A coronavirus advice campaign is being launched on WhatsApp as the government tries to battle misinformation about the pandemic.
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Millions of new coronavirus testing kits could be ready in days, rather than weeks or months, according to Public Health England.
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A nice hot bath each day could drastically reduce the likelihood of dying from heart disease or stroke, new research has suggested.
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The government has hammered home its coronavirus lockdown message by texting the nation.
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The World Health Organisation has launched an international drug trial to find the best treatment for the coronavirus.
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YouTube and Netflix have said they will reduce the streaming quality of videos to avoid straining the internet due to the unprecedented usage during the coronavirus pandemic.
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The government is working with mobile network O2 to analyse anonymous smartphone location data to see whether people are following its social distancing guidelines, Sky News has learned.
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Doctors are to begin giving critically ill COVID-19 patients a new treatment as soon as Monday.
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Deliveroo couriers say they are being forced back to work when they should be self-isolating, because they are unable to access the support promised by the company, Sky News can reveal.
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Scientists have analysed the entirety of the novel coronavirus' genomic sequence to assess claims that it may have been made in a laboratory or been otherwise engineered.
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Scientists have analysed the entirety of the novel coronavirus' genomic sequence to assess claims that it may have been made in a laboratory or been otherwise engineered.
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Criminals are attempting to exploit the coronavirus crisis with a series of new scams related to the COVID-19 pandemic, experts have warned.
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Scientists in Australia say they have for the first time mapped how the body's immune system responds to coronavirus, an important step in the possible creation of an effective vaccine.
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Amazon is suspending deliveries of non-essential goods to its warehouses in the UK and US to free up space for crucial household and medical supplies
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The O2 mobile network has suffered an outage as large numbers of people in Britain work from home, with rival networks suggesting issues impacting them are due to O2's problems.
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MPs have written to the government to ask why it has only now established a counter disinformation unit despite lies being spread about the coronavirus since January.
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As the prime minister issued advice telling people to self-isolate if members of their households have a cough or temperature, a new model of the pandemic suggested early intervention may not be the best option.
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PC gamers are being asked to donate some of their computing power to an international effort researching diseases including the novel coronavirus, as well as cancer and Alzheimer's.
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A drug that prevents HIV infections will be made available on the NHS, it has been announced.
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Cyber criminals are now selling potentially counterfeit surgical face masks on dark web marketplaces in a rush to exploit the supply shortage resulting from the outbreak in China.
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