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Johnson refuses to admit lockdown rules were broken in Downing Street
Dominic Raab says there were ‘clearly breaches’, but PM says he won’t give ‘running commentary’ Boris Johnson has repeatedly declined to admit rules were broken in Downing Street during lockdown,…
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Coronavirus: WHO lays out plan to emerge from emergency phase of pandemic
The World Health Organization on Wednesday released an updated plan for Covid-19, laying out key strategies that, if implemented in 2022, would allow the world to end the emergency phase…
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The Guardian view on Partygate: a reckoning approaches | Editorial
Boris Johnson hopes the public and his party have moved on. That may be wishful thinking Confronted last November with allegations of illegal, lockdown-breaking parties in Downing Street, Boris Johnson…
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Experts warn there are far more Covid cases in Australia than the numbers reported
Epidemiologists warn ‘there are certainly far more’ Omicron cases than officially reported Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Australia’s Covid case numbers are likely much higher…
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Why is the UK seeing near-record Covid cases? We still believe the three big myths about Omicron | Christina Pagel
People are desperate to return to life as normal, but the rising number of infections is a reminder that this pandemic isn’t over We’re living in two realities: one in…
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Chinese Communist Party chief in Hubei steps down after leading Covid-19 battle
The Chinese official who was appointed to the top job in Hubei province at the height of the Covid-19 outbreak in the province is retiring. On Tuesday the state news…
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‘This massive undertaking was invisible’: film glimpses behind the curtain as Covid vaccine was made
Acclaimed film-maker David France’s How to Survive a Pandemic on HBO documents ‘a scientific undertaking unlike any in our lifetime’ How to Survive a Pandemic, investigative journalist and director David…
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Hong Kong leader calls on officials to look out for welfare of city’s street sleepers, amid uproar over ‘unreasonable treatment’
Hong Kong’s leader has demanded government departments fulfil their responsibilities to support the city’s homeless, amid growing calls for authorities to apologise for what has been called “unreasonable treatment” of…
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‘Why is he still here?’: Keir Starmer says Boris Johnson should resign over Partygate
Labour leader also used prime minister’s questions to attack PM over taxes and cost of living Today’s politics news – latest updates Keir Starmer has said Boris Johnson should step…
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Those with allergies should not fear Covid-19 vaccines, Hong Kong medical experts say, citing poll showing few suffer adverse reactions
Hongkongers suffering from allergies should not be afraid of getting a Covid-19 vaccine, medical experts said on Wednesday, citing a poll revealing only a small number of such patients reported…