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UK likely to give green light for travel to fewer than 10 EU countries
Traffic light system to be used cautiously despite European plan to let in Covid-vaccinated tourists from June Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Britons’ summer holiday plans…
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Coronavirus: EU eyes summer reopening to fully vaccinated travellers
In an announcement sure to be welcomed by travellers worldwide, EU officials on Monday proposed easing restrictions on visiting the 27-nation bloc as vaccination campaigns across the continent gather speed.Travel…
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The Covid fines paint a bleak picture of pandemic policing that’s going to get worse | Micha Frazer-Carroll
As anti-racists warned, fines in England for breaking lockdown rules were given out disproportionately to BAME people When the government handed the police powers to detain and fine people under…
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Coronavirus: Singapore defers non-urgent surgeries after first Covid-19 death in weeks; Philippine’s Duterte gets Chinese vaccine
Singapore’s Ministry of Health said it has asked hospitals to defer non-urgent surgeries and admissions until further notice, in a bid to increase potential capacity after the city state saw…
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Australia’s India travel ban: does the health justification stack up and is the move legal?
The extreme use of a power most people didn’t know existed has generated a storm of criticism. We look at how it came about – and what happens next Australians…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong economy rebounds sharply, posting 7.8 per cent growth in first quarter for 11-year high
Hong Kong’s economy rebounded with stronger than expected growth of 7.8 per cent in the first quarter of 2021, posting an 11-year high after a historic low a year ago…
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Australian PM defends ban on citizens returning from India amid accusations of racism
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has defended banning Australian citizens from returning from India, amid criticism by human rights groups that the government’s threat to punish breaches with fines of…
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India’s coronavirus onslaught won’t diminish appeal of its commercial property
India is not alone in having experienced a resurgence of the Covid-19 pandemic. But the ferocity and suddenness of the country’s second wave is incomparably worse than all the other…
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Australia news live: Greg Hunt has ‘absolute belief’ that banning returns from India is legal
Health minister joins Scott Morrison in defending ban; over-50s eligible for Covid vaccine. Follow latest updates Australia’s medical chief Paul Kelly says he gave no health advice to jail India…
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Coronavirus: Indonesia enters fray over Hong Kong’s proposed vaccination rules for domestic workers, as helper group files complaint
The row over Hong Kong’s proposed new Covid-19 vaccination requirements for foreign domestic helpers deepened on Monday, with the Indonesian consulate also arguing that officials should apply the rules to…