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This Sydney lockdown is a tough one, and an emotional ennui is descending to match the dreary weather | Paul Daley
We stay indoors, as the rain pours down outside. And look inwards and elsewhere to find the light and colour that might get us through Follow our live blog for…
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Coronavirus: Sydney braces for longer lockdown; cases and deaths shoot up in Thailand
Sydneysiders are braced for a longer and tighter lockdown after Australia’s biggest city recorded 50 new daily cases on Saturday.“Things are going to get worse before they get better,” New…
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It’s right to tweak the NHS Covid app – if only to keep people using it
Analysis: the plan to turn down the app’s sensitivity to reduce the number of alerts it sends out makes sense Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Turning…
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Are friendships really being destroyed by Britain’s divided politics? | Gaby Hinsliff
When I think of my old friend and the gulf between us, I realise these relationships are about more than our beliefs I have a friend – let’s call her…
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Coronavirus: Delta’s spread from London to Tokyo shows easing all restrictions after vaccination is ‘ill advised’
From London to Tokyo to Sydney, the speed and intensity of the Covid-19 Delta variant’s spread has magnified the immense challenge of returning to a semblance of normal life, even…
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UK Covid live news: Downing Street urges people to continue using NHS Covid app; R value increases slightly
Latest updates: Boris Johnson’s spokesman says app is ‘important tool’ in tackling transmission; R value rises to between 1.2 and 1.5 Starmer: tweaking Covid app ‘like taking batteries out of…
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Coronavirus live news: Evidence ‘limited’ on usefulness of booster vaccines, say WHO
Additional data needed to see if booster doses would be beneficial, says WHO; Australian government rolls out vaccination campaign First year of pandemic claimed lives of 25 young people in…
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China ‘cannot relax pandemic controls’ amid threat from Delta variant
China has signalled it has no plans to lower its guard against Covid-19 as the threat posed by the highly transmissible Delta variant increases.Li Bin, vice-minister of the National Health…
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Keir Starmer: tweaking NHS Covid app ‘like taking batteries out of smoke alarm’
Labour leader criticises move to reduce its sensitivity as he raises questions about 19 July reopening Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Reducing the sensitivity of the…
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No jabs, no job: Fiji threatens unvaccinated workers with sack
Prime minister says country ‘cannot afford to waste time getting back the lives we know and love’ Fiji’s government has announced it will make Covid-19 vaccinations a mandatory condition of…