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German dad kills wife, children, himself over faked Covid-19 vaccine certificate
A man who killed his wife and three young children before taking his own life had faked a Covid-19 vaccination certificate and feared his children would be taken away from…
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Hong Kong’s restaurant sector calls on government to lift existing social-distancing rules if it pushes ahead with vaccine passport scheme
Hong Kong’s battered catering industry has urged the government to lift all social-distancing restrictions on restaurants if it rolls out a controversial Covid-19 vaccine passport plan.Ray Chui Man-wai, chairman of…
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Coronavirus: Britain’s vaccine booster programme hits snag as Omicron spreads
Britain’s operation to roll out Covid-19 booster shots to all adults is struggling to pick up speed even as the Omicron variant spreads rapidly across the country.Fewer UK adults received…
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It’s not too late for the British government to develop an effective Covid strategy | Gabriel Scally
A public health-focused response should have three pillars: prevention, vaccination and control. We’re using just one Gabriel Scally is a professor of public health and member of the Independent Sage…
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Amid winter Omicron unknowns, China to lean into ‘dynamic zero-Covid strategy’
China will stick with its “dynamic” zero-tolerance Covid-19 policy over the winter and spring amid uncertainty over the effectiveness of vaccines against the new Omicron variant, according to a senior…
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Omicron shows nations need to work together, not slam their borders shut
In theory, the world should be in a better position to deal with the Omicron variant after nearly two years of battling Covid-19. But despite the World Health Organization’s call…
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Coronavirus: Singapore says Delta wave subsiding; Japan’s death rate plummets
Singapore has seen a sharp drop in Covid-19 community cases over the last month, along with significant easing in local hospitals.The city state logged 638 local cases on December 6,…
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Omicron: rich Indians head to Dubai, US, UK for booster shots as New Delhi remains unconvinced about the science
The Indian government is facing increasing pressure to introduce booster vaccinations as the spread of the Omicron variant raises fears of a devastating new wave of Covid-19.While New Delhi has…
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The explosion of Covid PTSD cases is a mental health crisis in the making | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
Early intervention in this treatable trauma response is crucial – but in the UK, that isn’t happening When the Covid-19 pandemic began, people working in the trauma field knew the…
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Donald Trump’s blood oxygen level was ‘dangerously low’ when he had Covid-19, new book says
Former US president Donald Trump’s blood oxygen level plunged to a dangerous low when he had Covid-19 last year.Mark Meadows, former White House chief of staff, revealed the detail in…