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UN urges G20 to adopt ‘wartime plan’; US risks becoming centre of pandemic, WHO warns; EU urged to evacuate refugees from Greek campsWhy the US has struggled to tackle a growing crisisUK coronavirus updates – liveAustralia coronavirus updates – liveSee all our coronavirus coverage9.42amGMTOurUK-focused coronavirus and politics live blog is now online, anchored byAndrew Sparrow andLucy Campbell.As well as general UK coronavirus news lines they will be covering evidence from Prof Neil Ferguson, director of the MRC Centre for Global Infectious Disease Analysis at Imperial College, to the Commons science committee about coronavirus at 10.15am, Prime Ministers ’ Questions at 12pm, and the resumption of the debate in the Lords on the draconian coronavirus bill at 3.30pm.Related:UK coronavirus live: parliament to close early for Easter recess9.41amGMTIreland has changed the criteria for testing for coronavirus to prioritise people that show two symptoms rather than just one,Rory Carroll reports from Dublin.The National Public Health Emergency Team announced late on Tuesday that people must show fever and at least one sign of respiratory disease, such as coughing or shortness of breath, before being referred for testing.Continue reading...

Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - March 25, 2020 Category: Science Authors: Damien Gayle (now) and Helen Sullivan (earlier) Tags: Coronavirus outbreak World news Australia news UK news Europe Infectious diseases Africa Middle East and North Africa US news Asia Pacific China Italy Spain Medical research Microbiology Science Source Type: news