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Amid Delta variant surge, Israel to offer Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine booster shots to adults at risk
Israel said on Sunday it will begin offering a third dose of Pfizer’s vaccine to adults with weak immune systems but it was still weighing whether to make the booster…
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China tightens Covid-19 controls on Myanmar border amid Delta variant fears
Epidemic controls in parts of China’s southwestern province of Yunnan were tightened over the weekend as the region scrambled to contain a Covid-19 outbreak on the border with Myanmar.The city…
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Covid live: public in England expected to wear masks when measures lift; Indonesia reports 1,007 daily deaths
UK minister says mask guidance indoors is set to stay in England; Indonesian death toll rises to total of 66,464 after deadly day Tory MP fears Boris Johnson will delay…
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Tory MP fears Boris Johnson will delay Covid restrictions needed after summer
Exclusive: Dan Poulter, who works for the NHS, says measures will probably have to return in England Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Covid restrictions will probably…
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‘Openly neglected by an obscene administration’: Sean Penn criticises Trump’s handling of pandemic
Premiering new film Flag Day in Cannes, director and actor likens former president’s approach to ‘someone with a machine gunning down communities that were most vulnerable’ Sean Penn has criticised…
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Vaccines minister says mask wearing will be ‘expected’ after 19 July – video
Masks will still be ‘expected’ in indoor, enclosed places when most remaining Covid restrictions are lifted later this month, Nadhim Zahawi, the vaccines minister, says in a toughening up of…
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I’m an intensive care doctor. Covid patients are younger this time
NHS consultant predicts an awful winter with Covid-denier patients, bed shortages and staffing issues Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage “We’re once again seeing increasing numbers of…
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UK food worker shortages push prices up and risk Christmas turkey supplies
Dearth of delivery drivers, abattoir staff and fruit pickers caused by Covid and Brexit are fuelling wage rises with 5% hike in prices forecast Food prices could rise by about…
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Israel offers Covid vaccine booster shots to at-risk adults
Third Pfizer jabs made available to those with weak immune systems as Delta variant fuels rise in infections Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Israel has said…
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Nadhim Zahawi says mask wearing will be ‘expected’ after 19 July
Minister signals harder stance on face coverings in England as soaring Covid infections cause concern Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Masks will still be “expected” in…