#Restrictions

My hot take on Singapore vs. Hong Kong COVID responses is that in Hong Kong we cancelled school and we wear masks whereas in Singapore mask-wearing did not become de
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Anti-lockdown protesters - predominantly organised in Telegram channels promoting conspiracy theories about vaccines and pandemic are marching in Central London. There are placards claiming covid is a hoax, “the experimental
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Coming up at 1.15pm (UK) today... #MUNCHE Lampard begins by reporting a clean bill of health for the majority of his squad: 'Kepa has a shoulder issue so won't travel
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Today @UKLabour have tabled an Opposition Day debate on extending Free School Meals over the holidays. Despite chairing the All-Party Parliamentary Group on School Food for over a decade and
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In case anyone needs a reminder of how cool Derm is: we can usually guess a patient’s dietary restrictions if they have this rash This is prurigo pigmentosa (or
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#Covid_19SA Dlamini-Zuma says all spaza shops are allowed to operate. Informal food traders can now also operate (guess this would incl kota outlets) #SABCNews #Covid_19SA Dlamini-Zuma explains ammendments to funeral
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Let’s also remember this today: Many status Indian soldiers had to become enfranchised before they could sign up to fight in the Second World War, which meant that when they
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ThreadOne thing at a timeSo many restrictions, so many uncertainties, so difficult to plan, so very frustrating. And on top of that, I have no choice. We know that if
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Chancellor's Job Support Scheme is a big deal that will (temporarily) stem but not halt the rise in unemployment coming. A thread... This is basically an extension and reformatting of
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Georgia is happy and FREE!It was good to see people enjoying the OPEN beach. I think the seabirds missed us.Shops are packed. Roads are busy. Fewer masked people. More smiles.https://twitter.com/PALucier/status/1259528773600448512
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Let’s put aside the stupidity of reporters for one second. They are forever vacillating between accusing Mr. Trump of not doing enough and doing too much. They will claim whatever
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The @IATA #COVID19 briefing for 14 April 2020 is now kicking off. Three weeks ago IATA had estimates of $252bn in revenue dip. Turns out that the worldwide flights operating
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Whoo boy, watching men talk about the femme fatale archetype from film noir and the vamp archetype from silent film entirely through a male perspective can be really infuriating. ESPECIALLY
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The dissenters who think the lockdown is doing more harm than goodhttps://thecritic.co.uk/the-lockdown-sceptics/ .@toadmeister's article in The Critic was referenced by Cabinet Ministers in discussions about the restrictions. Led to a
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I'm a bit concerned by some of the narrative I've seen around third-level fees in recent weeks. Criticising them seems to have, in some quarters, moved away from their role
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A thread on how our building society at Gogol, Margao, South Goa, managed itself in the time of lockdown.1/n We do not have a registered society yet. So we formed
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