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Coronavirus live news: India reports world record cases for second day; Japan to declare emergency measures
Canada bans passenger flights from India, Pakistan for 30 days; hospital fire kills 12 Covid patients in Mumbai; Japan to declare virus states of emergency in Tokyo and three other…
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Coronavirus: Tokyo, Osaka face state of emergency as infections spiral; Southeast Asia tightens Ramadan curbs
The Japanese government is seeking a “short and powerful” state of emergency for Tokyo, Osaka and two other prefectures, a cabinet minister said on Friday, as the country struggles to…
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China’s Covid-19 vaccines reach final stage of WHO approval process
The World Health Organization’s review of two Chinese Covid-19 vaccines for emergency use licensing – a prerequisite for their inclusion in the Covax Facility global vaccine distribution programme – is…
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Delhi hospitals run out of oxygen as India’s Covid crisis mounts
Six hospitals said they had exhausted their supplies on Thursday night as the country recorded another daily record of 332,000 cases As many as six hospitals in the Indian capital,…
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Australia has received only 70% of Covid vaccine doses the government expected by now
Based on data from 14 March, there is a shortfall of about 1.8m coronavirus vaccine doses in the country Australia has received just 70% of the vaccine doses the government…
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Australia set to host clinical trial of genetically modified Covid nasal spray vaccine
Australian company applies for permission to conduct trial of men and women aged 18 to 55 Australia is set to host the first human clinical trial of a genetically modified…
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Nepal’s reopening to tourists hit by Everest coronavirus case – evacuated climber confirms Covid-19 diagnosis on Facebook, is ‘doing OK now’
A Norwegian climber hoping to summit Everest confirmed on Thursday that he had tested positive for Covid-19, in a blow to Nepal’s hopes for a bumper mountaineering season on the…
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Hong Kong’s Canton Road overtakes Russell Street as Asia-Pacific’s most expensive place to rent a shop amid exodus of luxury retailers, survey finds
Hong Kong’s Canton Road has overtaken Russell Street as the most expensive place to rent a shop in the Asia-Pacific region for the first time, according to a survey by…
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One dose of Pfizer or Oxford jab reduces Covid infection rate by 65% – study
Analysis of test results from more than 350,000 people finds older people just as protected as younger Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage One shot of the…
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Asylum seekers treated ‘in dehumanising way’ by UK host hotels
Thousands left with unacceptable living conditions as Home Office ceased evictions in pandemic, finds Refugee Council Thousands of asylum seekers accommodated in hotels in England have been subjected to “dehumanising…