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Dunelm sales soar after shoppers flock to stores as Covid controls ease
Customers splash out on home furnishings in shops, while online growth also remains strong Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The homeware chain Dunelm has benefited from…
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Coronavirus: 3 new imported cases in Hong Kong, including 2 people fully vaccinated against Covid-19
Hong Kong confirmed three imported Covid-19 cases carrying mutations on Wednesday, including two people who were fully vaccinated.The three infections involved a 53-year-old man arriving from Namibia, a 42-year-old woman…
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Delta variant gains ground in US as outbreaks highlight vaccine divide
Infection rates in Kansas, Oklahoma, Missouri, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi are among the highest in the US – and their vaccination rates are among the lowest A cluster of midwestern…
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New restaurant rules in France spark rush for coronavirus vaccine shots
The French government defended a decision to impose Covid tests for unvaccinated people who want to eat in restaurants or take long-distance trips, as the country looks to avoid a…
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I awoke before dawn to get a Covid test in Fairfield. Instead I found a nightmarish mess | Anonymous
The queue was so long, I had to drive 30km away to get a test. There is rising panic over the response to the outbreak – and it feels like…
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Coronavirus: Singapore’s karaoke bar cluster grows as cruise ship returns after suspected infection; Indonesia records more daily cases than India
Singapore recorded 56 new locally-transmitted Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, with 41 of them belonging to a growing cluster linked to karaoke lounges. The index patient was a lounge hostess who…
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Germany says China’s Covid-19 vaccine diplomacy has political purpose
China is using its Covid-19 vaccine diplomacy for political purposes, according to Germany’s foreign minister.Heiko Maas said on Tuesday that both Russia and China had been good at publicly promoting…
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Hong Kong Book Fair returns after long delay due to Covid-19, but self-censorship fears persist
The Hong Kong Book Fair returned on Wednesday after a one-year delay because of the coronavirus pandemic, but self-censorship concerns cast a shadow over the event, with publishers fearing the…
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Coronavirus: Thai doctors want Pfizer vaccines amid doubts over Sinovac’s efficacy against Delta variant
For the past five years, Wipa, a doctor in her 20s, has had to adjust to a gruelling shift pattern of 36 hours on, eight hours off, for three to…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong leader keen on quarantine-free business travel, but ‘Beijing mum on bid’; travel bubble plans with Singapore on hold
Hong Kong’s leader has proposed a new quota system for quarantine-free business travel with mainland China for those who are vaccinated as part of efforts to lobby Beijing to reopen…