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    Coronavirus: Variant hotspot Michigan confirms first case of Brazil strain — as it happened
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    Coronavirus: US fully vaccinates 49m people as rollout continues — as it happened
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    Coronavirus: Florida, California to make all adults eligible for vaccine in April — as it happened
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    Coronavirus: Texas to open vaccine to all adults as US rollout crosses new milestone — as it happened
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    Crest Nicholson raises guidance as housing support provides succour

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    Coronavirus: Fed’s Powell pledges support ‘for as long as it takes’ — as it happened
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    Coronavirus: More than a dozen US states commit to vaccine eligibility before May 1 — as it happened
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    Coronavirus: Treasury and IRS push back deadline for Americans to file taxes — as it happened
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