Hundreds of Australia’s aged care residents will die of Covid because of government failure,...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/aug/12/australias-covid-aged-care-deaths-worst-disaster-that-is-still-unfolding-before-my-eyes
UK economy: a full recovery from the Covid slump will be slow
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2020/aug/12/uk-economy-a-full-recovery-from-the-covid-slump-will-be-slow
‘They’ve jumped the gun’: scientists worry about Russia’s Covid-19 vaccine
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2020/aug/12/a-poor-vaccine-is-worse-than-no-vaccine-the-challenges-faced-by-scientists
Car sales rise and car-share companies boom as pandemic upends transportation
https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2020/aug/12/car-sales-covid-19-coronavirus-uber-zipcar
Is uncertainty about quarantine rules affecting your holiday plans?
https://www.theguardian.com/travel/2020/aug/11/is-uncertainty-about-quarantine-rules-affecting-your-holiday-plans-covid
Links 8/12/2020
https://www.nakedcapitalism.com/2020/08/links-8-12-2020.html
Australia records its highest overnight coronavirus death toll as aged care continues to struggle...
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2020/aug/12/coronavirus-australia-latest-updates-victoria-covid-19-hotel-quarantine-nsw-gladys-berejiklian-new-zealand-tasmania-business-health-economy-live-news
School exams and Covid: what could the UK have learned from EU?
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/aug/12/school-exams-covid-what-could-uk-have-learned-from-eu
Keir Starmer condemns last-minute A-level changes in England
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2020/aug/12/a-level-grade-appeals-england-benefit-small-group-minister
End of UK furlough scheme ‘means needless loss of 2m jobs’
https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2020/aug/16/end-of-uk-furlough-scheme-means-needless-loss-of-2-million-jobs