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Is Russia’s Covid vaccine anything more than a political weapon?
Observers say the Sputnik V jab is aimed more at sowing political division than fighting coronavirus Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine has…
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Grief and anger as Covid victims overwhelm Delhi’s crematoriums
As bodies pile up at the Ghazipur crematorium, staff and relatives turn their ire on the Modi government Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The bodies came,…
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Coronavirus: Tokyo Olympics may take place without spectators, organiser concedes
Leading experts in communicable diseases met in Tokyo on Friday to review countermeasures put forward by the organising committee for the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games, 83 days before one of…
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The government dithers and delays, but the UK needs a Covid public inquiry now | Marcus Shepheard
The longer the wait, the greater the danger that the next unexpected health crisis will be mishandled It is time for a public inquiry. The coronavirus crisis has been an…
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Coronavirus: Indonesia approves Sinopharm vaccine for emergency use; Thailand says latest wave has peaked
Indonesia’s drug regulator on Friday approved the Covid-19 vaccine of China’s Sinopharm, which it will use in a private immunisation scheme where companies buy government-procured vaccines to inoculate their staff.After…
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How Modi’s vaccine diplomacy has left India at the mercy of others’ political agendas
India is currently undergoing a massive surge in Covid-19 cases – a second wave which was, according to most experts, unavoidable but manageable. Social media has been overwhelmed with requests…
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‘No one knew we were homeless’: relief funds hope to reach students missing from virtual classrooms
Remote learning has made it harder for school staff to pick up on clues that students lack permanent housing. New federal funding is meant to help re-establish contact Portia and…
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Coronavirus: mutated variant from India found in 10 Hong Kong Covid-19 cases
Screening for coronavirus mutations linked to the variant first reported in India now forms part of regular Covid-19 surveillance in Hong Kong, health authorities have revealed, after it emerged the…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s foreign domestic workers will have to be vaccinated before contracts can be renewed
All foreign domestic workers in Hong Kong will have to be vaccinated before their contracts can be renewed, the government announced on Friday as it ordered them to undergo mandatory…
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Australia live news: Covid breach at Brisbane airport after traveller positive; Brittany Higgins to meet with PM
Traveller tests positive after inadvertently entering airport’s ‘green zone’; former Liberal staffer to speak with Scott Morrison in Sydney. Follow the latest updates Some 16% of public servants have experienced…