Five things you need to know about the coronavirus pandemic this Friday morning.
1. Travel restrictions end for UK arrivalsfor passengers entering the UK. As of 04:00 GMT, unvaccinated arrivals no longer have to take tests - the rule had already been lifted for the vaccinated - and passenger locator forms have been scrapped. However, Britons travelling abroad are still advised to check local rules at their destination.It's a little over two years since the UK entered its first coronavirus lockdown, in the days after the World Health Organization declared a pandemic.
When the Chinese city of Shenzhen went into a six-day lockdown on Sunday, after a massive surge in Covid cases, it sent shockwaves through the world's businesses. Roughly half of all China's online retail exporters are based there, so if you're buying something online there's a very good chance it was made in the city. But, as Asia business correspondent Mariko Oi hears,
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