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7.17am BST
Myanmar has reported what is believed to be its highest daily increase in Covid cases since the February coup, as concerns grow over the country’s collapsed health system and the junta’s continued crackdown on medics.
Myanmar’s Covid response was plunged into chaos when the military seized power on 1 February, detaining the elected government of Aung San Suu Kyi.
Related: Myanmar reports highest Covid numbers since coup as concerns over health system grow
7.12am BST
The idea that the pandemic sent a vast new wave of UK young adult “boomerangers” moving back to live in the parental home is a myth, a study has found.
A spate of media articles in the last few months have suggested that the arrival of Covid-19, followed by lockdowns, persuaded many twentysomethings to return to the supposed comfort and space of the family home to regroup.
Related: No increase in young adults living with parents after Covid, UK study finds
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