COVID-19 Updates
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As Vietnam’s coronavirus surge continues, lockdowns take their toll on factory output, small businesses
University student Tran Thanh Nha has been working 14-hour shifts almost every day for the past two months, delivering food to locked-down residents and assisting medical workers in conducting Covid-19…
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Coronavirus: US urges face masks indoors as Delta variant surges
People vaccinated against Covid-19 in high-risk parts of the United States should resume wearing masks indoors, the top health authority said, a major reversal in guidance that underscored the country’s…
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How Hong Kong can chart a course towards living with Covid-19
It has been over a month since the government announced an exemption of executives in Hong Kong’s financial sector from quarantine measures when returning to the city from overseas business…
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Even coronavirus couldn’t lower Mexico murder rate, with 29 killings per 100,000 people, study says
Mexico’s murder rate remained essentially unchanged at 36,579 killings in 2020 due to rising gangland violence, according to the country’s National Statistics Institute.Even though the coronavirus pandemic reduced many activities…
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Teens getting the AstraZeneca vaccine: ‘They want a light at the end of the tunnel’
When I heard my 18-year-old nephews had received their first jab, it was like sunshine slicing through the clouds See all our coronavirus coverage Even by pandemic standards, Saturday was…
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How floods, wildfire and the Delta virus surge have investors seeking US dollar safe haven
The US dollar has been doing well on the foreign exchanges recently but that doesn’t mean investors have fallen in love with the greenback. It feels more like a marriage…
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Johnson’s hi-vis chain gang plan for offenders ‘will cause long-term harm’, campaigners claim – live
Latest updates: prime minister says he wants offenders ‘in chain gangs visibly paying your debt to society’ No 10 cautious over declaring Covid turning point despite fall in cases Coronavirus…
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Coronavirus live news: Tokyo hits record daily cases; Germany to tighten entry requirements for travellers
Latest updates: Olympic host seeks more hospital beds; more people to need a negative Covid test as cases rise in Germany US will not lift travel restrictions ‘at this point’…
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Don’t run away with premature conclusions, says Johnson as Covid cases fall
PM says ‘people have got to remain very cautious and that remains the approach of the government’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage People should not “run…
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Sarah Sanders promotes ‘Trump vaccine’ but says Americans should ‘pray about it’
Former Trump press secretary criticises ‘arrogant’ medical experts but admits the benefits of the shot outweigh any potential risks The former White House press secretary Sarah Sanders has urged people…