COVID-19 Updates
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From freedom to caution: a week of mixed messages on Covid reopening
Analysis: little has changed since last week’s announcement but the mood music is very different It was the comedian Matt Lucas who best captured the jarring ambiguity in Boris Johnson’s…
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Joe Biden calls Cuba protests ‘remarkable’ as Havana accuses US of stoking unrest
US President Joe Biden on Monday called protests in Cuba “remarkable” and a “clarion call for freedom”, praising thousands of Cubans who took the streets to protest food shortages and…
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Coronavirus: China boosts global vaccines deal; England presses ahead with ‘Freedom Day’
A global initiative to distribute coronavirus vaccines to poorer countries was boosted on Monday by a deal to buy 110 million Chinese shots, as the British government confirmed it was…
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The Guardian view on Covid curbs ending: Tory MPs are happy; many Britons are not | Editorial
The country is about to find out how costly the prime minister’s delay and indecision in the face of a lethal, highly infectious pathogen will be Boris Johnson, claimed his…
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The Morrison government has fallen short in all areas of the Covid vaccine rollout | Greg Jericho
The data shows Australia’s rollout was not just slow to start – the pace of vaccination has also lagged behind many other nations We’re nearly 18 months into the Covid-19…
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Pandemic caused biggest increase in world hunger for decades, UN says
The Covid-19 pandemic caused an estimated 18 per cent increase in the number of people facing hunger, a United Nations report released on Monday found, dealing a massive setback to…
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Coronavirus live: Thailand to mix AstraZeneca and Sinovac; Indonesia reports record daily case numbers
Thailand to use Oxford vaccine as second shot after Chinese-made jab; Indonesia records 40,427 new infections in a day Taiwan tech companies buy 10m vaccines in deal that sidesteps China…
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Almost one in three globally go hungry during pandemic – UN
Big leap in malnutrition during Covid, with fifth of children now believed to be stunted, report warns The number of people who did not have enough food to eat rose…
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UK Covid news: minister suggests rail firms could enforce mask wearing after 19 July in England
Latest updates: train companies could ‘impose additional restrictions’, says health minister Edward Argar Mask guidance for England will be ‘clear and strong’, says minister Flu jab may reduce severe effects…
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‘Devastating’: WHO scientist condemns Euro 2020 final
WHO’s Covid-19 technical lead, Maria Van Kerkhove, says event likely to have spurred Covid-19 transmission Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A WHO scientist has said watch…