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‘Optics are awful’: MPs to be allowed to drink at Westminster again
Fears that resumption of alcohol sales, restricted due to Covid, will incentivise return to Commons Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Plans are under way for MPs…
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This Chinese-Canadian scientist helped cure Ebola. Now she’s at the centre of a viral security drama
She has been hailed as a groundbreaking researcher who helped cure Ebola, bringing accolades and worldwide attention to Canada’s National Microbiology Laboratory.For the past two years, however, Dr Qiu Xiangguo…
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Covid variant first detected in India is found in the UK
Seventy-seven cases of B.1.617, which has potentially worrying mutations, reported in England and Scotland Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A coronavirus variant with potentially worrying mutations…
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MPs accuse spads of ‘running shop’ in Covid funding decisions
Public accounts committee points to ‘unusual’ meeting where special advisers altered civil servants’ decisions Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Questions over checks and balances in government…
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St Vincent fears volcano eruption will drive up Covid cases
Officials say lack of clean water and overcrowding among evacuees are hampering prevention efforts Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Officials in St Vincent say they are…
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Coalition’s mass vaccination clinics will put strain on healthcare workforce, industry groups say
Experts also say there is little point opening clinics when questions remain about vaccine supply Authorities investigate death of NSW woman who developed blood clots after Covid vaccination Australians eligible…
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The Guardian view on summer holidays: the changing search for elsewhere | Editorial
Travel restrictions have put great pressure on our familiar ways of taking time off. This could be a moment for different solutions One consequence of the UK government positing a…
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What is a lateral flow Covid test and how accurate is it?
People in England are now able to take the free rapid tests twice a week – but experts have raised concerns Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage…
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Plug global gaps in Covid-19 protection
A strategy of social distancing, testing and vaccination is a proven way of containing the Covid-19 pandemic. But although the tools are known and generally available, the world is still…