COVID-19 Updates
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‘There is no going back’: experts on what Australia’s Covid modelling reveals | Bill Bowtell and Catherine Bennett
It is sobering to see 70% vaccine coverage in those 16 years and older could still be associated with 2,000 deaths over six months The release of the Doherty Institute…
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As Cambodian workers flee Thailand’s coronavirus surge, exodus overwhelms border facilities
Vann Thoeurn, his wife and their teenage son had been surviving on a construction site in Thailand for months despite having no work or salary.They had been working for six…
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Coronavirus: Nanjing Delta outbreak threatens China’s summer spending, adding new pressure to slowing economy
The new Delta variant outbreak that started in China’s Nanjing could heap further downward pressure on the nation’s slowing retail spending and may worsen factory activity, possibly exacerbating an anticipated…
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Obesity: could we ‘sweat out’ fat? In immune system experiment, obese mice lose 40pc of their weight in a month despite eating more
In search of better treatments for type 2 diabetes and other consequences of obesity, Taku Kambayashi has long wondered if he could harness a bodily function that most think about…
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Ben Jennings on Boris Johnson’s travel watchlist chaos – cartoon
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Coronavirus live: UK reports 138 deaths amid 21,691 new cases; row in Germany over jabbing children
UK deaths are highest since mid-March; doctors, scientists and the government disagree over vaccinating children in Germany Scotland to scrap social distancing as it lifts most restrictions US reaches Biden’s…
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Covid hospitalizations reach highs of last summer as Biden tries to win over unvaccinated – live
NYC to require proof of vaccination for indoor dining and gyms More than 51,000 Americans currently hospitalized with coronavirus US reaches Biden’s 70% first-shot goal as threat to unvaccinated grows…
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Scotland to scrap social distancing amid plan to lift most Covid rules
Nicola Sturgeon confirms blanket self-isolation measures for school pupils will also end from 9 August Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The legal requirement for physical distancing…
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The latest terrible pandemic trend? Vaccine hypocrites | Arwa Mahdawi
Some people have been wearing disguises to vaccine appointments, because they don’t want to be seen by anti-vax friends. The culprit? Culture war capitalism The hottest summer accessories for people…
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Coronavirus: Philippines proposes using WHO-recognised jab certificate for domestic helpers to work in Hong Kong
The Philippines has proposed using a Covid-19 vaccination certificate recognised by the World Health Organization for the Hong Kong government to allow foreign domestic helpers to work in the city,…