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Conservative health minister has big stake in Covid testing firm
Exclusive: Nick Markham, who co- founded Cignpost Investments during the pandemic, was given a peerage by Liz Truss A Conservative health minister has a substantial financial stake in a private…
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Eight in 10 people in China caught Covid since early December, say officials
Reported death toll surges to 72,000 after zero-Covid restrictions lifted; some experts estimate 1m deaths About 80% of China’s population has been infected with Covid-19 since restrictions were lifted in…
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Will Covid reinfections pose increased health risks? Experts aren’t sure
A study found that repeat infections increases the possibility of hospitalization or death, but some experts refute those findings A recent study states that Covid-19 reinfections could pose additional risks…
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Look at how the 1% are doing right now, and tell me the system isn’t rigged | Nesrine Malik
The world’s super-rich have amassed so much wealth since the pandemic that even a Tory minister can see something is amiss You may have forgotten by now, but there was…
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350,000 patients waited over 12 hours in A&E before getting NHS bed last year
Analysis by Lib Dems shows total was at record high in 2022, and compares with 1,306 people waiting as long in 2015 A record 350,000 patients waited more than 12…
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‘This will happen before 2030’: how the science behind Covid vaccines might help to fight cancer
The success of mRNA-based drugs in combating coronavirus is inspiring scientists to create similar vaccines for melanoma and other tumours In December 2022, the US biotech firm Moderna, a company…
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Ron DeSantis moves to permanently ban Covid mandates in Florida
Governor proposes legislation to ban mask requirements and outlaw ‘discrimination based on vaccine status’ Florida’s Republican governor Ron DeSantis has announced a proposal to permanently ban Covid mandates in the…
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Upsize, downsize? Why the Covid property race for space went sour for homebuyers
Ultra-low rates and a desire for more room during lockdown drove UK house prices to new heights. But now many of those who moved are suffering In the summer of…
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Lunar New Year’s Eve signals return to form for Hong Kong restaurants as business reaches 90 per cent of pre-Covid levels
But traders at city’s largest seasonal flower market bemoan poor last-day sales, despite widespread axing of coronavirus policies Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Coronavirus: lift mask mandate for outdoors after winter flu threat, Hong Kong government pandemic adviser urges
Chinese University professor and government pandemic adviser David Hui says masks should still be worn on public transport, as well as in hospitals and care homes. Read the original article…