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Luxembourg PM Xavier Bettel hospitalised after Covid-19 diagnosis
Prime Minister Xavier Bettel of Luxembourg has been admitted to hospital a week after testing positive for coronavirus, the government said on Sunday.“As a precaution,” Bettel is expected to remain…
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Politics trumps Covid science in Javid’s push to ‘live with the virus’
Experts are urging greater vaccination coverage and action over ventilation in public spaces before lifting restrictions For months, the prime minister has repeated the mantra that further easing of Covid-19…
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Face masks may become a ‘personal choice’ in England, minister says
The wearing of face coverings in England will become a personal choice and the data that will determine if lockdown restrictions can be lifted this month was looking “very positive”,…
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Coronavirus: Japan looks to extend quasi-emergency; Indonesia sees record deaths
The Japanese government is leaning toward keeping the quasi-state of emergency covering the Tokyo metropolitan area in place during the Olympic Games amid a resurgence in coronavirus cases, government sources…
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Rishi Sunak has been running the economy on autopilot but needs to change course | Richard Partington
Ground of pandemic is shifting, so forecast of post-Covid consumer spending boom could be muted England is on the move. Despite rising infections and the race between coronavirus vaccines and…
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In gold-crazy India, millennials are turning to cryptocurrency amid Covid-19
Dinesh Reddy organised his daughter’s wedding with fanfare in May but he was forced to downsize the gathering due to Covid-19 lockdown measures in the southern Indian city of Bangalore.…
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Coronavirus: singing celebrities make film urging Britons to get Covid jab – video
Celebrities including the comedian David Walliams and actor Jim Broadbent have called on their fellow Britons to ‘get back to the rhythm of life’, by getting vaccinated against Covid. In the film,…
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Wearing Covid face masks in England will soon be voluntary, Jenrick confirms
Communities secretary says he will not be covering up after legal restrictions are removed Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A “much more permissive regime” of coronavirus…
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International airlines may be forced to suspend flights to Australia after arrival cap halved
Industry says any suggestion by Coalition government that airlines are price gouging is ‘insulting and bizarre’ • Families of Australians stranded overseas devastated after arrivals cap slashed International airlines claim…
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Shall we vaccinate our children? We could start by asking them first | Russell Viner
If under-18s are vulnerable, let’s jab straight away. Then we need a wider plan that doesn’t leave teenagers as the unvaccinated ‘class apart’ The UK vaccination programme has been an…