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Struggling Hong Kong malls roll out attractions such as Cupnoodles Museum, Lego playground in bid to lure families back amid pandemic
Hong Kong’s shopping malls are upping their family entertainment offerings in a bid to woo back local shoppers put off by the pandemic.Companies operating such attractions are only too happy…
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Greece suspends rollout of Johnson & Johnson vaccine – as it happened
This blog is now closed. For up to date coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, head to the link below: See all our coronavirus coverage 11.52pm BST This blog is now…
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Canada stimulus budget pledges funding for childcare and Covid-19 relief
Finance minister Chrystia Freeland seeks to slash deficit by 2025 ‘This budget is about finishing the fight against Covid’ Canada’s federal government has put childcare and Covid-19 relief at the…
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Spire Healthcare boss awarded bonus worth over £300,000 after NHS Covid revenue boost
Chief executive Justin Ash saw the private hospital company benefit from revenues of over £360m during pandemic The boss of a private hospital company has been awarded an annual bonus…
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Thousands could fly to England from India before it joins Covid travel ‘red list’
UK government accused of acting too slowly as fears grow over new variant discovered in subcontinent Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Thousands of people could fly…
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Footfall in England up by almost 200% as Covid controls ease
Biggest shopping gains in cities such as Portsmouth, Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool and Birmingham Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The number of people visiting shops increased by…
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What do we know about the Indian coronavirus variant?
India will be added to the UK’s red list for travel, with fears over a new variant influencing the decision India has been put on the UK’s red list for…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong expert in vaccine-mixing research to study case of man who got three doses involving Sinovac, BioNTech
A medical expert leading a study on mixing Covid-19 vaccines in Hong Kong will look into a rare case of a 32-year-old man in the city who had received three…
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Lateral flow tests still have a vital role in the UK’s fight against Covid | David Hunter
The speed of LFTs make them an important part of the armoury alongside the more expensive, slower PCR tests Infectious disease modelling shows that if everybody could do a coronavirus…
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Philippine defence officials deny threat to withdraw support from Rodrigo Duterte over South China Sea row with Beijing
Military and defence officials in the Philippines have denied claims they have threatened to withdraw their support from President Rodrigo Duterte if he does not denounce the continued massing of…