all: Head of UK’s vaccine taskforce says it’s more likely any injection will just reduce the severity of symptoms Kate Bingham told MPs today she was confident about having a vaccine in 2021 But…
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Coronavirus UK news LIVE: Local lockdown in Leicester as quarantine rules to be dropped and deaths hit 43,575
THE city of Leicester WILL stay in lockdown the Health Secretary confirmed. No 10 had been concerned about a recent spike in cases in the area, with questions raised abouta second shutdown. It means pubs, restaurants and hairdressers in Leicester…
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Coronavirus drug remdesivir to run $3,120 for patients with private insurance
Coronavirus drug remdesivir will cost $3,120 for the typical patient with private health insurance, the drugmaker said. Gilead Sciences announced Monday that the antiviral drug will cost hospitals about $520 per dose for privately insured patients, the Wall Street Journal…
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Send coronavirus relief to all schools — not just public ones
With a second round of CARES Act funding on the line, it’s time for Sens. Chuck Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand, as well as New York’s 27 House members, to step up for the state’s schoolchildren — including those attending private…
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CDC adds 3 new coronavirus symptoms to list
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) appears to have recently added three new symptoms of the novel coronavirus to its ongoing list. Congestion or runny nose, nausea, and diarrhea were added, joining the federal agency’s list that already…
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John Oliver Dissects the Deadly Spread of COVID-19 in Prisons and Jails
John Oliver examined the conditions that have allowed COVID-19 to ravage prisons and jails across the United States — and called for a wave of inmate releases to prevent swaths of unnecessary deaths — on Last Week Tonight Sunday. Prisons…
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Coronavirus UK news LIVE: Deaths reach 42,632 as Boris Johnson set to reveal lockdown rules update this week – The Sun
A TOP Italian doctor has claimed that the coronavirus is weakening, and could even die on its own without a vaccine. Professor Matteo Bassetti told the Mail on Sunday that the virus is “changing in severity”, and this could be…
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New coronavirus outbreak is reported at third UK meat-processing plant
New coronavirus outbreak is reported at third UK meat-processing plant as Asda supplier in Yorkshire is hit following two in Wales Kober Ltd near Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire has shut following latest outbreak It comes after staff tested positive at two…
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These Social Distancing Gym Pods Are Reminding People of Joe From Netflix’s ‘You’
One gym in California is hoping its social distancing pods will bring customers back as the country reopens—but people on Twitter aren’t feeling such welcoming vibes. According to Business Insider, Inspire South Bay Fitness reopened on Monday, June 15, for…
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Coronavirus: SportSG introduces strict physical distancing measures ahead of reopening of sports facilities in phase 2
SINGAPORE – When sports facilities reopen on Friday (June 19), they will have to follow strict physical distancing measures announced by national sports agency Sport Singapore (SportSG) in an advisory issued on Wednesday (June 17). Venues such as stadiums, swimming…
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China's real coronavirus death toll 'could be TEN TIMES higher'
China’s real Covid-19 death toll could be 14 TIMES bigger than official data shows as study claims at least 36,000 people had already died in Wuhan by mid-March Researchers said more than 35,000 people could have died in Wuhan alone…
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