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Good morning, here are today’s #covid19 headlines.

Read our daily roundup for more updates: newscientist.com/article/223747…
The UK's first full local lockdown has been announced in Leicester, where the infection rate is three times higher than the next city.
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A coronavirus vaccine candidate jointly developed by China’s military research unit and Chinese company CanSino Biologics has been approved for military use in China.
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Arizona has joined Texas, Florida and California in imposing new restrictions, including closing bars and gyms, as case numbers continue to surge. theguardian.com/us-news/2020/j…
Thailand’s military-backed government has extended the country’s state of emergency for a third time, to 31 July, even as a drop in new infections led officials to relax a lockdown. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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Good morning, here are the #covid19 headlines today.

You can find more updates in the summary on our website. newscientist.com/article/223747…
The WHO and several countries changed their policies on covid-19 treatments on the basis of data from a study in the Lancet which is now being questioned, a Guardian investigation has revealed.
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Removing coronavirus restrictions too quickly and having to reintroduce lockdowns will be worse for the global economy than gradually easing restrictions, according to a modelling study published in Nature Human Behaviour.

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This article by @LindaGeddes summarises what we’ve learned about how to lower your risk of catching #covid19. bit.ly/3dttQaF

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A study in China found that the risk of the infection being passed on at home or by repeated contact with the same person was approximately 10 times greater than the risk of passing it on in a hospital and 100 times greater than doing so on public transport.
A study in Japan that followed up the contacts of 110 infected people concluded that the chance of catching the coronavirus in a closed environment is more than 18 times greater than in an open-air environment.
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Good morning, here are the #covid19 headlines today.

Find more coronavirus coverage in our daily update. newscientist.com/article/223747…
The UK will trial a saliva test for coronavirus on 5000 police and army staff amid concern that nasal swabs are producing too many false negative results. theguardian.com/world/2020/may…
The home secretary Priti Patel is set to announce new quarantine measures for people arriving in the UK, with fines of £1000 for those who fail to self-isolate for 14 days. Travellers from the Republic of Ireland will be exempt. news.sky.com/story/coronavi…
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