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‘It’s not Hong Kong’s fault’: infection fears over stranded transit passengers amid Covid-19 travel restrictions
Concerns have been raised over the handling of more than a dozen transit passengers stranded at Hong Kong’s airport amid Covid-19 travel restrictions, with no resolution in sight.Health experts criticised…
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Sturgeon refuses to rule out Scotland screening visitors from England
Nicola Sturgeon has said she cannot rule out introducing quarantining or screening for travellers coming from England if infection rates rise south of the border. The first minister said her…
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China’s National Security Commission met in secret amid coronavirus pandemic
Chinese officials were told to be on alert for political, economic and external risks to national security amid the coronavirus pandemic at a meeting of its secretive National Security Commission…
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John Oliver: coronavirus could turn into ‘a full-blown homelessness crisis’
John Oliver has addressed the growing housing crisis that’s affecting many Americans as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. The host of Last Week Tonight used his latest show to…
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UK mortgage approvals slump as Covid-19 hits housing market – as it happened
Time for a recap: Britain’s housing market remains gripped by the Covid-19 pandemic. New mortgage approvals fell to their lowest since at least 199, with just 9,300 new loans approved…
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China’s military becomes world’s first to use experimental coronavirus vaccine
China has approved military use of an experimental coronavirus vaccine developed by the People’s Liberation Army and a Chinese pharmaceutical company, in a first for the armed forces of any…
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Fauci doubts effectiveness of coronavirus vaccine in US due to anti-vaxxers
The US is “unlikely” to achieve herd immunity to the coronavirus even with a vaccine, according to the country’s leading public health expert, who warned that a “general anti-science, anti-authority,…
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Covid-19 worsening plight of UK migrants, report finds
The coronavirus pandemic has intensified the effects of the hostile environment on undocumented migrants in the UK, with many experiencing loss of income, unsafe working conditions and scared to seek…
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Mark Sedwill v Dominic Cummings is a Whitehall call to arms | Jane Dudman
The civility of the civil service is never more marked than in its most visceral battles. Sir Mark Sedwill’s letter of resignation from the UK’s top Whitehall job is a…
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Byron to go into administration in attempt to sell parts of burger chain
The private equity owners of the burger chain Byron are preparing to place the company into administration in the hope of attracting a bidder to buy parts of the business…