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Coronavirus live news: China reports highest cases since January; India reports lowest infections since March
UK reports 146 daily deaths, highest figure since 12 March; more than three-quarters of adults in UK now fully vaccinated Germany to abolish free Covid testing in bid to boost…
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Thai protesters use stones, ping pong bombs, firecrackers against police during motorbike rally
Thai riot police fired water cannons, rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters in Bangkok on Tuesday as hundreds rallied for democratic reform and against the government’s handling of the…
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US urged to fast-track vaccine approval for children under 12 as cases rise
Children accounted for 15% of new Covid cases reported last week, American Academy of Pediatrics data analysis shows As Covid cases among children continue to rise in the US due…
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China approves mixed-use Covid-19 vaccine trials to start in autumn
China’s medical products regulator has approved local trials for the combined use of the Chinese Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine and a DNA vaccine developed by American biotech company Inovio.The trials are…
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Jamaica calls for deportation flight from UK to be halted over Covid fears
High commissioner urges Home Office to stop flight after outbreak among those due to be onboard Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Jamaican government has called…
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Luxury watch sales surge as Britons go on spending spree with lockdown savings
Sales at UK’s biggest supplier of Rolex and Omega watches rise 43% on pre-pandemic levels The UK’s biggest seller of Rolex and Omega watches said sales had surged as Britons…
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China’s Dr Fauci talks about coexisting with the virus. Cue social media storm
Trusted virologist Zhang Wenhong is under fire in China over remarks echoing what many experts around the world have said: that Covid-19 is not going away and we will have…
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Germany to abolish free Covid testing in bid to get more people vaccinated
New regulations part of government efforts to incentivise those without jabs amid a rapidly rising case rate Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Germany’s leaders have set…
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Texas governor appeals for out-of-state help to fight latest Covid wave
Two more of the state’s largest school districts announced mask mandates as a county-owned hospital in Houston raised tents The Texas governor, Greg Abbott, appealed for out-of-state help to fight…
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Coronavirus: China’s Delta outbreak forces economists to rethink 2021 GDP growth forecasts, as trade expos cancelled
More economists have moved to slash their economic outlook for China as the Delta variant spreads across the world’s second biggest economy, forcing the closure of restaurants and entertainment venues…