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22 April 2020

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One medical worker helps another into PPE

What has gone wrong over PPE?

The lack of equipment to protect frontline staff from coronavirus has been a major concern.

Samples for testing

Test data 'reassuring for front-line NHS workers'

The number of positive tests was no different to that of staff in non-clinical roles, say researchers.

Nuart

The deserted streets where an art festival should be

The Nuart festival should be taking place in Aberdeen - but the streets are empty of their usual crowds.

A health worker takes a swab from a woman during a community COVID-19 coronavirus testing campaign in Abuja on April 15, 2020.

Why some Nigerians are gloating about coronavirus

Many rich Nigerians, including the political classes, used to go abroad for medical treatment - but no longer.

Andreas Heinzl

The outdoor activities leaders struggling in lockdown

Businesses which rely on access to Scotland’s great outdoors have been badly affected by the restrictions.

Beatriz Méndez's son disappeared in 2004

'Searching for the truth about my murdered son'

Beatriz Méndez's teenage son was killed in Colombia in 2004, and now she is looking for answers.

Rina Sawayama

Rina Sawayama: Turning familial pain into pop gold

How one of the year's catchiest pop albums started out as a dissertation on intergenerational pain.

Matthew Bailey at Mortonhall Garden Centre

Garden centres 'still have plants left to sell'

A garden centre manager says they have not been forced to destroy all their stock due to the lockdown.

Emma Allan

The stories of those hit by the economic crash

How the pandemic has left people from a range of backgrounds grappling with a complex benefits system.

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