COVID-19 Updates
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Covid live: third day of record deaths in Russia; Barcelona curfew returns amid rising cases
Close to 800 Covid-linked deaths in Russia; Catalan city and surrounding area returning to curfew after just two and a half months Long Covid has more than 200 symptoms, study…
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Data officers raid two properties over Matt Hancock CCTV footage leak
Computer equipment and electronic devices seized in connection with images of minister kissing aide Two residential properties in the south of England have been raided by data protection officers, as…
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UK politics live: computers seized amid investigation into Matt Hancock CCTV footage leak
Latest updates: Information Commissioner’s Office also seized other electronic devices after picture of health secretary kissing aide emerged Boris Johnson appears to rule out sugar and salt tax Johnson calls…
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Victoria Covid update: state enters five-day lockdown as outbreak linked to Sydney grows
Covid commander Jeroen Weimar reports 18 cases, 75 exposure sites and says more than 6,500 people are isolating Follow our Covid live blog for the latest updates Vic hotspots; Vic…
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Latest Qld Covid-19 exposure sites: full list of Queensland coronavirus hotspots and case location alerts
Here are the current coronavirus hotspots and Covid-19 public exposure sites in Queensland and what to do if you’ve visited them. Follow our Covid live blog for the latest updates…
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France achieves record Covid jabs with Macron’s ‘big stick’ approach
800,000 vaccinations in single day follows announcement that visits to many public venues will require a health pass Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Within 72 hours…
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As global covid vaccine passports become a reality, we have to make sure they’re fair | Laura Spinney
Discrimination against those from poorer countries seems inevitable unless everyone accepts the WHO’s guidelines We have arrived at another of those moments, in this pandemic, where it’s critically important that…
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Tesco and John Lewis will ask customers and staff to wear face masks
Retailers set out their policies for shops in England in run-up to end of restrictions on 19 July Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Tesco and John…
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Coronavirus: airport loophole could expose Hongkongers to risk of Covid-19 infection, expert warns
Aircrew who remain on a plane before flying back on the same flight are exempt from pre-departure Covid-19 testing, the Post has learned, and experts warned the loophole could expose…
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Vietnam’s EuroCham urges EU ambassadors to procure more vaccines as country battles tenfold increase in cases
Vietnam’s European Chamber of Commerce has urged European Union ambassadors to push for more vaccine donations and to send doses to EU citizens in the Southeast Asian country, as it…