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Lockdown ‘will last until at least May 7’: Dominic Raab ‘to tell country on Thursday they face another three weeks of coronavirus restrictions’ with the pandemic peak still days away

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Speaking at yesterday’s press conference, Mr Raab said: ‘This week SAGE [Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies] will review the evidence of the effectiveness of the social distancing measures that we have taken and we will consider their assessment based on the evidence at that point.

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UK daily death toll drops for third day in a row as officials announce 717 more coronavirus casualties including teenager, 17, and 40 previously healthy patients

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Speaking at today’s press conference, Mr Raab said: ‘This week SAGE [Scientific Advisory Group for Emergencies] will review the evidence of the effectiveness of the social distancing measures that we have taken and we will consider their assessment based on the evidence at that point.

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How Wales is being hit harder by coronavirus than anywhere else in the UK: Figures show it’s had almost TWICE as many cases per capita as Scotland and Northern Ireland (and even more than England)

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The Daily Post reported that they were approached by a local man who made the initial claims. ‘We are starting to see these measures work but they will stay in place until we have advice from Sage (the Government’s scientific advisers) in terms of the evidence that is out there.’ StayHomeSaveLives.’=

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There are three things Britain needs to get out of coronavirus lock-down: Treatments, reliable infection data and mass testing. And we don’t have ANY of them

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Oxford University researchers earlier this week claimed that one could be ready by autumn, just in time for an expected second wave of COVID-19 in the UK. Movement restrictions have been eased now, with trains and planes running again, but people are still urged not to travel unless they have to. . ‘Of course I miss them.

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Sequestration Nation

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Then federal tax revenues will plunge, the budget deficit will explode and our long-term debt will exponentially increase — the exact opposite of what Congressional leaders claim they were trying to accomplish when they enacted the sequester. The most sage advice we can offer is to hope for the best and prepare for the worst.