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Delays aggravate debate over Covid jabs for UK children
Analysis: opinion is becoming sharply divided in the absence of official recommendations Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The delay in deciding whether to vaccinate children over…
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Tokyo Olympics: first coronavirus case at athletes’ village stokes infection fears ahead of Games
Tokyo Olympics organisers on Saturday reported the first case of Covid-19 at the athletes’ village, along with 14 other new infections connected to the Games which begin next week, raising…
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Bali and Phuket’s race to reopen to tourists – will it be a case of tortoise beats hare?
Asia’s two most popular resort islands, Phuket in Thailand and Indonesia’s Bali, have been in a race to see which would reopen to international tourists first.Phuket, which on July 1…
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Coronavirus stress leading to rise of cannabis culture in Hong Kong, experts warn, as more young people are reported for drug abuse during pandemic
Cha* was 12 when she snorted ketamine for the first time at a friend’s home. She took it again the next day, and every day for the next two months.…
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Chinese health agency says coronavirus vaccines are voluntary despite local rules
China’s top health authority said the nation’s Covid-19 inoculation programme followed the principle of free will amid reports that non-vaccinated people in different parts of the country were facing new…
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Biden warns vaccination misinformation on social media is ‘killing people’, White House urges Facebook to intervene
US President Joe Biden on Friday said social media misinformation about Covid-19 and vaccinations is “killing people” and the White House said Facebook needs to clean up its act.“They’re killing…
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From Singapore to Hong Kong and Australia, Asia’s Covid-19 reopening is as much about politics as it is about science
At the start of last week it seemed as if Singapore could finally see the light at the end of the Covid-19 tunnel.While the city state has one of the…
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: will empty stadiums and lack of fans affect athletes?
Former Hong Kong swimming star Karen Lo Cheuk-hang still remembers how she felt when there was no live audience at a local competition she once took part in.“To be honest,…
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Coronavirus: Broad smiles as Eiffel Tower reopens to first masked visitors in almost nine months
With “Welcome” messages in multiple languages, the Eiffel Tower greeted tourists on Friday for the first time in almost nine months, reopening to the public even as France introduces new…
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Coronavirus live news: Barcelona night-time curfew approved by court; WHO chief calls on China to cooperate
Curfew between 1am and 6am approved for Barcelona and north-east Spain; WHO chief says ‘accidents happen’ in labs England’s Covid unlocking a threat to the world, experts say Despair in…