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This page is The National's archived live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic from February 25 to May 18, 2020

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Below is The National's archived live coverage of the coronavirus pandemic from February 25 to May 18, 2020.

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The group is convening for a two-day annual meeting that will set the course of its production restriction policy until the end of the first quarter of 2021.. AP Photo

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Left: Crowds outside Selfridges during Christmas last year. Right: Selfridges this year. Getty Images / Rob Greig for The National

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Thousands of people have received a Covid-19 vaccination as part of clinical trials held in Abu Dhabi. Wam

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Vials of Moderna's Covid vaccine which the company hopes will soon receive emergency approval. Reuters

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Lab technician carries samples for Covid-19 test at MenaLabs Medical Laboratory in Abu Dhabi. Khushnum Bhandari for The National

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