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India approves Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine for emergency use
One-dose vaccine to be brought to India, as government warns Covid danger has not abated Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage India has approved Johnson & Johnson’s…
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Sussex University offers £5,000 prize for vaccinated students
Ten students will receive £5,000 in draw if they can prove they are double-jabbed or medically exempt Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A university is offering…
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Republicans treated Covid like a bioweapon. Then it turned against them | Rebecca Solnit
Trump’s team reportedly believed that coronavirus would hurt Democratic states – and Democratic governors – worse. But the virus does not discriminate Some of the most powerful conservatives in the…
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Further Covid lockdowns in UK are now unlikely, says Neil Ferguson
Epidemiologist who helped shape initial strategy warns prediction could change if virus ‘changes substantially’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Prof Neil Ferguson, the epidemiologist whose initial…
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‘The price was a shock’: Britons on holidaying in UK this summer
The Guardian speaks to four people braving eye-watering price hikes to holiday in Britain this year Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage With more and more people…
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NSW region to go into lockdown as state records highest number of infections – as it happened
None of Victoria’s new cases in quarantine for infectious period; Queensland won’t make lockdown decision until Sunday. This blog is now closed NSW has worst day of pandemic with 319…
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Victoria Covid cases spread into public housing tower as Queensland forced to wait on lockdown decision
Victorian premier Daniel Andrews reports 29 new cases while Queensland records 13 NSW has worst day of Covid pandemic with 319 new cases, five deaths and lockdown of Armidale Follow…
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Coronavirus Hong Kong: more tests for arrivals from low-risk countries, while Post review finds rising number of infected arrivals already vaccinated
Hong Kong will increase the number of Covid-19 tests that travellers from low-risk countries must take as part of heightened scrutiny of arrivals, while a Post review has found a…
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Coronavirus: Australia’s Delta outbreak worsens; infections spread to Indonesia’s outer islands
Australia reported a record daily number of new coronavirus cases this year on Saturday with the highly infectious Delta variant continuing to spread through the country’s most populous states of…
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US study shows vaccine gives coronavirus survivors big immune boost
Even people who have recovered from Covid-19 are urged to get vaccinated, especially as the extra-contagious Delta variant surges – and a new study shows survivors who ignored that advice…