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LONDON — Britain’s economy rebounded slightly in February despite virus curbs, while exports of goods to the European Union jumped by almost 50 percent but failed to reverse January’s record Brexit-driven slump. Gross domestic product expanded by 0.4 percent in February after sinking by an upwardly-revised 2.2 percent the previous month, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said in a statement that noted a boost from industrial output and consumer spending. The economy held up despite England’s renewed Covid-19 lockdown, which was implemented in early January but partially eased this week owing to a rapid vaccination drive. From Monday, pubs were allowed to serve drinks outside — and non-essential retailers and hairdressers reopened as well. The phased reopening has sparked hopes for a rebound in economic activity in the current second quarter, or three months to June. The ONS added however on Tuesday that the nation’s economy remains 7.8 percent smaller than its ... » Learn More about Britain’s economy and EU exports advance in February

KUCHING: A wedding ceremony in Kampung Jepak, Bintulu, has resulted in a new Covid-19 cluster, which comes as Sarawak reported 489 new cases and five deaths on Wednesday (April 14). The state disaster management committee said the index case of the Jepak cluster was a woman from the village who organised the "doa selamat" ceremony for the wedding on April 3. She tested positive on April 7 after undergoing screening for symptomatic individuals at the Bintulu health clinic. "About 70 people attended the ceremony. After screening of close contacts, family members and casual contacts of the index case and those present at the ceremony, another 41 positive cases were detected," the committee said in a statement on Wednesday. It said 102 people had been screened from the cluster, with 36 testing negative and 24 still awaiting results. The committee also said new cases were detected in the Tembok Sri Aman prison cluster and Jalan Puncak Borneo police training centre cluster, ... » Learn More about Bintulu wedding source of new cluster in Sarawak

KOTA KINABALU: A new Covid-19 cluster here dubbed as "Jalan Khidmat" recorded 24 cumulative cases, with the index cases being two Form 2 students from a religious school. State Local Government and Housing Minister Datuk Seri Masidi Manjun said the boys were tested positive during symptomatic screening on Monday (April 12). "Following their cases, a control team has conducted sampling on all the contacts in the school. "Out of the 796 samples taken, 22 were confirmed positive, 228 samples came out negative, while 544 samples are still awaiting test results," he added in a statement to update daily Covid-19 developments in Sabah on Wednesday (April 14). The cluster was one of the two reported today, the second being "Batu 10" in the Tawau district, with a total of 16 cases. Masidi said the index case is a female teacher of a primary school, who was confirmed positive following a symptomatic screening. The husband of the index case, who works at Tawau Cocoa Board, was ... » Learn More about Covid-19: Two new clusters in Sabah involving students, teacher