By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Sam Wong , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool A person wearing a protective mask walks near a social distancing sign in Coventry, UKREUTERS/Andrew Couldridge Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 27 October More than 60,000 people in the UK… Read More: Covid-19 news: Death toll from coronavirus in the UK passes… »
Almost half of all councils in England saw their Covid-19 infection rate DROP last week, data shows EXCLUSIVE: As many as 69 out of 149 councils recorded a dip in their Covid-19 infection rates, data shows And only three local authorities suffered surges in coronavirus infection rates higher than 50 per cent Devon recorded the… Read More: Almost half of all councils in England saw their Covid-19… »
Dive Brief: The Food and Drug Administration has granted a full approval to Gilead’s COVID-19 drug Veklury, making it the first medicine to win a standard clearance from the agency to treat the disease caused by the new coronavirus. The FDA authorized Veklury for emergency use in May, a declaration that’s only valid during a… Read More: Gilead’s Veklury becomes first FDA-approved drug for treating COVID-19 »
By Michael Le Page , Clare Wilson , Jessica Hamzelou , Adam Vaughan , Conrad Quilty-Harper and Layal Liverpool Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham speaking outside Bridgewater Hall, ManchesterCredit: Jacob King/PA Images Latest coronavirus news as of 5 pm on 20 October UK government imposes tier three virus rules in Greater Manchester despite local disagreement… Read More: Covid-19 news: UK government imposes tier three rules in Manchester »