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Coronavirus: Beijing shuts food market and goes into ‘wartime emergency mode’ after spike in COVID-19 cases #COVID19 #coronavirus #Beijing #China #pandemic #quarantine #emergency

A cluster of infections fuels fears of a second wave of the pandemic, which has so far killed more than 420,000 people worldwide. A district of Beijing is on a “wartime emergency” footing and tourism has been banned in the…

Coronavirus R number may have risen above 1 in parts of England, govt says #COVID19 #coronavirus #UK #pandemic

The coronavirus reproduction rate may have risen above 1 in parts of England, government scientists have said. Official figures indicate the rate – known as the R number – is between 0.8 and 1.0 across the whole of England. This…