Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Thursday morning.
The travel industry is calling for the green list to be widened and for an exemption to quarantine for fully-vaccinated people visiting amber countries such as Spain and Portugal. Transport Secretary Grant Shapps is facing MPs later this morning, and says ministers "need to look at what the science says".
The emerging phenomenon, which is not yet fully understood and does not have universally-agreed definition, covers a broad range of symptoms. After the initial coronavirus infection, long-lasting symptoms include fatigue, headaches and muscle pain. The React study, involving half a million adults in England, found a third of people felt unwell for 12 weeks or more, and tiredness was one of the most common symptoms.
Students also felt their fees and living costs were not justified by the disrupted teaching they received this academic year. The results were "disappointing, albeit not surprising", Universities UK said.India is beginning to reopen after a second wave of Covid-19 infections devastated the country in April and May. But now experts warn that a third wave could strike in the next few months.
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