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Ministers among main routes for Covid PPE deal ‘VIP’ channel, court hears
Civil servants said firms referred via political connections could receive ‘hand-holding’ service, emails show Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Cabinet Office minister Lord Agnew, the…
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Glastonbury festival site to offer family-friendly camping over summer
With 2021 event off because of Covid, Worthy Pastures will offer ‘back to basics’ tents but definitely no bands There will be no bands, no sound systems and a noise…
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‘The situation in India can happen anywhere,’ says WHO Europe director – video
The World Health Organization (WHO) said the kind of struggle India was having against a devastating resurgence in Covid cases could happen anywhere in the world, during a briefing on…
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Every day I receive tragic news from India and feel so helpless on the other side of the world | Krati Garg
The Covid tsunami in my country of birth should be a wake-up call for Australia. This is not the time to be complacent My chat groups from India are flooded…
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India wants access to cheap copies of Covid vaccines. So why is Australia holding out?
More than 100 countries are pushing for a temporary waiver of IP rules to boost vaccine access for developing nations. Why hasn’t it been approved? As India grapples with a…
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Coronavirus: with ‘lollipops’, Austria tests reluctant children for Covid-19
A newly developed, lollipop-shaped coronavirus test is being rolled out in some of Austria’s kindergartens as an alternative for youngsters who don’t take well to throat or nose swabs.Pupils –…
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Africa can’t ignore explosion in India’s coronavirus infections, AU health chief warns
The raging state of the Covid-19 pandemic in India is a wake-up call for Africa that its governments and citizens must not let their guards down, the African Union’s disease…
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This is the first Welsh Senedd election since devolution has come of age | Laura McAllister
Covid has elevated decisions made by the Welsh parliament to matters of life or death – but this should still be Labour’s election to lose Devolution is Wales’s dirty little…
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It won’t bring my dad back, but I want to know what Johnson really said about lockdown | Lydia Brian
Only a public inquiry will reveal how the government’s attitude affected pandemic policy Lydia Brian is a member of the Covid-19 Bereaved Families for Justice group When my sister told…
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Singapore, Hong Kong, US likely to be added to Britain’s holiday green list, Heathrow airport chief says
Britain could restart leisure travel with the US next month as part of a plan to reopen its borders, according to the head of London’s Heathrow airport.Progress on Covid-19 vaccinations…