COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: Spain’s unvaccinated youth turning in droves to hospitals amid Delta variant surge
Julio Miranda had never felt the threat of the coronavirus too close. With an appointment for his first Covid-19 jab scheduled for mid-July, the 48-year-old house painter was, like many…
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Coronavirus live: police urge ticketless England fans not to travel to London; Fukushima to ban spectators from Olympic events
Met urges England fans not to gather in large numbers in capital for the Euro 2020 final on Sunday due to ‘ongoing public health crisis’ Vaccinated NHS workers might be…
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Hong Kong risks falling behind competitors if strict coronavirus travel curbs remain indefinitely, business leaders warn
Hong Kong is in danger of falling behind as a global financial centre if it persists with its “zero infections” approach to reopening borders amid the coronavirus pandemic and fails…
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Ursula von der Leyen says EU has reached Covid vaccine target
Commission president says EU has delivered enough vaccine to inoculate 70% of adults in the bloc Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The EU has delivered enough…
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Screaming fans ignore Covid-19 rules to catch glimpse of Hong Kong heartthrobs Mirror
Hundreds of screaming fans brought Hong Kong’s largest shopping centre to a near standstill on Saturday as they tried to catch a glimpse of the Canto-pop boy band Mirror.Police and…
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Vaccinated NHS staff could forgo Covid isolation amid staffing shortages
No 10 could exempt NHS workers as hospitals cancel operations amid surging cases Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Government officials are examining whether fully vaccinated NHS…
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US community colleges see ‘chilling’ decline in enrollment during pandemic
Experts worried about long-term impact on low-income and non-white Americans, populations community colleges tend to serve David Ramirez, a student at Pasadena City College in Pasadena, California, struggled with balancing…
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Africa can’t be left to go it alone when it comes to Covid vaccines | Paul Farmer and Ishaan Desai
Europe and the US have won the scramble for vaccines – now they must help African nations produce their own More than 3bn doses of the Covid-19 vaccine have now…
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Government announces 50 new cases amid fears of extended lockdown – as it happened
NSW reports 47 people in hospital, with 16 in intensive care including a teenager. This blog is now closed Berejiklian warns of ‘prolonged lockdown’ after NSW records 50 new cases…
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Octopus, AlipayHK, WeChat Pay or Tap & Go? What Hongkongers need to know when registering for HK$5,000 e-voucher scheme
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing.Hongkongers have rushed to sign-up for the government’s HK$5,000 (US$644)…