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UK’s Covid traffic light travel plan too simplistic, say scientists
Idea raises concerns among some scientists who say it could fail to stop new variants entering country Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Potential plans to introduce…
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Christians mark second Easter under coronavirus curbs, as pope urges vaccine distribution to poorer nations
Millions of Christians around the world celebrated a second Easter under coronavirus restrictions on Sunday with Pope Francis calling for vaccines to be shared among the poorest nations as Covid-19…
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This is the legacy of Britain’s year of Covid: power unchecked, scrutiny sidelined | John Harris
Vaccine passports are just the start – we increasingly have a state that thinks it can do as it pleases What a strange moment of ambivalence this is. The vaccination…
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London skyscraper set to become UK’s most expensive office block
Sale of 100 Bishopsgate to serve as acid test for whether remote working will continue after Covid pandemic Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A London skyscraper…
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Coronavirus recovery: cautious optimism is due despite vaccine roll-out issues
For so many business leaders across the world, surveying the economic wreckage wrought by a year of pandemic lockdowns, prospects might still feel as bleak as at any point in…
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How would a traffic light system for international travel work in the UK?
Boris Johnson is expected to announce information about overseas travel on Monday Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Among the many government plans mooted for a gradual…
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Pope decries spending on arms during pandemic in Easter message
Francis also calls for distribution of Covid-19 vaccines to be sped up, particularly to the world’s poor Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Pope Francis has urged…
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Ontario hastily reverses reopening as new variants usher in a third wave of Covid cases
Canada’s most populous province has been warning of rapidly spreading coronavirus variants, as cases and ICU admissions surged Lisa Salamon-Switzman, an emergency room doctor in Toronto, had already worked through…
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Coronavirus has made the future of entrepreneurship digital, greener and more diverse
The pandemic has had a devastating impact on the US$90 trillion global economy – from job insecurity and rising unemployment to huge levels of stress on people and health-care services.…
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Coronavirus: Japan looks to expand emergency as 70 per cent of Tokyo cases have E484K mutation
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga said on Sunday that he would expand emergency measures as needed to contain a new wave of coronavirus infections, amid fears over the spread of…