1  NHS – alternate letters of O N E H A S missing.

2  SAGE – Government advisory group on covid-19

3  BOJO – 'job' backwards + O

4  COVID – VI (= 6) inside 'cod'

5  TRUMP – is a master-card in bridge, whist, solo, etc.

6  NO DEAL – anagram of 'one lad'

7  R NUMBER – R(ees-Mogg) + 'number' (= more numb)

8  PANDEMIC – 'd r e a m' (odd letters only) inside 'panic'

9  LOCKDOWN – anagram of 'Clown KO'd'

10  FURLOUGH – anagram of 80% of 'hours flung' – take away the 's' and 'n'

11  STAY (@) HOME – anagram of 'those may'

12  CARE HOMES – anagram of 'reach some'

13  SELF-ISOLATE – anagram of 'a lots' inside 'selfie'

14  ANTIVAXXERS – anagram of 'sex variant X'

15  CORONAVIRUS – anagram of 'carnivorous'

16  TEST AND TRACE – 'try' + 'and' + 'find'

17  CLIMATE CHANGE – a cryptic (anagram) clue for 'Actimel'

18  HANDS FACE SPACE – workers (= hands) are confronted with (= face) key (= space bar on keyboard)

19  BLM – 'Black Lives Matter', 3 of the letters in 'Belgium'

20  FAKE NEWS – anagram of 'fan's week'

21  VACCINE – a cc (= cubic centimetre) inside 'vine'

22  BREXIT – ex (= old flame) inside Brit

23  TEARS or TIERS