Coronavirus live news: UK public to be offered antibody tests for first time

Some people who test positive will be sent antibody tests in scheme to measure body’s response to different variants

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Along with many other industries, ice-cream sellers made huge losses in 2020. From social media to eating competitions, Ellie Violet Bramley takes a look at some of the creative ideas ice-cream parlours and vans have been coming up with to helping to raise their fortunes:

Related: Home delivery and social media: how UK ice-cream sellers survived pandemic

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Russia reported 20,564 new coronavirus cases on Sunday, bringing the national tally to 6,747,087.

Of this total, 1,661 were recorded in Moscow and 1,481 in St. Petersburg, according to Reuters.