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Coronavirus: Sense of smell and taste 'improve for most'
A study of patients in Italy suggests the symptoms improve with time for most people.
Coronavirus: Many wait over 24 hours for test results
But data for regional drive-thru centres and mobile units in England show significant progress made.
Coronavirus: 'No obvious source' of Leicester Covid-19 outbreak
The report said the increase in reported cases could be down to "growth in availability of testing".
Coronavirus: Immunity may be more widespread than tests suggest
A Swedish study found twice as many people had protective T-cells as tested positive for antibodies.
Lockdown: Suicide fears soar in LGBT community
There has been a huge increase in the number of LGBT people seeking suicide-prevention support.
Coronavirus: US buys nearly all of Gilead's Covid-19 drug remdesivir
The US will acquire almost all the next three months' production of the drug from Gilead.
Coronavirus: Local testing data to be shared with councils
Leicester's mayor said officials had been trying to get hold of local data "for weeks".
Probe into Shropshire maternity deaths 'too late'
Tasha Turner, whose newborn daughter died in 2013 says news of the police inquiry is "bittersweet".
Coronavirus: Calls for government to plan public inquiry
The NHS ombudsman asks government to listen to patient complaints in order to learn from mistakes.
Period poverty: Rise in free sanitary products needed in lockdown
Women unable to buy sanitary products have used newspaper or pillow cases instead, one charity says.

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