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Sep 29, 2020 • 8 tweets • 3 min read • Read on X
Daily coronavirus thread: The global Covid-19 death toll has surpassed 1m, according to Johns Hopkins University. Follow our live coverage here: on.ft.com/344SBqc
The number of east Asians in poverty will rise for the first time in 20 years as the result of the pandemic, the World Bank has warned on.ft.com/2S7bTFN
The $5 Covid-19 antigen tests can confirm an infection in 15 minutes on.ft.com/36h020e
Boris Johnson is set to unveil measures on Tuesday to help the unemployed retrain for jobs in growth sectors, offering free college places in vocational courses on.ft.com/3cGaNKT
Boris Johnson sought to quell a rebellion by more than 50 Tory MPs over new Covid-19 restrictions set to come into effect on Wednesday on.ft.com/3kVqQHp
UK mortgage approvals climbed to a 13-year high in August, supported by the government’s stamp duty holiday ft.com/content/a59b6c…
The biotech company Novacyt has agreed to supply testing equipment and rapid coronavirus tests to the UK government. According to the company and another study, the test avoids false positives and negatives ft.com/content/a59b6c…
Doctors on the frontline of the UK’s pandemic response are struggling to secure coronavirus tests for their children, forcing them to take time off work ft.com/content/8c5f27…

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