COVID-19 Updates
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In Singapore, vaccinated people made up three-quarters of recent Covid-19 cases, but few fell ill
Vaccinated individuals accounted for three-quarters of Singapore’s Covid-19 infections in the last four weeks, but they were not falling seriously ill, government data showed, as a rapid ramp-up in inoculations…
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‘Stop the Olympics’: hundreds protest outside Tokyo 2020 opening ceremony – video
Hundreds of protesters carrying placards that read ‘Lives over Olympics’ gathered outside Japan’s National Stadium where the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympics was being held. The Games, to be…
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‘Trust the science’ is the mantra of the Covid crisis – but what about human fallibility?
Science is the only method we have of understanding the world, making predictions, and rationally adapting our own behaviour Follow our Covid live blog for the latest updates Restrictions: NSW;…
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Martin Rowson on the UK’s coronavirus journey – cartoon
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By holding the Tokyo Olympics, Japan’s government is gambling with people’s lives | Kosuke Takahashi
As Covid cases rise, vaccination lags and costs soar, most Japanese people are extremely cynical about the Games The Olympic Games begins in Tokyo on Friday, just as Covid-19 blights…
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UK Covid live news: more than 800,000 people had coronavirus last week, ONS estimates
Cases increased in all four nations, says Office for National Statistics France fiasco to pingdemic U-turn: Boris Johnson’s week of chaos Limited number of critical workers to be allowed to…
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Alabama governor joins growing number of Republicans urging Americans to get vaccinated – live
Covid cases likely to accelerate through summer, new forecasts say CDC director warns Americans in ‘another pivotal moment’ in pandemic 3.21pm BST Republican lawmakers are under increasing pressure to tell…
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Republican governor says ‘time to start blaming unvaccinated’ for rise in cases
Alabama’s Kay Ivey says surge in new infections is due to a reluctance among many in state to get inoculated The Republican governor of Alabama has said it is “time…
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At least 100 of 613 US athletes unvaccinated as Tokyo Olympics begin
USOPC is ‘quite happy’ with number of vaccinated athletes Vaccination is not required for athletes competing at Games About 100 of the 613 US athletes arriving in Tokyo for the…
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Coronavirus live: Indonesia reports record daily deaths; Philippines bans children from going out
Latest updates: Indonesia’s daily death toll reaches 1,566; Philippines bans children aged 5-17 leaving the house until end of July Pfizer vaccine second dose has ‘sweet spot’ after eight weeks…