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Covid-19 update: New York: 21%. Stockholm: 26%. London?

Open for testing: members of Britain’s armed forces are ready to test essential workers (Photo: Xinhua/Shutterstock)

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  • The much-anticipated shipment of personal protective equipment from Turkey contained 32,000 gowns vs the expected 400,000 units.
  • Meanwhile, 42% of NHS beds lie empty, as do two-thirds of mechanical ventilation units.
  • Boris Johnson could return to No. 10 as early as Monday, according to the Telegraph.
  • Ten million key workers and their households can now book a Covid-19 test online. The 5,000 that were made available this morning ran out in just two minutes.
  • Rishi Sunak is considering 100% government-backed Covid-19 loans of up to £25,000 to small businesses.
  • The Scottish government has released its plans for ending the lockdown. Katy Balls has the details.
  • The chief executive of an NHS trust has criticised the ‘outrageous profiteering’ of a company that raised the price of a single piece of PPE from £2 to £16.50.
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