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Covid: UK health secretary Matt Hancock to self-isolate
Minister will quarantine until Sunday after being contacted by NHS app Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Matt Hancock has become the latest senior politician to self-isolate…
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Deliveroo appoints Next’s Wolfson as a non-executive as it gears up for float
First such role for FTSE 100’s longest-serving chief executive as he hails ‘innovative and fast-growing company’ Deliveroo has drafted in the Next boss, Simon Wolfson, as a non-executive director in…
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Sri Lankan holy man’s ‘miracle’ potion for Covid turns sour
Minister who publicly drank syrup touted as coronavirus cure tests positive Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A self-styled Sri Lankan holy man’s supposed miracle potion to…
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Matt Hancock self-isolating after receiving alert via NHS Covid-19 app – video
The UK health secretary, Matt Hancock, has said he is self-isolating after receiving an alert through the NHS Covid-19 app. In a video posted on Twitter, he said: ‘Last night I…
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One in eight people had Covid antibodies in England in December
ONS data shows 12.1% of population would have tested positive, meaning most still at risk Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage About one in eight people in…
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As Covid-19 crisis shows, sovereign wealth funds have a role that goes beyond providing money
Covid-19 has brought many challenges to the global public sector, among them a need to rethink whether firefighting roles and responsibilities in a pandemic should hinge on a conventional understanding…
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Pfizer coronavirus vaccine and frail people: too early to make firm conclusions
Reports of about 30 deaths among elderly nursing home residents who received the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine have made international headlines.With Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) expected to approve the vaccine imminently…
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Coronavirus: Malaysia expands lockdown to all but one state; Singapore ramps up vaccine plans
Every state in Malaysia except Sarawak is set to be placed under lockdown from Friday, a senior minister said on Tuesday according to reports.The country’s so-called movement control order will…
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Hong Kong fourth wave: jobless rate hits new 16-year high of 6.6 per cent with city deep in coronavirus fight
Hong Kong unemployment hit a new 16-year high of 6.6 per cent in the final quarter of last year, with the city deep in its struggle against a fourth wave…