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Hong Kong reveals plans to step up border controls to shield city from Covid-19 rebound, as warning signs of new wave emerge among drivers
New Covid-19 measures:•Four regular testing centres to operate long-term, offering free service for those at high risk of infections, and paid screening for those requiring certification to travel, especially for…
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Melbourne counts economic cost of coronavirus lockdown, offering harsh lesson to other cities
As countries across the globe grapple with the prospect of renewed lockdowns, the Australian city of Melbourne offers a stark lesson on the costs of bringing the coronavirus under control.The…
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Pfizer and BioNTech’s vaccine poses global logistics challenge
Two vast football-pitch-sized facilities equipped with hundreds of large freezers in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and Puurs, Belgium, will be the centres of the huge effort to ship the coronavirus vaccine, developed…
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Soaring UK job losses show furlough extension may have come too late
Record redundancies, rising unemployment and fewer job opportunities. Even before the second Covid wave forced the launch of lockdown 2.0, workers were feeling the pinch. In the three months to…
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Global markets: winners and losers as Covid vaccine hopes send shares surging
The FTSE 100 posted its biggest one-day gain since March on Monday after the drug companies Pfizer and BioNTech said their prospective coronavirus vaccine was 90% effective. The news jolted…
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Coronavirus symptoms: how to tell if you have a common cold, flu or Covid
Fever, runny nose, headache? Lost your sense of taste or smell? Your guide to differentiating between the three illnesses Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage With winter…
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Coronavirus map Australia: tracking new and active cases, Covid stats and live data by state
Due to the difference in reporting times between states, territories and the federal government, it can be difficult to get a current picture of how many confirmed cases of coronavirus…
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Send in your questions: what do you want to know about coronavirus in the UK?
We want to hear about the questions you have around long Covid, testing and any other related issues If you’d like to ask Guardian reporters a question about the impact…
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Coronavirus in the UK: what precautions are you taking?
We’d like to hear how readers are reacting to Boris Johnson’s announcement that new rules could be necessary for six months As the UK heads towards a winter with new…
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Coronavirus Australia live update: Victoria premier Daniel Andrews holds press conference as 1m jobs lost
Alan Jones is the latest speaker announced at the Conservative conference, CPAC. Jones “hates to put it as bluntly as this, but the country is in a mess … but…