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Coronavirus: Hong Kong, mainland China may see ‘limited travel in July’
Hong Kong and mainland China may be able to reopen their border for quarantine-free travel next month if conditions to do so safely are met, according to top respiratory expert…
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Is the UK in for a bumper flu season this winter?
Experts warn population immunity will have waned, as studies look at combining Covid and flu vaccines The UK is banking on coronavirus vaccines to bring the Covid epidemic under control,…
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With 21 million still unvaccinated, Britain is not out of the woods yet | Azra Ghani and Oliver Watson
Vaccination has weakened the link between Covid cases and hospitalisations, but not entirely broken it This week the steady rise of Covid cases in the UK was accompanied by a…
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Matt Hancock, the one-time sex cop now busted for a dodgy clinch | Marina Hyde
The health secretary once described lockdown-breaking hookups as ‘a matter for the police’. Will he hand himself in? Sorry, but the only thing I want to see Matt Hancock doing…
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Vietnam to give Chinese nationals priority for Covid-19 jabs after complaint, embassy says
Vietnam has agreed to give Chinese nationals in the country priority for its latest shipment of Covid-19 jabs after a complaint from China, according to its embassy in Hanoi.It comes…
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Coronavirus live: Israel reintroduces indoor mask rules; German health minister warns of Delta variant rise
Surge in infections is blow to Israel after successful vaccine rollout; Jens Spahn says ‘the Delta variant will have the upper hand over the summer’ ‘We were never a priority’:…
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UK Covid live: Delta variant cases rise by 46% on last week
Total of 111,157 confirmed and probable cases of Delta variant identified in UK, says PHE, making up 95% of confirmed infections Shapps defends Matt Hancock over claims of affair with…
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Israel restores indoor mask requirement after rise in Covid cases
Increase is probably due to highly contagious Delta variant, says pandemic response chief Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Israel has decided to reimpose the mandatory wearing…
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Digested week: I’ll miss face masks. They give me freedom to mouth obscenities | Lucy Mangan
I’m as wearied by the pandemic as the next person, but anti-maskers don’t know what they’re missing Now that he has left the tender embrace of the select committee, Dominic…
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Matt Hancock: Shapps defends health secretary over claims of affair with adviser
Travel minister’s comments come after photos emerge of health secretary kissing Gina Coladangelo A longtime friend of Matt Hancock would have gone through a “very rigorous” process before being given…