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Shanghai reopening: 3 new community infections found as city officials warn residents of risk of Omicron resurgence
Shanghai health officials issued a warning to the city’s 25 million residents that a resurgence of the Omicron variant could upend livelihoods after three new community infections were found. Read…
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Taiwan reports 124 Covid-19 deaths, including 9-year-old boy, but island ‘closer to peak’
Health authorities are watching closely to see if Dragon Boat Festival holiday prompts a spike in cases. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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The storm clouds of Brexit and Covid have moved on – but Britain just isn’t working any more | Simon Jenkins
From childcare to the courts, public service failures are causing chaos. Recent crises have taken their toll, but so have botched privatisations Tried getting through to a GP’s surgery lately?…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong logs 515 cases, clusters tied to bars in Central grow
Twenty-seven more cases tied to Shuffle in Lan Kwai Fong, 13 to Linq bar, two to Zentral and three to Iron Fairies nightspots. Read the original article at South China…
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The great Coronapause is over, but history tells us that complacency can be a killer | Mark Honigsbaum
Just as in the flu pandemic of the 19th century, waves of infections in the US and Portugal should remind us that Covid shows no signs of going away Shortly…
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Beijing to ease Covid-19 restaurant, school bans as local infections wane
Limits will remain in areas that have had cases in the last week. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Missguided went badly off course. Could this become a trend?
Fast fashion boomed in the pandemic, but post-lockdown many others in the market are suffering too The collapse of fast fashion retailer Missguided has been a bin fire for suppliers,…
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Severe Covid cases ‘more likely in highly polluted areas’
Air pollutant nitrogen dioxide may contribute to intensive care admissions, German study finds People who contract Covid-19 are more likely to suffer severe symptoms if they have been exposed to…
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‘The biggest fight of our lives’: the battle to contain Covid in the Northern Territory’s remote communities
Healthworkers have helped curtail the virus, but longstanding housing problems leave families vulnerable Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Download the free Guardian app; get our…
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Alexander Litvinenko assassination suspect dies of Covid
Dmitry Kovtun was one of two Russian men accused over poisoning death of ex-spy in London in 2006 Dmitry Kovtun, one of the two Russian men accused of assassinating the…