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US sexually transmitted infections surged to record high in 2020
Reported cases dropped in early months of Covid-19 pandemic but disrupted healthcare and diverted resources aided sharp rise After briefly dropping in the early months of the Covid-19 pandemic in…
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The Guardian view on partygate: a test of our democracy | Editorial
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak flouted the laws they made. It is up to Conservative MPs to show that there is a price beyond the police fine The prime minister…
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Boris Johnson offers ‘full apology’ for breaking Covid laws – video
Boris Johnson has said he understands the anger people will feel that he ‘fell short’ when it came to keeping to the rules the government introduced during the Covid lockdown in…
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Boris Johnson and Rushi Sunak: timeline of denials
A look at denials made by the prime minister and his chancellor over allegations of lockdown breaches Perhaps the most damaging aspect of Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak receiving fixed-penalty…
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Babies missing out on health checks in Melbourne due to Covid-related workforce shortages
Exclusive: two Victorian councils limiting maternal and infant service, despite government lifting statewide pause enacted during Covid surge Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Follow our…
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I told Boris Johnson about my husband’s Covid death and saw not a flicker of compassion | Fran Hall
I could not be with Steve at the end or celebrate his life with all who loved him. We followed the rules that Johnson and Sunak flouted On Saturday 26…
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Johnson and Sunak must go, say ‘disgusted’ families of Covid victims
Relatives voice anger as PM and chancellor given fixed-penalty notices for rule-breaking parties Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak fined for breaking lockdown laws Starmer calls for Johnson and Sunak to…
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Coronavirus: Guangdong lockdown ‘would be a disaster’ for Hong Kong’s logistics sector, industry players warn
‘Nothing will be coming to Hong Kong and we don’t want to see that happen,’ says transport sector legislator Frankie Yick, as Guangdong steps up Covid-19 curbs. Read the original…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong tours can resume if local guides, participants fulfil vaccination, testing requirements, commerce chief says
Tour guides and staff must have received three vaccine shots while those joining the tour have to take rapid antigen tests in advance. Read the original article at South China…
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UK PM Boris Johnson and finance minister Rishi Sunak face calls to quit over ‘partygate’ fines
Police have been investigating alcohol-fuelled parties at No 10 Downing Street at a time when such gatherings were banned under strict Covid-19 rules Read the original article at South China…