Normality by November?

07/17/20 • 15 min

As Boris Johnson suggests the nation could see a Christmas free of social distancing, the Telegraph’s Deputy Political Editor, Anna Mikhailova joins Theodora Louloudis to discuss what the Prime Minister’s latest update means for those currently working from home, whether newly-unveiled testing targets will give the country greater freedoms and why giving councils the power to implement local lockdowns is one of the government’s most significant steps yet.

Read more about the UK’s current lockdown rules: https://bit.ly/3fDD4lH

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Read more about the UK’s current lockdown rules: https://bit.ly/3fDD4lH

Read more about the urgent review into coronavirus death figures: https://bit.ly/2ZBf3Gk

Read Rosa Silverman - "It's not just fear stopping us commuting. It's that we've found a better way": https://bit.ly/3eEn8yq

For 30 days' free access to The Telegraph: www.telegraph.co.uk/audio

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Why are Tory voters more likely to oppose face masks?

The move to make face covering compulsory in shops has caused anger - online, at least. And a YouGov poll suggests that those who oppose the move are more likely to be Conservative voters and Brexiteers. The Telegraph’s Parliamentary Sketchwriter, Michael Deacon joins Theodora Louloudis to discuss why the decision goes against Boris Johnson’s own libertarian principles and what leaving the EU might have to do with wearing a face mask.

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Read more about the rate of infection in May: https://bit.ly/2Ot4xKY

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Watch The WHO and Covid-19: The organisation at the centre of the storm: https://bit.ly/3h8bJZv

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As results of the first human trials of Oxford University vaccine show immune reaction produced without any serious adverse reactions, virologist Dr Elisabetta Groppelli joins Theodora Louloudis to discuss why she thinks the results are ‘very, very encouraging’, whether a vaccine is ‘one size fits all’ and how virus mutation could affect crucial immunology research.

Read more about the potential coronavirus treatment from Synairgen: https://bit.ly/2WG5Fzr

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