COVID-19 Updates
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Two-track approach to tackling coronavirus needed to save lives
The world is witnessing the emergence of more infectious variants of the Sars-CoV-2 virus, but a stuttering race to ensure equitable access to vaccines has seen a handful countries streak…
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Rule-breakers and anti-lockdown marchers are boofheads – but the biggest failure is the government’s | Paul Daley
It’s not surprising to see those who have been making sacrifices turn their white hot anger against politicians If state health laws allow places in Bondi to serve margaritas in…
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Majority of coronavirus cases at Massachusetts public events were vaccinated, study shows
A new study by the US Centres for Disease Control and Prevention showed that three-quarters of individuals who became infected with Covid-19 at public events in a Massachusetts county had…
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Coronavirus live news: Kenya bans gatherings as cases rise; Delta variant nearly 95% of cases in Italy
Kenya suspends all in-person meetings and gatherings; variant now dominant in Italy, authorities say Locked down with cases rising, Sydney wonders how Delta will end Thailand bans sharing of news…
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UK Covid live: 1 in 65 people in England had coronavirus last week but R number falls slightly
Latest updates: latest ONS figures suggest rise in cases; R number drops to between 1.1 and 1.4 Man pleads guilty to assault after Chris Whitty accosted in park UK minister…
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Japan expands Covid state of emergency to four more areas
Measures in Tokyo also extended until 31 August, after the Olympics and well into the Paralympics Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Japan has expanded its coronavirus…
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Driver shortage crisis threatens UK milk deliveries in wake of Brexit and Covid
Dairy industry giant Arla calls on UK government to address driving test backlog, visa issues and self-isolation rules Supermarkets could face a “summer of disruption” to milk deliveries if widespread…
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Covid infections rising in England despite fall in daily reported cases
ONS figures based on swabs from selected households show one in 65 people had virus in week to 24 July Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Coronavirus…
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‘I was fearful for my safety’: St Louis health official speaks out on racist abuse
People mocked Faisal Khan’s accent and a council member questioned his credentials over Covid measure A top public health official in a St Louis suburb has spoken out after he…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong ‘weighing tighter controls on travellers from United States’; city confirms 2 imported cases
Hong Kong is considering tightening coronavirus measures for travellers from the United States, as authorities prepare to unveil a broader overhaul of risk rankings for foreign countries, according to industry…