COVID-19 Updates
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Tokyo diary: South Korea and Japan turn back the clock
The two countries revived Olympic tradition and former colonial tensions with politically charged gestures • With early coverage of the Games inevitably focused on coronavirus, geopolitical tensions have barely had…
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PM confirms extra doses of Pfizer vaccine – as it happened
Scott Morrison confirms extra 85 million Pfizer doses; NSW records 141 new local cases and two deaths, including a woman in her 30s; too soon to tell if Victorian lockdown…
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The Queen had a lucky escape from Boris Johnson’s ‘sod it’ attitude to Covid | Andrew Rawnsley
‘Freedom’ day panders only to Boris Johnson’s real boss – a minority faction in the Tory party and rightwing press Right at the beginning of the pandemic, there was intense…
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Coronavirus: Malaysia’s cases top 1 million; Australia could face longer lockdown after ‘reckless’ protests
Malaysia on Sunday reported its highest ever daily rise in Covid-19 cases, with the cumulative number of infections topping 1 million for the first time.Health authorities recorded 17,045 new infections,…
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Fears for Covid vaccine drive if second doses clash with boosters
Risk that low take-up by young will lead to crunch as older people get third shot Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Health experts have warned the…
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Europe clamps down amid fears over rapid spread of Delta variant
Governments are launching de facto vaccine passport schemes as they try to head off a summer Covid wave like the UK’s Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage…
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Florida urged to ramp up vaccination effort amid ‘alarming’ Covid rise
State accounts for almost a quarter of new US infections as frustration grows at what experts say is governor’s mixed messaging The week began with Florida’s high-flying governor, Ron DeSantis,…
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Tokyo Olympics: IOC insists on face masks on medal podiums, as 10 more Covid-19 cases reported
Follow our live coverage of day two of the Tokyo Olympics here.The International Olympic Committee (IOC) said on Sunday that face masks are a “must” at Tokyo medal ceremonies, after…
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Nurses’ pay in England to fall 7% in a decade even after government offer
Latest NHS salary plan fails to offset past drop, as teachers and police furious at wage freeze Pay for nurses and other NHS staff in England will have fallen in…
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Paul Chan on reopening borders: Hong Kong wants to reconnect globally, but cannot rush as pandemic continues to evolve
This is part of a series of articles based on a wide-ranging Post interview with Financial Secretary Paul Chan Mo-po. Read part one here and part two here.Hong Kong is…