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Partygate: PM accused of presiding over ‘record’ 100 Covid fines
Met police announce number of fixed-penalty notices for Covid breaches in Whitehall has doubled Boris Johnson has been accused of presiding over Covid lockdown breaches on a “record-breaking scale” after…
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Hong Kong hospital suspends four mortuary workers after mix-up of 2 bodies results in family cremating wrong corpse
Tuen Mun Hospital says it immediately launched an investigation into mix-up when it was told by mortuary worker the wrong corpse had been sent to funeral parlour. Read the original…
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Unequal impact of Covid should be part of UK inquiry, says chair
Heather Hallett calls for greater focus on minority ethnic people, children and mental health The chair of the UK Covid-19 public inquiry has urged the prime minister to significantly widen…
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Trump officials and meat industry blocked life-saving Covid controls, investigation finds
Congressional investigation reveals the lengths meat industry went to downplay risks to workers and lobby receptive Trump officials Trump officials “collaborated” with the meatpacking industry to downplay the threat of…
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Tesla ships first electric cars overseas since lockdown halted Shanghai production, as domestic sales dwindle to a trickle
Some 4,767 electric cars built at the Gigafactory 3 left for Slovenia on Wednesday, according to Jiefang Daily, as the US carmaker tries to make up lost ground against Chinese…
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Hong Kong pool ace Robbie Capito forced to scratch Europe trip on day of flight
Compulsory Covid-19 test in Hong Kong on his 12th day back from the US puts paid to the 20-year-old’s plans to play in Bucharest Open and UK Open. Read the…
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Coronavirus: 1 in 5 Hong Kong families unhappy, with mothers suffering more, as overall happiness index of households slips in new survey
Survey finds 81.1 per cent of 1,633 people interviewed scored six and above on family happiness, but overall index of 6.98 is lowest since 2019. Read the original article at…
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US death toll from Covid-19 surpasses 1 million
President Joe Biden in a statement acknowledged the ‘unrelenting’ pain of those who had lost loved ones during the pandemic. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Ending England’s Covid restrictions was divisive – but the data shows we were right | Raghib Ali
Despite Omicron worries, England has fared no worse than other nations that kept restrictions in place Raghib Ali is a clinical epidemiologist It is now five months since the Omicron…
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Surge in NSW flu cases sparks concern over hospital capacity with Covid numbers high
State’s chief health officer, Dr Kerry Chant, urges people to get flu vaccinations as 2,000 cases reported in last week Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates…