COVID-19 Updates
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There’s a case for vaccine passports, but ministers are failing to make it | Andrew Rawnsley
The government’s hesitant and incoherent policy serves only to create suspicion and offer ammunition to anti-vaxxers • Coronavirus – latest updates• See all our coronavirus coverage Many will have heard…
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Nurseries in England feeling the pressure as ‘pingdemic’ hits children and staff
Calls to extend exemptions to self-isolation in support of critical workers’ children More than half the nurseries in the north-west of England have been forced into a partial or full…
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Hong Kong goes on a spending spree as HK$5,000 e-vouchers scheme launches
Spending of the first batch of coupons under the Hong Kong government’s HK$5,000 (US$643) e-voucher scheme kicked off on Sunday with residents across the city going on shopping sprees and…
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Flood-hit Chinese city of Zhengzhou starts mass Covid-19 tests after spike in cases
Spikes in coronavirus cases have prompted a flood-hit Chinese city to start mass testing and a popular tourist destination to cut traffic to try to contain the spread of the…
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Coronavirus won’t just go away. Here’s how Hong Kong can learn to live with it
With the impacts of Covid-19 stretching beyond public health, governments should consult experts other than those in hygienics, epidemiology and microbiology when determining and evaluating their policy responses to the…
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Kim Jong-un hints at ‘hardships’, stoking fears of famine’s return amid North Korea’s pandemic isolation
North Korea’s autocratic leadership is not known for drawing attention to problems within the country, where a popular children’s song proclaims “we have nothing to envy in the world”.So when…
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Coronavirus: Florida breaks record with more than 21,000 new cases
Florida has reported 21,683 new cases of Covid-19, the state’s highest one-day total since the start of the pandemic, according to federal health data released on Saturday.The state has become…
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Coronavirus: Mass protests in France as tougher restrictions loom
France was convulsed for the third weekend in a row on Saturday as mass protests against a planned tightening of coronavirus restrictions continue to anger segments of the public.The Interior…
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Britain warns coronavirus monitor devices work less well for darker-skinned people
Britain’s state-run health care service warned on Saturday that devices used by people with Covid-19 to monitor blood-oxygen levels at home may give inaccurate readings for people with darker skin.The…
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Coronavirus live: UK reports 26,144 new infections, Vietnam to extend lockdown as cases soar
UK equalities watchdog warns businesses to be ‘non-discriminatory’ in the application of their employee vaccine policies. Thailand: Bangkok warehouse turned into 1,800-bed hospital as Covid crisis worsens See all our…