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Red Cross workers place a coffin, containing someone who died of Ebola, into a grave on October 11 in Mubende, Uganda

Uganda introduces its first Ebola lockdown while it waits for vaccines

19 October 2022

Officials in Uganda have introduced a 21-day lockdown in the Mubende and Kassanda districts in a bid to tackle the ongoing outbreak
The covid-19 pandemic isn't over – and it won't end any time soon

The covid-19 pandemic isn't over – and it won't end any time soon

23 March 2022

Despite many nations dropping coronavirus restrictions, cases of covid-19 are rising. We won't see the end of the pandemic until we adopt a global mindset
Air pollution halved in first UK lockdown but fell less in the third

Air pollution halved in first UK lockdown but fell less in the third

27 April 2021

During the first coronavirus lockdown, air pollution halved in the UK, but more recent lockdowns saw a drop of only 28 per cent as more people used gas boilers while working from home and for keeping warm during the winter

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