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France limits outdoor gatherings to six as Covid infections rise
More areas of the country get mobility restrictions while Hungary and Poland face crises Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Concern is mounting among health experts that…
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Biden holds first press conference and pledges 200m vaccine shots in 100 days
President doubles goal to vaccinate Americans against Covid Says migrant situation at US-Mexico border is not a crisis In his first press conference as president, Joe Biden announced he had…
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Covid checks at pubs ‘could nudge young people to get vaccine’
Exclusive: UK government insiders believe certificates may tackle hesitancy in younger age groups Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Making Covid certificates compulsory to enter pubs could…
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UK diplomacy masks private fury in Covid vaccine row with EU
Tussles over supplies could last months despite commitment in public to work together Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Tussles with the EU over vaccine supplies could…
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Tory milkman delivers speech surreal even by Commons’ standards | John Crace
One pint in the hands of Charles Walker makes satire impossible – but is it genius or madness? It had gone much as expected when the Commons had debated the…
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Pub Covid checks shouldn’t be a big deal – as long as they are temporary | Simon Jenkins
Boris Johnson says vaccine passports may in fact be necessary, but can we trust him to return our freedom afterwards? You can tell when Boris Johnson is telling a whopper.…
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I stopped getting up early during the pandemic – and have never felt better | Katie Cunningham
A lot of millennial culture focuses on the idea of maximising your mornings. But sleeping in gave me new focus and calm One of the consolation prizes the pandemic gave…
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Coronavirus: defects in Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine packaging also found elsewhere in small numbers, Hong Kong experts say
The level of defects in the BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in Hong Kong is not particularly high, according to local experts, who point out countries overseas have not suspended their inoculation…
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Shanghai becomes first mainland Chinese city to offer expats coronavirus vaccines
Shanghai has become the first Chinese mainland city to offer Covid-19 vaccines to foreign expats, local authorities have revealed.Foreigners who meet the age requirements can voluntarily apply for the vaccine…
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If you’re ecstatic after a trip to the shops, it’s your brain thanking you for the novelty | Richard A Friedman
The monotony of lockdown life has starved us of spontaneity and serendipity, which enhance learning and memory Richard A Friedman is a professor of clinical psychiatry at Weill Cornell Medical…