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UK coronavirus live: Boris Johnson to lead daily briefing for first time since illness

UK coronavirus live: Boris Johnson to lead daily briefing for first time since illness

Robert Buckland admits government may fail to hit testing target; death toll in Scotland rises; more than 1,800 workers set to lose jobs at Oasis and Warehouse

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Tony Lloyd, the Labour MP for Rochdale in Greater Manchester, spent 25 days in Manchester Royal Infirmary with Covid-19, including 10 days in an induced coma on a ventilator. He spoke to the Guardian’s north of England editor, Helen Pidd, about the humbling experience, from strange dreams to how it’s changed him for good.

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