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Portrait of the week

Portrait of the week: Second wave fears, cash for cyclists and a cat catches Covid

1 August 2020

9:00 AM

1 August 2020

9:00 AM

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At a few hours’ notice, the government removed Spain from the list of countries from which it was possible to enter Britain without spending two weeks in quarantine. Among those caught by the regulations was Grant Shapps, the Transport Secretary, whose department regulates so-called ‘travel corridors’. Boris Johnson, the Prime Minister, said: ‘In Europe, amongst some of our European friends, I’m afraid you are starting to see in some places the signs of a second wave of the pandemic.’

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