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• Scientists warn of new coronavirus variant spreading across Europe | Free to read

  Genetic mutation that originated in Spain transmitted by returning holidaymakers, researchers find

  
• Less than half UK population to receive coronavirus vaccine, says task force head | Free to read

  PM warns of ‘bumpy’ winter while data ‘issue’ blamed for 16,000-case backlog pushing numbers to record high

  
• How close is a coronavirus vaccine? | Free to read

  Out of 300 candidates, nine are in phase 3 trials, with some hoping for emergency use approval this year

  
• Bill & Melinda Gates: Vaccine fairness will make us all safer | Free to read

  Sharing Covid-19 jabs equitably would result in fewer deaths and faster control everywhere

  
• Oxford and AstraZeneca resume coronavirus vaccine trial | Free to read

  Regulator allows testing to continue after investigation of possible side-effect in one participant

  
• Anders Tegnell and the Swedish Covid experiment | Free to read

  The controversial epidemiologist believes lockdown is ‘using a hammer to kill a fly’. Could he be proved right?

  
• AstraZeneca’s Covid trial pause a reminder of huge challenges in race for vaccines | Free to read

  Pharma group’s safety decision comes as sector aims for unprecedented success

  
• Can plasma and antibody therapies help as world awaits Covid-19 vaccine? | Free to read

  The treatments have been used to fight epidemics for decades but some scientists remain sceptical

  
• This is our big chance to create better workplaces | Free to read

  The pandemic has sent a loud message that change is overdue — and it would be unwise to ignore it

  
• Europe’s fractured contact tracing linked to post-holiday Covid-19 surge | Free to read

  Experts forecast another virus peak due to holidaymakers’ ‘return contagion’

  
• A bluffer’s guide to surviving Covid-19 | Free to read

  Simply existing in a country where the virus is suppressed but circulating is not so risky

  
• Why UK coronavirus deaths are falling even as cases are rising | Free to read

  Changing age profile of infections and improved care are among the factors driving a reduction in mortality rates

  
• Why workers in some countries are more comfortable about returning to the office | Free to read

  The pandemic brought a huge shift to remote working and attitudes are diverging about what happens next

  
• Okinawa’s anger over US military bases stoked by coronavirus surge | Free to read

  Longstanding grievances come to the fore on Japanese island as case numbers surge

  
• Socialising pushes Spain’s Covid-19 rate far above rest of Europe | Free to read

  Surge in cases may affect reopening of schools, officials warn

  
• Why is the ‘anti-vaxxer’ movement growing during a pandemic? | Free to read

  US concerns that Trump will rush to approve a vaccine before election is playing into wider safety fears

  
• UK faces white-collar crisis as pandemic ends decades of job security | Free to read

  Thousands in middle management and professional roles set to be hit after initial blue-collar cuts

  
• Why China’s economic recovery from coronavirus is widening the wealth gap | Free to read

  A lack of support has left lower-income workers unable to spend even as richer households splash out

  
• Guangzhou bans frozen meat imports over virus fears | Free to read

  Guangdong capital orders testing of workers who came into contact with the food

  
• Russia vaccine thrusts little-known state research unit into spotlight | Free to read

  Gamaleya Institute says it has been developing the science behind its breakthrough for decades

  
• We won’t remember much of what we did in the pandemic | Free to read

  There is good reason that we have such vivid memories of our holidays

  
• Banks braced as pandemic poses biggest test since financial crisis | Free to read

  Provisions for loan losses are at the highest in a decade as lenders prepare for large-scale company bankruptcies

  
• Scientists support plea to shut pubs, not schools | Free to read

  Children’s Commissioner calls for government to ‘put children first’ if new lockdown is imposed

  
• Fatigue plagues thousands suffering post-coronavirus symptoms | Free to read

  ‘Long-haul Covid’ has already become mired in controversy over causes and treatment

  
• ‘Calm before the storm’: UK small businesses fear for their future | Free to read

  More than four months since lockdown began, many companies are running out of cash

  
• Coronavirus tracker: the latest figures as countries fight the Covid-19 resurgence | Free to read

  The FT analyses the scale of outbreaks and tracks the vaccine rollouts around the world

  
• Europe battles to contain surge in Covid-19 cases | Free to read

  Experts surprised at how fast the lifting of restrictions led to a rise in infections

  
• ‘Silver bullet’ to beat Covid-19 unlikely, warns UK vaccine chief | Free to read

  Kate Bingham of government task force plays down hopes of lifetime immunity despite recent positive trial results

  
• Coronavirus turns the City into a ghost town | Free to read

  The success of homeworking is threatening to transform London’s financial district

  
• Rich country vaccine rush threatens supply security | Free to read

  Spending spree stokes wrangles over pricing and risks leaving behind poorer nations

  
• Surge in single-use PPE feeds ‘toxic’ pandemic waste crisis | Free to read

  Campaigners fear governments are only just waking up to the need to dispose of items properly

  
• Covid-19 unmasks weaknesses of English public health agency | Free to read

  Matt Hancock ready to reform PHE as criticism of its response to coronavirus crisis mounts

  
• US lab giant warns of new Covid-19 testing crunch in autumn | Free to read

  Quest Diagnostics executive says ‘no way’ capacity will expand enough to cope with flu season

  
• EU recovery fund: how the plan will work | Free to read

  Brussels will borrow hundreds of billions of euros and hand it out as budgetary support to member states

  
• Developing nations squeezed as virus fuels public spending | Free to read

  Inflows to emerging market bonds offer funds for healthcare but increase indebtedness

  
• T-cells: the missing link in coronavirus immunity? | Free to read

  Evidence emerges that hard-to-measure cells are as vital as antibodies for conquering Covid-19

  
• Johannesburg Covid-19 crisis: ‘The storm is upon us’ | Free to read

  Surge in confirmed cases forces South Africa to reinstate ban on alcohol and curfew

  
• California rolls back economic reopening plans | Free to read

  Governor closes restaurants, cinemas and bars, helping trigger late Wall Street sell-off

  
• Anthony Fauci: ‘We are living in the perfect storm’ | Free to read

  The straight-talking scientist on keeping the peace with Trump and the hunt for a Covid-19 vaccine

  
• The leveraging of America: how companies became addicted to debt | Free to read

  With the corporate sector already owing $10tn, many businesses are doubling down on new loans to survive the pandemic

  
• The Recessionals: why coronavirus is another cruel setback for millennials | Free to read

  The double blow of the financial crisis and the pandemic will increase pressure for policies to help those under 40

  
• Lockdown heroes: will they ever get a raise? | Free to read

  The pandemic has created a sense of moral obligation towards key workers but high unemployment could limit their bargaining power

  
• Martin Wolf: ‘Democracy will fail if we don’t think as citizens’ | Free to read

  Covid-19 could transform western societies. But without a stable middle class, the state risks succumbing to plutocracy.

  
• Lockdown easing in England threatens cautious approach of devolved nations | Free to read

  Coronavirus policy differences put new strains on already fraying UK unity

  
• Leicester’s dark factories show up a diseased system | Free to read

  The bill for government inaction on the costs of online fast fashion has come due

  
• Over a barrel: England’s pub landlords caught between fear and need to reopen | Free to read

  Publicans want to make up for lost time but many are wary about the loosening of restrictions

  
• Covid-19 scars may fade faster than we think | Free to read

  We do learn from bitter experience, of course. But we also have a great talent for forgetting

  
• The lockdown death of a 20-year-old day trader | Free to read

  The suicide of Alex Kearns — who thought he had lost heavily — has triggered calls for reform of online brokerages

  
• Lack of local Covid-19 testing data hinders UK’s outbreak response | Free to read

  Leicester lockdown highlights information gaps as health secretary vows to publish better local and regional case figures

  
• What going to a Premier League football match is like right now | Free to read

  No roaring crowd, no celebratory hugs: Murad Ahmed reports from the empty stands at a high-profile fixture

  
• The radical technologies to keep offices clear of coronavirus | Free to read

  Employers are looking at a range of innovations aimed at making workplaces safe

  
• Aviation industry prepares for sweeping changes in post-pandemic travel | Free to read

  Flying experience will be radically different as industry warns of rising prices and long queues

  
• Coronavirus rips a hole in newspapers’ business models | Free to read

  Subscriptions are up but advertising has collapsed for media groups that were already under intense pressure

  
• How Somalis in east London were hit by the pandemic | Free to read

  Community’s experience fits the pattern of Bame groups suffering disproportionately

  
• Coronavirus: Sweden starts to debate its public health experiment | Free to read

  The Nordic country has tried to stay as open as possible but with rising deaths its policy faces growing scrutiny

  
• Why the US pandemic response risks widening the economic divide | Free to read

  The fiscal response to the crisis has been vast but many measures for low-income families could be withdrawn

  
• Paranoia creeps into homeworking | Free to read

  After months of virtual meetings and with many jobs under threat, no wonder workers are anxious

  
• The long road to a Covid-19 vaccine | Free to read

  The world is waiting for a breakthrough that will allow a return to normality but there are possible risks attached

  
• A warning from South Korea: the ‘fantasy’ of returning to normal life | Free to read

  Vigilance and nimbleness over coronavirus outbreaks are critical in restarting economies

  
• The two-metre rule and other imperfect Covid-19 risk calculations | Free to read

  A fixation on specific distances encourages a false, binary distinction between safety and danger

  
• The cost of keeping schools closed will be dreadful | Free to read

  Reversing lockdown is perilous, but we cannot sacrifice our children’s education indefinitely

  
• How to avoid the virus as the world reopens | Free to read

  A guide to where the biggest risks lie as lockdowns ease

  
• Chinese businesses adapt to post-lockdown reality | Free to read

  Deep cleaning, temperature checks and smartphone apps all deployed to stop a second wave

  
• Coronavirus fuels black America’s sense of injustice | Free to read

  African-Americans have been especially vulnerable during the pandemic, laying bare disparities in health and employment

  
• How Germany got coronavirus right | Free to read

  From extensive testing to early track and trace, Germany is a model for tackling the disease

  
• Covid crisis likely to mask economic fallout of no-deal Brexit | Free to read

  Economists question why UK would want to inflict further pain on businesses

  
• Are we heading into another Depression? | Free to read

  Economists and analysts give their views on the global economy as countries relax coronavirus lockdowns

  
• Women-led hedge funds beat male rivals in coronavirus crisis | Free to read

  Small cluster of women-run funds avoided some of the broader losses

  
• Brazil’s chloroquine battles: ‘They were saying they were going to kill me’ | Free to read

  Scientists criticising the use of the antimalarial drug for Covid-19 receive death threats from Jair Bolsonaro’s followers

  
• US graduates in crisis: ‘Entry level jobs are not safe at all’ | Free to read

  Economists warn downturn could reshape the lives of American youth for decades to come

  
• UK economy shows early signs of improvement from lockdown low | Free to read

  Five indicators benefit from easing of restrictions amid overall depressed activity

  
• US relaxes rules for opioid substitutes during lockdowns | Free to read

  Trump administration makes it easier for addicts to obtain methadone and other treatment drugs

  
• First to close — first to reopen: Denmark’s gain from virus response | Free to read

  Copenhagen turns its attention to health of economy as it emerges from lockdown

  
• Can New York avoid a coronavirus exodus? | Free to read

  As it prepares to reopen, the city will have to reinvent itself to keep talented people

  
• Scientists vs politicians: the reality check for ‘warp speed’ vaccine research | Free to read

  Hollywood-style messages from politicians about beating the pandemic downplay the technical complexity

  
• Will antibody tests be our passport to normality? | Free to read

  David Crow on the complications — and consequences — of testing for coronavirus immunity

  
• What Xi knew: pressure builds on China’s leader | Free to read

  Leader faces scrutiny over early pandemic management as Beijing weighs resetting economic targets

  
• Sweden’s death toll unnerves its Nordic neighbours | Free to read

  Denmark, Finland and Norway look at maintaining travel restrictions even as they prepare to open up to others

  
• Time to buy a car? Industry hopes for coronavirus silver lining | Free to read

  Health concerns are driving sales as consumers shun public transport

  
• UK benefits ban leaves migrants struggling for food during lockdown | Free to read

  Immigration policy leaves families without access to state aid as unemployment soars

  
• Inside Trump’s coronavirus meltdown | Free to read

  What went wrong in the president’s first real crisis — and what does it mean for the US?

  
• Covid-19 looks like a hinge in history | Free to read

  The pandemic will be remembered alongside 1914 Archduke assassination and 1938 Munich Conference

  
• Why vaccine ‘nationalism’ could slow coronavirus fight | Free to read

  Health experts fear US-China tensions could hamper global co-operation and limit poorer nations’ access to a treatment

  
• Researchers look to blood antibodies as weapons in virus fight | Free to read

  Therapies use plasma extracted from recovered donors as well as materials made in labs

  
• ‘Wolf warrior’ diplomats reveal China’s ambitions | Free to read

  Beijing’s emissaries have ditched niceties for threats during coronavirus crisis

  
• Coronavirus hits senior homes — and their owners | Free to read

  Investors rushed into sector hoping to profit from greying of baby boom generation

  
• Paris, Texas, offers a cautionary tale on reopening America | Free to read

  Coronavirus outbreak in city comes as US states lift restrictions despite patchy testing

  
• Wuhan reports first new coronavirus cases since end of lockdown | Free to read

  Cluster of infections prompts fear of second wave in Chinese city where disease started

  
• Sweden unlikely to feel economic benefit of no-lockdown approach | Free to read

  Analysts forecast that growth will contract at a similar rate to rest of Europe

  
• Can we tackle both climate change and Covid-19 recovery? | Free to read

  Two experts debate whether shift to low carbon can push forward amid economic stress

  
• From blood clots to ‘Covid toe’: the medical mysteries of coronavirus | Free to read 

  The wide variety of Covid-19 symptoms seen by doctors is confounding the scientific community

  
• How a Wuhan lab became embroiled in a global coronavirus blame game | Free to read

  Donald Trump’s claims that the Wuhan Institute of Virology was source of outbreak belie scientific evidence

  
• Loosening lockdowns: tracking governments’ changing coronavirus responses | Free to read

  
• What are the job prospects for the class of 2020? | Free to read

  In a fragile graduate market, some employers are cancelling or deferring offers 

  
• Pandemic crisis offers glimpse into oil industry’s future | Free to read

  Price wars and coronavirus have disrupted the sector, possibly moving peak demand even closer 

  
• Nations look into why coronavirus hits ethnic minorities so hard | Free to read

  Studies focus on Bame groups who are over-represented in Covid-19 cases

  
• Oil traders turn to salt caves and train cars in storage crisis | Free to read

  Crash into negative prices jolts producers into cutting back

  
• How close is the UK to easing coronavirus lockdown? | Free to read

  Ministers must weigh five criteria before deciding to relax restrictions

  
• Virtual rate cut forces Nintendo gamers into riskier assets | Free to read

  Shock among users as Animal Crossing’s Bank of Nook slashes rates to near zero

  
• Low Covid-19 death toll raises hopes Africa may be spared worst | Free to read

  Continent has limited confirmed virus fatalities but experts warn it is too early to draw conclusions

  
• Global coronavirus death toll could be 60% higher than reported | Free to read

  Mortality statistics show 122,000 deaths in excess of normal levels across 14 countries analysed by the FT

  
• Inside Wuhan: China’s struggle to control the virus — and the narrative | Free to read

  Beijing is keen to portray a city returning to normal, but many still question what really happened

  
• Lockdowns lower personal grooming standards, says Unilever | Free to read

  Homeworking prompts decline in demand for consumer group’s skin and haircare products

  
• Eran Yashiv: how to reopen society more quickly | Free to read

  Use the coronavirus’s latency period against itself 

  
• Latin American gravediggers fear virus death toll higher than admitted | Free to read

  Frontline workers say Brazil and Mexico’s governments are under-reporting fatalities

  
• The battle at the heart of British science over coronavirus | Free to read

  The UK government has been accused of paying too much attention to epidemiologists over other experts

  
• Coronavirus Diaries: Zeinab Badawi on the doctors from Africa saving British lives | Free to read

  ‘My cousin from Sudan, a doctor in UK, died from Covid-19. It’s a reminder richer nations should give back’

  
• Plague time: Simon Schama on what history tells us

  For millennia, epidemics have tested friendships, faith and society. But, amid the horror there is hope

  
• Tracking coronavirus: big data and the challenge to privacy | Free to read

  European demands for information from smartphones are raising fears over the reach of state surveillance

  
• Zoom in on your lockdown meeting techniques | Free to read

  It is hard to project authority online — but pretending you are on TV will help

  
• Arundhati Roy: ‘The pandemic is a portal’ | Free to read 

  The novelist on how coronavirus threatens India — and what the country, and the world, should do next 

  
• What coronavirus tests does the world need to track the pandemic? | Free to read

  Chinese companies predominate in race to ramp up production of two different Covid-19 diagnostics

  
• How do we value a statistical life? | Free to read

  It is clear that we should be willing to pay huge costs to save lives from Covid-19

  
• Amazon auditions to be ‘the new Red Cross’ in Covid-19 crisis | Free to read

  This could be the group’s finest hour but there are concerns about workers being put at risk

  
• How the UK got coronavirus testing wrong |  Free to read

  Government at first seemed to want a concerted contact tracing effort, but it eased up

  
• Help for the self-employed won’t save everybody | Free to read

  The chancellor’s support package is welcome, but many self employed people are excluded 

  
• How UK companies can access state Covid-19 bailout funds | Free to read

  There remains some confusion about claiming support from the chancellor’s rescue packages

  
• Why it’s too tempting to believe the Oxford study on coronavirus | Free to read

  Alongside the Covid-19 death total, there are other clues to the truth

  
• Draghi: we face a war against coronavirus and must mobilise accordingly | Free to read

  Higher public debt levels will become an economic feature and be accompanied by private debt cancellation 

  
• The global hunt for a coronavirus drug | Free to read

  With a vaccine up to 18 months away, drug companies are testing existing virus treatments 

  
• If Covid-19 is not beaten in Africa it will return to haunt us all | Free to read      

  Only a global victory can end this pandemic, not a temporary rich countries’ win 

  
• Sweden bucks global trend with experimental virus strategy | Free to read

  Fewer restrictions than other leading countries and schools remain open

  
• How the viral app Houseparty is entertaining a generation in lockdown | Free to read

  Video chat app that allows spontaneous gatherings is replicating social life for millions stuck indoors