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US coronavirus cases surge, as Texas passes 1 million infections and hospitals under pressure
Texas on Wednesday became the first US state with more than 1 million confirmed Covid-19 cases, and California closed in on that mark as a surge of coronavirus infections engulfs…
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New Zealand partially shuts central Auckland over mystery Covid case
Health authorities in New Zealand are partially shutting down the central city of Auckland on Friday, asking workers in the city to stay home as they try to trace how…
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Australian PM says net zero climate target not brought up in first call with Joe Biden
Scott Morrison has congratulated US president-elect Joe Biden on his election victory in a call that canvassed mutual challenges including Covid-19 and climate change. On Thursday, Morrison told reporters in…
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Coronavirus: Tokyo’s ramen shops struggle as more Japan eateries go bust amid pandemic
Covid-19 and social distancing measures are forcing some owners of Japan’s tiny noodle shops to consider either pushing up prices or pulling down their shutters.The pandemic is upending a finely…
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US records more than 1m new Covid cases in past 10 days as infections surge
The US has recorded more than 1m new coronavirus cases in just the past 10 days as the national total soared past 10m cases amid a widespread surge – while…
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Brazil health regulator allows resumption of China Covid vaccine trials
Brazil’s health regulator has allowed resumption of late-stage clinical trials for China’s Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine, which had been suspended due to a study subject’s death that was registered in Sao…
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Joe Biden names former Ebola tsar Ron Klain as chief of staff – as it happened
Joe Biden picked Ron Klain as his chief of staff. Klain served as “Ebola czar” during the Obama administration and has been sharply critical of Donald Trump’s response to the…
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Coronavirus Europe: Italy passes 1 million cases, France overtakes Russia
Italy, one of the European countries hit hardest by Covid-19, surpassed the one-million infections mark on Wednesday, leapfrogging Mexico to become one of the top 10 worst-affected countries globally, according…
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Brazil allows trials of Chinese CoronaVac vaccine to resume
Brazil’s national health regulator allowed clinical trials of a Chinese-developed Covid-19 vaccine to resume on Wednesday, two days after suspending them in what critics called a decision tainted by politics.The…
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Vaccinate the rich: Pfizer’s Covid-19 shot seen as too costly for poorer nations
When Pfizer and BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine rolls off production lines, Shanghai Fosun Pharmaceutical Group Company will be waiting to distribute it through a complex and costly system of deep-freeze airport…