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Johnson urges caution as England takes first big step out of lockdown
Outdoor group socialising allowed from Monday but ad campaign stresses Covid risks of indoor meeting Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson will stress the need…
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Most US Covid deaths ‘could have been mitigated’ after first 100,000, Birx says
Former coronavirus taskforce coordinator tells CNN deaths could have been prevented if Trump administration acted sooner The “vast majority” of the almost 550,000 coronavirus deaths in the US could have…
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Coronavirus: April will be ‘second dose month’, says UK vaccines minister
Nadhim Zahawi hails milestone of 30m first doses and says UK still on track to protect all adults by July Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The…
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What does Moderna’s Covid jab mean for the UK vaccine rollout?
US shot is as effective as existing jabs and is easier to store than Pfizer’s – but it is not cheap Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage…
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China picks UAE for Sinopharm vaccine’s Middle East production hub
The United Arab Emirates will become the first country to produce China’s Sinopharm vaccine abroad in a deal that deepens Beijing’s influence in the Gulf, long a bastion of US…
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As US-China clash endangers our fragile economic recovery, we must do more than just gawk
A former executive of a multilateral development bank once recounted to me how he achieved a minor diplomatic coup in dealing with high-level Chinese officials. Courtesy and subtlety were part…
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Warm on words but cold on substance – the UK recovery plan is a mess | Richard Partington
Without a proper industrial strategy, the government has no hope of ‘building back better’ Spring is here, lockdown restrictions are easing and the evenings are getting longer. As we take…
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‘Like getting out of prison’: Welsh grasp new travel freedoms
Grateful families flock to beaches and holiday accommodation as stay-local rule lifted in Wales The rain was falling steadily and the Pembrokeshire coast in south-west Wales was being buffeted by…
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Coronavirus: Japan plans digital vaccine passports; night curfew introduced in India’s Maharashtra state
Japan is set to issue digital health certificates to citizens who have been vaccinated against Covid-19, joining China, the EU and other countries that have adopted similar measures aimed at…
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Behold Boris Johnson’s world-beating oration | Stewart Lee
Why should the prime minister bother explaining his many mistakes over Covid when he can mumble the hard questions away? On 23 March 2020, 74 days after China declared coronavirus…