Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus outbreak this Monday morning. We’ll have another update for you at 18:00 BST.
1. Test and trace in the spotlight
2. Young people struggling
3. Insurance test case
Many businesses are struggling too, of course, and a major court case begins today that could decide the fate of more than a quarter of a million small firms. The financial watchdog is asking a judge to decide whether insurers have to pay out on so-called business interruption policies. Insurers insist most policies simply don’t cover pandemics, meaning they’re not liable.
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4. Students on the NHS front line
More than 40,000 student nurses, radiographers, paramedics and other healthcare workers answered the call for reinforcements to help the NHS cope with the pandemic. Many were working on the front line for the first time. The BBC followed four through their placements.
5. Vaccines and treatments
The government has signed deals for 90 million doses of coronavirus vaccine being developed overseas. That’s in addition to a pledge for 100 million doses of a vaccine undergoing clinical trials at Oxford University. We’re expecting to get the first results from that Oxford trial this morning, but it’s important to remember that, while research is happening at breakneck speed, there are no guarantees a successful vaccine will be created. Read more.
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