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Queensland Covid: unvaccinated health workers spread two clusters, as outbreak grows to 15 cases
Outbreak of UK variant prompts questions about precautions inside hospitals and the speed of the state’s vaccine rollout Queensland Covid hotspots; • NSW Covid hotspots Follow the Australia liveblog Queensland…
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Canada suspends use of AstraZeneca Covid vaccine for those under 55
Immunisation panel says there is ‘substantial uncertainty about the benefit’ of the vaccine given risk of rare type of blood clot See all our coronavirus coverage Canada on Monday suspended…
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Biden pledges vaccines for most adults soon as CDC chief fears ‘impending doom’ – as it happened
Biden says 90% of adults will be eligible for vaccine by 19 April CDC finds Pfizer and Moderna vaccines highly effective at preventing infection Chauvin trial livestreamed with courtroom access…
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Coronavirus live news: France ICU cases climbing rapidly; German lockdown row deepens
This blog is now closed. For up to date coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, head to the link below: See all our coronavirus coverage 1.00am BST This blog is now…
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‘I’m scared’: top US official shares sense of ‘doom’ as Covid cases rise
Dr Rochelle Walensky, the CDC director, notes new US cases are now at about 70,000 a day Coronavirus – live news The US faces “impending doom” from a resurgent coronavirus…
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Global treaty needed to protect states from pandemics, say world leaders
Joint letter signed by Boris Johnson, Emmanuel Macron, Angela Merkel and others warns ‘nobody is safe until everyone is safe’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The…
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Lenny Henry tells black Britons: get Covid jab to avoid being left behind
Open letter by comic and other black cultural figures encourages wider vaccine take-up Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Sir Lenny Henry has warned black Britons they…
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For Vietnamese-Americans, rising anti-Asian violence leaves them preferring the country their parents fled, for now
Six years ago, Christina Bui, who was born in the US state of Virginia to a family of Vietnamese immigrants, accepted a job in Ho Chi Minh City. Her mother…
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Biden says up to 90% of adults will be eligible for Covid vaccine by 19 April
President announces major expansion of nation’s vaccine program but also warns: ‘We still are in a war with this deadly virus’ Up to 90% of US adults will be eligible…
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Gove launches charm offensive over Covid passport scheme
Cabinet Office minister meets MPs over Zoom in attempt to win around opponents Michael Gove has launched a charm offensive to persuade sceptical MPs to back a domestic Covid passport…