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Leaked email about drinks event at No 10 explodes Johnson’s defences
Analysis: cheery invitation to Downing Street garden at odds with coronavirus mixing rules at the time On the day that one of the prime minister’s most senior aides cheerily emailed…
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New York sees signs of Omicron coronavirus peak, though ICUs remain pressured
New York’s Covid-19 infections may have reached a peak, about a month after the city’s first case of the Omicron variant was identified.The seven-day average of people visiting New York…
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20 May 2020: what was UK doing while No 10 aide organised a party?
At the time, there was no mixing indoors, non-essential shops were shut, and hospitality businesses remained closed Leaked email about drinks event at No 10 explodes Johnson’s defences To many,…
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As China’s Covid-19 test kit orders surge globally, manufacturers are hiring en masse to meet demand
China’s manufacturers of Covid-19 testing kits are racing to keep up with surging demand, both domestically and abroad, as the world grapples with a spike in cases caused by the…
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Hong Kong Covid-19 birthday party scandal: ‘invisible guests’ and unanswered questions take the cake in unfolding health scare
A recent birthday party attended by Hong Kong government officials and lawmakers in the middle of an Omicron outbreak is proving to be a major epidemiological headache for authorities as…
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Omicron: mass Covid-19 testing not viable for Hong Kong, medical experts say, amid growing calls to deploy strategy against fifth wave
Medical experts have dismissed calls for Hong Kong to launch universal community testing against the fifth wave of Covid-19, labelling the exercise unworkable given resource limitations and difficulties in imposing…
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Novak Djokovic released from immigration detention after Australian court quashes visa cancellation – live updates
Federal court orders government to pay tennis star’s costs and release him immediately, but immigration minister could still intervene Full report: tennis star wins appeal against visa cancellation Judge ‘agitated’…
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Covid live: UK not yet ready to live with virus, says minister; Germany to study rapid test reliability for Omicron
Michael Gove says pressure on UK hospitals still high; German health minister casts doubt on rapid antigen tests in detecting Omicron Novak Djokovic wins appeal against decision to cancel Australian…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong to provide additional 150 quarantine hotel rooms for arriving domestic helpers
Hong Kong will provide 150 more hotel rooms for arriving domestic helpers to serve out their quarantine starting next month, a concession that labour-strapped local employment agencies have characterised as…
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NHS England strikes private hospitals deal to fight Omicron surge
Nightingale hubs being created at some hospitals as part of a move to provide up to 4,000 extra beds Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Hospitals in…