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Brazilian politician’s cunning plan to fight Covid: spray hand gel from planes
A local councillor has been roundly mocked for advocating aerial deployment of sanitizer as coronavirus wreaks deadly havoc A Brazilian politician has suggested using helicopters and planes to spray his…
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Greggs plans 100 new shops despite Covid driving it to first loss since 1984
Britain’s biggest bakery chain is cutting 820 jobs but sales have improved in 2021 Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Greggs has made its first annual loss…
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Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine: which countries have paused jab and why
Analysis: Germany, France, Spain and Italy head an expanding list of EU countries to have put its use on hold A host of European countries have put all vaccinations with…
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Key dates to look out for as Scotland exits Covid lockdown
A gradual return for college and university students and the reopening of shops and services begins in April Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Here are the…
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Latino immigrants need vaccines – and aren’t getting them. Here’s why | Kathleen Page, Alicia Fernández and Zackary Berger
Vaccine hesitancy among immigrant communities and people of color is a genuine issue. But the larger problem isn’t hesitancy – it’s access The 9pm text said: “Muchas gracias doctora por…
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Leprosy drug clofazimine effective in suppressing Covid-19, researchers from Hong Kong, US and Denmark find
A drug that has been used to treat leprosy for decades has also been found to be effective against Covid-19, according to a study by researchers from Hong Kong, the…
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Coronavirus: vaccine pipeline bulges, but many won’t move out of the laboratory
How many vaccines does it take to tackle a pandemic? The answer so far looks to be 81 and counting.The Covid-19 disease this month passed a grim one-year anniversary since…
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Bookings for coronavirus vaccines jump eightfold in Hong Kong after eligibility expanded to cover most of population
Hong Kong’s Covid-19 vaccination programme received a substantial boost on Tuesday, with an eightfold surge in online reservations after the government lowered the eligibility threshold for recipients to 30 years…
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Coronavirus: Manila orders children to stay home as cases surge; Thai, Japanese prime ministers get vaccinated
The Philippine capital Manila will widen a ban on minors leaving their residences to include youths of up to 18 years old for two weeks starting on Wednesday, tightening coronavirus…
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Coronavirus: US slams Chinese media for falsely saying consulate staff in Hong Kong invoked diplomatic immunity to avoid quarantine
Washington on Tuesday slammed mainland Chinese and pro-Beijing media outlets over what it called a “disinformation campaign” after they accused coronavirus-infected US consulate staff in Hong Kong of claiming diplomatic…