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Hong Kong fourth wave: younger patients warned after Covid-19 kills previously healthy 42-year-old woman, as 95 new cases confirmed
A previously healthy 42-year-old woman has died from Covid-19, making her one of the youngest coronavirus fatalities in Hong Kong, as 95 new infections were confirmed on Sunday.Among the latest…
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Indonesia arrests firebrand cleric Habib Rizieq Shihab for breaking coronavirus restrictions
A firebrand Indonesian Muslim cleric was arrested on Sunday for allegedly breaching coronavirus restrictions after he held a series of sermons with tens of thousands of followers.Habib Rizieq Shihab’s arrest…
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Science has led us to the brink of beating Covid-19. Let’s not jeopardise it | Patrick Vallance
Rejoice at the worldwide success of research and technology, but if we don’t follow the rules it could all be for nothing Nearly a year after the pandemic started, it…
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Jeff Bezos became even richer thanks to Covid-19. But he still won’t protect Amazon workers | Robert Reich
The pandemic has made clear that corporations need more – not fewer – incentives to protect workers As a former secretary of labor, I often receive mail from workers with…
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Businesses need detailed answers on Brexit, not vague letters or TV ads
Clarity is vital as companies struggle under the uncertainty of the transition and Covid-19, says Adam Marshall of the British Chambers of Commerce This has been a year of disruption…
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US set for coronavirus vaccine roll-out as Germany to enter Christmas lockdown
The Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine will reach hospitals and other sites across the United States by Monday morning, a top official said, ready to be injected into the arms of millions…
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Hong Kong must be on Covid-19 alert for whole of 2021 as vaccines are no silver bullet, warns top official, as city’s death toll climbs to 117
Hong Kong’s financial chief has told the city to remain vigilant against the coronavirus threat for the duration of 2021, with Covid-19 vaccines unable to eradicate all infections.Financial Secretary Paul…
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Why did Australia’s University of Queensland/CSL coronavirus vaccine fail?
Australia’s hopes of a locally developed Covid-19 vaccine have been dashed with news that the University of Queensland/CSL vaccine would not proceed to further clinical trials.Unlike news about the Pfizer/BioNTech…
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Coronavirus live news: South Korea reports highest daily infections as US nears 300,000 deaths after record day
Trump hails start of immunisation programme; Italy overtakes UK for Europe’s highest death toll; Germany expected to close shops before Christmas How Covid revealed the truth about our world FDA…