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‘I was anxious at first’: how Covid helped vaccine-sceptic Japan overcome its hesitancy
Japan ranks among the most Covid-immunised countries, but only months ago the story was very different Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Early this year, as Japan’s…
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Covid live: Egypt starts vaccine trial; Austria to put unvaccinated people in lockdown
Israel’s decision follows similar move by US; Austria vaccination rate ‘shamefully low’, says chancellor Alexander Schallenberg Why is Europe returning to the dark days of Covid? Millions in England to…
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UK firm to trial T-cell Covid vaccine that could give longer immunity
Exclusive: Oxfordshire-based Emergex gets go-ahead for trials in Switzerland for skin patch vaccine Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage An Oxfordshire-based company will soon start clinical trials…
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Coronavirus: Egypt announces clinical trials of home-made Covid-19 vaccine
Egypt’s national research body said on Sunday that it will start clinical trials for a domestically made coronavirus vaccine.The country’s acting health minister, Khaled Abdel Ghaffar, told reporters at a…
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NHS patients dying in back of ambulances stuck outside A&E, report says
Exclusive: handover delays across England are also causing permanent harm to those needing urgent care People are dying in the back of ambulances and up to 160,000 more a year…
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UK officials have compiled ‘Covid exit strategy’ from April – report
No 10 sources say ministers had not seen leaked plan to wind down testing and self-isolation Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Officials have been working on…
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Austria orders lockdown for unvaccinated as Covid-19 resurgence grips Europe
The Austrian government ordered a nationwide lockdown for unvaccinated people starting midnight Sunday to slow the fast spread of the coronavirus in the country.The move prohibits unvaccinated individuals older than…
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Austria orders nationwide lockdown for those not fully vaccinated against Covid
Chancellor announces measure that will come into effect on Monday as country faces record numbers of cases Austria will place millions of people not fully vaccinated against coronavirus in lockdown…
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Three snow leopards die of Covid-19 at children’s zoo in Nebraska
Lincoln Children’s Zoo says deaths of Ranney, Everest and Makalu are ‘truly heartbreaking’, as two tigers recover Three snow leopards have died at the Lincoln children’s zoo in Nebraska of…
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Covid-19 in China: Thousands of students quarantined as authorities fight to keep latest surge in cases under control
At least 10,000 students have been quarantined in a city in the northeastern Chinese province of Liaoning after a Covid-19 outbreak.Two student halls in the west zone of Zhuanghe’s university…