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| Covid: Boris Johnson faces MPs and Nicola Sturgeon mask breach | Covid: Boris Johnson faces MPs and Nicola Sturgeon mask breach |
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| Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Tuesday morning. | Here are five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Tuesday morning. |
| 1. PM set to apologise to MPs over lockdown fine | 1. PM set to apologise to MPs over lockdown fine |
| Boris Johnson is expected to apologise to MPs after being fined - along with his wife, and Chancellor Rishi Sunak - for breaking lockdown rules by attending a birthday gathering for the PM in No 10 in June 2020. Opposition parties are expected to try and censure the prime minister in the coming days, amid claims - denied by the PM - that he lied to MPs. The government argues there are more important issues to focus on. | Boris Johnson is expected to apologise to MPs after being fined - along with his wife, and Chancellor Rishi Sunak - for breaking lockdown rules by attending a birthday gathering for the PM in No 10 in June 2020. Opposition parties are expected to try and censure the prime minister in the coming days, amid claims - denied by the PM - that he lied to MPs. The government argues there are more important issues to focus on. |
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| Watch: What has Boris Johnson said before about alleged No 10 parties? | Watch: What has Boris Johnson said before about alleged No 10 parties? |
| Watch: What has Boris Johnson said before about alleged No 10 parties? | Watch: What has Boris Johnson said before about alleged No 10 parties? |
| 2. Police speak to Sturgeon over mask breach | 2. Police speak to Sturgeon over mask breach |
| Police have spoken to Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, after she was filmed without a mask in an East Kilbride barber shop on Saturday - before a law requiring face coverings in crowded indoor places was lifted on Monday. Police Scotland says it's satisfied no further action is necessary. Ms Sturgeon says she put on her mask after realising she had forgotten to do so "within seconds" of being in the shop on Saturday. | Police have spoken to Scotland's First Minister Nicola Sturgeon, after she was filmed without a mask in an East Kilbride barber shop on Saturday - before a law requiring face coverings in crowded indoor places was lifted on Monday. Police Scotland says it's satisfied no further action is necessary. Ms Sturgeon says she put on her mask after realising she had forgotten to do so "within seconds" of being in the shop on Saturday. |
| 3. Businesses want free or low-cost tests for staff | 3. Businesses want free or low-cost tests for staff |
| The British Chambers of Commerce, which represents tens of thousands of businesses, is calling for companies to be given free or cheap lateral flow tests. It says three quarters of its members had at least one person off sick in the last four weeks and that testing is needed to keep staff and customers safe. The government says it's given firms £400bn in Covid support. | The British Chambers of Commerce, which represents tens of thousands of businesses, is calling for companies to be given free or cheap lateral flow tests. It says three quarters of its members had at least one person off sick in the last four weeks and that testing is needed to keep staff and customers safe. The government says it's given firms £400bn in Covid support. |
| Sanjay Aggarwal says Covid has forced him to close production at his spice blending company for weeks at a time | Sanjay Aggarwal says Covid has forced him to close production at his spice blending company for weeks at a time |
| 4. Rees-Mogg calls for civil servants to return to office | 4. Rees-Mogg calls for civil servants to return to office |
| Civil servants must stop working from home and return to the office, according to a letter from Cabinet Office minister Jacob Rees-Mogg to colleagues. Average daily attendance in the week of 4 April was 44% and the government says departments must "make maximum use of office space". In February, the Institute for Government think tank argued hybrid working was needed to help the civil service recruit the best staff. | Civil servants must stop working from home and return to the office, according to a letter from Cabinet Office minister Jacob Rees-Mogg to colleagues. Average daily attendance in the week of 4 April was 44% and the government says departments must "make maximum use of office space". In February, the Institute for Government think tank argued hybrid working was needed to help the civil service recruit the best staff. |
| 5. Thousands of vaccinators get permanent NHS roles | 5. Thousands of vaccinators get permanent NHS roles |
| While the pandemic sent so many careers into turmoil, it has given some an unexpected shot in the arm. Some 11,483 of the 71,000 people who took paid roles - and thousands more who volunteered - with the Covid-19 vaccination programme have since taken permanent roles with the NHS in England. Volunteer Tamryn Saby, who worked for an airline for 11 years, has studied to become a therapeutic radiographer. "Being part of the vaccine roll-out... helped build my confidence for a career in healthcare," she said. | While the pandemic sent so many careers into turmoil, it has given some an unexpected shot in the arm. Some 11,483 of the 71,000 people who took paid roles - and thousands more who volunteered - with the Covid-19 vaccination programme have since taken permanent roles with the NHS in England. Volunteer Tamryn Saby, who worked for an airline for 11 years, has studied to become a therapeutic radiographer. "Being part of the vaccine roll-out... helped build my confidence for a career in healthcare," she said. |
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| And don't forget... | And don't forget... |
| ... you can refresh your memory as to the new symptoms added to the official list. | ... you can refresh your memory as to the new symptoms added to the official list. |
| Find more information, advice and guides on our coronavirus page. | Find more information, advice and guides on our coronavirus page. |
| What questions do you have about coronavirus? | What questions do you have about coronavirus? |
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