COVID-19 Updates
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Beta prompts UK moves over France – but all variants could flourish after Monday
Analysis: making fully vaccinated travellers returning from places with lower infection rates quarantine, while the virus runs wild here, is difficult to comprehend Coronavirus – latest updates See all our…
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British PM Boris Johnson isolates after coronavirus exposure, amid confusion ahead of ‘Freedom Day’
The UK government was thrown into turmoil on Sunday by its own rules on Covid-19 self-isolation just as it controversially prepares to ditch pandemic curbs in England.Prime Minister Boris Johnson…
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Coronavirus: Singapore sees 11-month high in cases; Thailand expands curbs
Singapore’s health ministry reported 88 new locally-transmitted coronavirus cases on Sunday, the highest daily toll since August last year, driven by growing clusters of infections linked to karaoke bars and…
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What is the Covid workplace testing scheme Downing Street is part of?
Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak were due to be part of a pilot trialling tests instead of self-isolation Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage It emerged on…
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UK children about to turn 18 could be first in Covid vaccine queue
Those with underlying conditions could also be prioritised in any jab programme, minister suggests Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Britain’s Covid vaccination programme for children could…
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UK Covid cases could hit 200,000 a day, says scientist behind lockdown strategy
Prof Neil Ferguson says 100,000 cases after England unlocks are ‘almost inevitable’ and may double Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Covid cases could hit 200,000 a…
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Coronavirus live: Boris Johnson and Rishi Sunak will now isolate after anger following health secretary’s diagnosis
British prime minister and chancellor U-turn as Sunak says ‘I recognise that even the sense that the rules aren’t the same for everyone is wrong’ U-turn as Boris Johnson and…
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‘It’s just frustrating’: the UK couples hit by vaccine disparity
Two people whose partners have different levels of Covid protection on the problems they face Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The vaccine rollout in the UK…
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New York’s clubs are back, and with them a sense of community I’d forgotten existed | Larissa Pham
As I dance, it doesn’t feel like a night out – it feels like a homecoming In 2018, upon her return from a trip to China, my roommate gifted me…
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Renowned opera director Graham Vick dies from Covid complications aged 67
Tributes paid to director who sought fresh classical audiences with pioneering productions and outreach programmes Sir Graham Vick, the internationally acclaimed opera director, has died from complications of Covid-19, at…