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Germany mulls extending coronavirus lockdown as daily deaths top 1,000 for first time
Germany’s daily coronavirus death toll crossed 1,000 for the first time on Wednesday, with politicians predicting an extension of the county’s partial lockdown beyond the current January 10 deadline.A total…
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New Covid-19 strain ‘out of control’: how London lockdown was shown in China
Almost a year after a strict lockdown in the Chinese city of Wuhan to contain the initial coronavirus outbreak, a scaling up of measures in Britain has been described in…
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Alan Sugar’s sister dies from Covid two weeks after brother
Shirley Regal, 88, had been ill for a while, the host of The Apprentice says Alan Sugar’s sister has died from Covid, two weeks after The Apprentice host’s brother also…
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The estate on the frontline of Dover traffic chaos – a photo essay
As Brexit looms and a new variant of Covid causes fresh delays at the port of Dover, photographer Danny Burrows has been documenting the local community of Aycliffe, a small…
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Coronavirus live news: Germany reports record daily death toll; UK approves Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine
Latest updates: Germany records more than 1,000 deaths in a day; Oxford vaccine can be easily transported so rollout could be swift; person who returned to Taiwan tests positive for…
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California nurse tests positive for coronavirus a week after getting Pfizer vaccine
A 45-year-old nurse in California tested positive for Covid-19 more than a week after receiving Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine, an ABC News affiliate reported on Tuesday.Matthew W., a nurse at two…
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‘It decimated our staff’: Covid ravages Black and brown health workers in US
Covid-19 has taken an outsized toll on Black and Hispanic Americans – and those disparities extend to medical workers Thousands of US healthcare workers have died fighting Covid-19 This spring,…
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Covid tier 4 rules in England: latest restrictions explained
People in tier 4 areas must stay at home and not meet up with other households Large areas of England have joined London, the south-east and east of England in…
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‘They were trying to resuscitate him as I watched’: Rodolfo Silva, died aged 58, of Covid-19
A London bus driver, he loved classic British comedies and had planned a retirement full of golf Read more stories from the Lost to the virus series Rodrick Silva is…
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NSW records 18 new cases of Covid-19 as Victoria announces first cases in two months
Gladys Berejiklian says six cases outside the Avalon cluster are causing most concern and Victoria announces cases in Mentone, Hallam and Mitcham Follow our Covid live blog NSW hotspots list…