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Hong Kong logs fewest new local Covid-19 cases since March 6, as medical expert suggests allowing vaccine recipients to switch jabs over severe side effects
People who experience severe side effects such as facial paralysis after their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine should be allowed to switch their choice of jabs, a medical expert…
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Coronavirus: Philippines shuts churches, curbs travel; AstraZeneca counters Indonesia concerns over pork in vaccine
Churches in Manila will be closed, eating inside restaurants banned and leisure travel outside the Philippine capital curbed under new coronavirus rules unveiled on Sunday as the country battles a…
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Miami Beach imposes curfew as uncontrollable spring break crowds wreak chaos
Throngs of revellers flocking to Miami Beach, Florida for spring break have become so uncontrollable that authorities imposed a curfew on Saturday they hope will spoil the party.For the next…
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Amid Covid-19 vaccine death rumours and blood clot fears, is anyone still following the science?
Post hoc ergo propter hoc means if x follows y, then y must be the cause of x. This Latin phrase was drilled into me at the age of 15…
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Thailand has high hopes cannabis can cure the coronavirus blues, but for grass roots it’s a buzzkill
The buzz over Thailand’s cannabis industry is getting feverous, with its most excited backers suggesting the production and sale of hemp-based goods from chocolate drops to cookies and CBD medicinal…
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Coronavirus live news: French ICU patients at highest level this year; half of all UK adults vaccinated
England sets daily jabs record; Pakistan PM has Covid-19; leading opposition presidential candidate in Republic of Congo hospitalised with Covid ahead of election Tory MPs warn Johnson not to extend…
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Von der Leyen issues fresh warning to AstraZeneca – as it happened
This blog is now closed. We’ve launched a new blog at the link below: Coronavirus news – live 12.34am GMT We’ve launched a new blog at the link below –…
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Hard-pressed Cineworld revs up for post-pandemic comeback
The cinema chain’s results this week will be grim, but vaccines offer hope that screens could soon reopen – and stay that way When Cineworld reports its annual results this…
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Tory MPs warn Johnson not to extend Covid curbs
The prime minister is under pressure to resist an ‘excess of caution’ as a third wave of infections grips Europe Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris…
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Record rains and widespread flooding prompt evacuations in Australia
Record rains and widespread flooding prompted evacuations along Australia’s east coast on Saturday and threatened the most serious overflow of Sydney’s main reservoir in 30 years, officials said.Authorities warned of…