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Far from the madding crowd: rural breaks boom as wary avoid coast
Counties such as Staffordshire experiencing tourism boom amid nervousness around Covid-19 Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage There are no beaches, no seagulls, and in some places…
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Covid infection level in England falls to one in 75 people
Office for National Statistics data also points to drop in infection levels in Wales and Scotland Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Coronavirus infection levels have fallen…
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Six EU states overtake UK Covid vaccination rates as Britain’s rollout slows
Malta, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Denmark and Ireland overtake UK in fully jabbed percentages Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Six EU states have now fully inoculated a…
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‘New wave of volatility’: Covid stirs up grievances in Latin America
A new series on Covid’s global political impact starts by looking at how the pandemic has fuelled turbulence in Latin America and the Caribbean For Filipe da Silva, hitting the…
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‘It is a bit annoying’: Italy’s Covid pass restrictions kick in
Green pass rule has prompted some protests but not on same scale as similar scheme in France Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The ritual of coffee…
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Covid discoveries: what we know now that we didn’t know before
From how coronavirus spreads to its health impact, our understanding of the disease has evolved in some areas Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Since the Covid…
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Thomas Bach praises ‘soul’ of Tokyo Olympics but faces swift backlash
IOC president criticised as ‘delusional’ on social media ‘Athletes gave these Games a great Olympic soul,’ says Bach Thomas Bach, the International Olympic Committee president, has hailed athletes for giving…
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Does the US have to wear masks again for the Delta variant of Covid?
New CDC guidance and breakthrough infections have sown confusion. Here’s some sound advice from two epidemiologists on how to keep safe In late July, the US Centers for Disease Control…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong extends vaccination scheme to October; officials set sights on 70 per cent coverage by end of next month
Hong Kong has confirmed the extension of its Covid-19 vaccination programme to October, as officials aim for 70 per cent of the population having received at least one dose by…
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Singapore to relax social-distancing rules for fully vaccinated residents
Singapore’s fully vaccinated residents will enjoy relaxed social-distancing restrictions from Tuesday, including the ability to dine out in bigger groups, the government’s Covid-19 task force said on Friday.The relaxed rules…