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Coronavirus: WHO looks at possible ‘e-vaccination certificates’ for travel
The World Health Organization (WHO) does not recommend countries issuing “immunity passports” for those who have recovered from Covid-19, but is looking at prospects of deploying e-vaccination certificates like those…
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Someone removed my toilet seat during Covid. But it’s still good to be home | Brigid Delaney
I left country Victoria to work, and returning to my little house was both a happy and sad event tinged with a potty mystery “How was your pandemic?” I ask…
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Coronavirus: worldwide death toll hits 1.5 million as UN chief warns aftershocks will be felt for decades
More than 1.5 million coronavirus deaths have been recorded worldwide from nearly 65 million cases, according to a tally by Johns Hopkins University on Thursday.The grim milestone was reached just…
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Manchild Gavin Williamson plumbs new depths of stupidity | John Crace
Education secretary might like to compare global coronavirus death rates after ‘UK is best’ drivel Much to everyone’s surprise, we have learned that Boris Johnson can – just occasionally –…
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Coronavirus pandemic pushed 32 million more people into extreme poverty: UN
The coronavirus pandemic has had a devastating impact on the world’s poorest countries, pushing millions into extreme poverty, according to a report by the United Nations.More than 32 million additional…
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China economy: has the service sector improved enough to start scaling back stimulus?
Better-than-expected Chinese service sector sentiment data for November has strengthened market confidence in the outlook for the country’s economic recovery and, in turn, fuelled discussions over how soon policymakers should…
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Coronavirus: Beijing tells Chinese vaccine makers to get ready for mass production
Two Chinese vaccine makers have been told to get ready for mass production and to finish inoculating high-risk groups against Covid-19 this year – even though their experimental drugs are…
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Quotas raised for cross-border private vehicles on Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge
Transport authorities have raised quotas for cross-border private vehicles on the Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macau Bridge, in the hope of making better use of the infrastructure that had remained underutilised even before…
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Chinese brewery marks traumatic Wuhan coronavirus lockdown with ‘stay strong’ craft beer
When the coronavirus emerged in Wuhan and the Chinese city went into a strict 76-day lockdown, Wang Fan resolved to commemorate the turbulent period in the way he knew best…
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Hong Kong fourth wave: several hotels have joined quarantine venue scheme, source says, as city confirms 90 new coronavirus cases
Hong Kong confirmed 90 new coronavirus infections on Thursday, as worried health officials warned that the sources of about a third of the cases were untraceable, the highest number in…