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‘Pingdemic’ effect: how different sectors in England have been hit
Businesses, transports and councils are dealing with staff shortages due to NHS app-enforced Covid isolations Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Some mainline railway signal locations are…
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White House officials consider new push on masks as Covid cases rise – live
Officials in talks with CDC about updating masking guidance Fully vaccinated people do not need to wear masks in most settings 3.13pm BST The Wall Street Journal got its hands…
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UK Covid live: leading business group calls for urgent change to isolation rules after record 618,903 people ‘pinged’
Latest updates: CBI says current system ‘closing down economy rather than opening it up’ after record numbers ‘pinged’ by NHS Covid app last week Supermarkets struggle to stock shelves as…
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Peru police break up alleged scam charging huge sums for Covid ICU beds
Health minister says ‘This is totally reprehensible’ as families of seriously ill asked for up to $21,000 at state-run hospital Peruvian police have dismantled an alleged criminal ring that had…
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As Myanmar battles Covid-19 surge, calls for urgent aid that is not co-opted by junta
The international community, in particular the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, should move quickly to secure humanitarian access to Myanmar to deal with its Covid-19 upsurge, panellists in a webinar…
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Coronavirus: food shortages triggered by ‘pingdemic’ leave Britain’s supermarket shelves empty
Britain’s supermarkets, wholesalers and hauliers were struggling on Thursday to ensure stable food and fuel supplies after an official health app told hundreds of thousands of workers to isolate after…
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Tax raids target Indian paper that criticised government over Covid
Dainik Bhaskar accuses government of pursuing it on trumped-up charges in response to its reporting Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Tax raids have been carried out…
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UK scientists back Covid boosters as study finds post-jab falls in antibodies
Exclusive: Waning antibody levels are possible warning sign of lower protection in months after vaccination Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Scientists have backed proposals for Covid…
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For people with learning disabilities, ‘freedom day’ was nothing of the kind | Saba Salman
My sister and others like her are eight times more likely to die of Covid. Yet so little thought has been given to their welfare “Freedom day” was a fallacy…
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‘Pingdemic’: why supermarket shelves are half-empty again
Retailers say shortages caused by self-isolating staff but lack of lorry drivers may be to blame Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage For shoppers the sight of…