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Wednesday, July 29, 2020

UK coronavirus live: people should book holidays but 'be aware quarantine could be imposed', says minister

Arrivals in England could face new quarantine restrictions; government signs deal for ‘promising’ potential vaccines * Testing for Covid-19 on arrival in UK is no ‘silver bullet’, says minister * UK signs deal for 60m doses of potential vaccine * Studies exploring Covid-19 links with ethnicity awarded £4m * UK ‘must ensure medicines stockpile replenished’ for second wave * Global coronavirus updates – live 10.31am BST Tour operator TUI has extended the suspension of holidays to the Balearic Islands and Canary Islands for UK customers until August 4, PA Media reports. It had previously cancelled trips up to and including Friday. Holidays to mainland Spain remain cancelled until August 10. The tour operator will increase flights to Greece and Turkey this weekend to enable more affected customers to switch their destinations. 10.27am BST Here is the job advert for the new post of spokesperson for the prime minister mentioned earlier. (See 10.14am.) Continue reading...


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