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Joe Biden’s new coronavirus goal: 70 per cent of US adults to get one vaccine dose by Independence Day
President Joe Biden on Tuesday announced a goal to have 70 per cent of US adults vaccinated with at least one Covid-19 shot by the July 4 Independence Day holiday,…
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The Guardian view on foreign travel: holidays mustn’t jeopardise progress at home | Editorial
Plans for relaxing restrictions will soon be announced. While rates in Europe have declined, the risks are real Improvements at home will soon lead to more Britons venturing away. Until…
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Australia’s Indian doctors ask: Could I have made a difference? | Ranjana Srivastava
Death is one thing, but death from a lack of basic care is quite another. For Indians in Australia raw grief is mixed with powerlessness “Girls, we need Remdesivir. Sir…
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As UK nears zero Covid deaths, there’s good reason for optimism
Analysis: the vaccine strategy and staggered easing of restrictions have worked well. The next step is crucial Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The handling of the…
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Coronavirus: fuller picture of Chinese vaccine data but WHO group finds figures lacking for over 60s
Assessments of Chinese-developed Covid-19 vaccines posted by the World Health Organization give a fuller picture of their safety and efficacy. But they also expose limits of the data for older…
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China’s world-factory status gets boost as coronavirus ravages India and other developing Asian countries
A sharp uptick in coronavirus cases in India and several Asian countries is diverting business to China, ensuring that its manufacturing engine will continue being the main driver of global…
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Coronavirus: flights from Britain to Hong Kong resuming on Friday, ending four-month ban
Passenger flights from Britain and Ireland to Hong Kong will resume on Friday, lifting a ban imposed more than four months ago to guard against more transmissible coronavirus variants.Hong Kong…
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With Covid-19, India’s crisis is an emergency for the world
In the fight against Covid-19, every day counts – once it starts to spread in the community, cases grow exponentially.The world is already late in responding to the humanitarian crisis…
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Use of digital payment technologies such as QR codes, cryptocurrencies in Asia-Pacific boosted by pandemic, Mastercard survey finds
The adoption of new payment technologies such as QR codes, cryptocurrencies and biometrics is on the rise in Asia-Pacific as a result of the pandemic, according to a Mastercard survey.…
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Coronavirus: mass testing of Hong Kong domestic helpers uncovers at least three Covid-19 cases, all with mutated variants
Mandatory mass testing ordered by Hong Kong health authorities has uncovered at least three Covid-19 infections among domestic helpers, all of which involved coronavirus mutated variants, prompting an expert to…