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Former Ironman champion brought low by ‘long Covid’ describes the symptoms and what it’s like to suffer
On the face of it, Tamsin Lewis was unstoppable. A medical doctor, a founder of a wellness and longevity platform, a former pro triathlete, and the Ironman UK Champion 2014…
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Martin Rowson on the UK government’s Covid travel quarantine rules – cartoon
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Coronavirus: two masks are better than one, US researchers say
US government researchers found that wearing two masks are better than one in slowing coronavirus spread, but health officials stopped short of recommending that everyone double up.The Centres for Disease…
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Cathay Pacific to axe host of long-haul flights with all routes to Australia cut, apart from Sydney, in response to quarantine plan for flight crews
Cathay Pacific Airways is axing all Australia flights except Sydney, while services to Vancouver, San Francisco and Frankfurt are also among routes culled in response to a Hong Kong government…
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What 500 years of history tells us about the long-term economic impact of pandemics
We are now a year into the Covid-19 pandemic and one question remains: when will the global economy recover from what has been called the worst pandemic in over 100…
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UK Covid live: No 10 says MPs won’t vote on 10-year sentences for travel ban cheats because law already in place
Latest updates: government will use Forgery Act to enforce 10-year sentences; PM says people must ‘get used to re-vaccinating in the autumn’ Too soon to book holiday in UK or…
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Trump impeachment: Senate to hear prosecution arguments against former president – live
Prosecution to show security footage never before viewed publicly Senate votes 56 to 44 to proceed with Trump’s second trial Trump ‘frustrated with lawyers’ as he watches trial on TV…
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Ursula von der Leyen admits failings in EU Covid vaccine rollout – video
European commission president Ursula von der Leyen on Wednesday acknowledged failings in the EU’s approval and rollout of vaccines against Covid-19. ‘We were late to authorise, we were too optimistic when it came…
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Poor support for self-isolation undermines the UK’s Covid vaccination effort
The more the virus is allowed to replicate in the community, the greater the risk of mutations that escape the vaccines The UK currently has no plan to eliminate coronavirus…
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Government to spend up to £600,000 defending Covid contract
Good Law Project is challenging award of contract to firm run by associates of Michael Gove and Dominic Cummings Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The government…