COVID-19 Updates
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China ‘cannot relax pandemic controls’ amid threat from Delta variant
China has signalled it has no plans to lower its guard against Covid-19 as the threat posed by the highly transmissible Delta variant increases.Li Bin, vice-minister of the National Health…
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Keir Starmer: tweaking NHS Covid app ‘like taking batteries out of smoke alarm’
Labour leader criticises move to reduce its sensitivity as he raises questions about 19 July reopening Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Reducing the sensitivity of the…
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No jabs, no job: Fiji threatens unvaccinated workers with sack
Prime minister says country ‘cannot afford to waste time getting back the lives we know and love’ Fiji’s government has announced it will make Covid-19 vaccinations a mandatory condition of…
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Grant Shapps says government is keeping ‘a close eye’ on Covid app – video
Transport secretary Grant Shapps said he would be keeping a ‘close eye’ on the app as it remained an ‘important tool’ in monitoring Covid-19 amid concerns people are deleting it…
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French posters of kissing couples promote ‘desirable’ side of Covid jab
Health authority creates adverts to send positive message about social effects of vaccination Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A romantically suggestive French advertising campaign to persuade…
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Digested week: I’m gearing up for Freedom to Catch Covid Day | Lucy Mangan
As the government continued to fail at governing, at least England had an easy win in exposing Laurence Fox’s hypocrisy Data, not dates! Except, after all – dates. The government…
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The neuroscience behind why your brain may need time to adjust to ‘un-social distancing’ | Kareem Clark
If the idea of small talk at a crowded happy hour sounds terrifying to you, you’re not alone. Nearly half of Americans reported feeling uneasy about returning to in-person interaction…
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NSW police crackdown in south-west Sydney results in eight fines for Covid rule breaches
One local barista says he feels police have exaggerated the rate of non-compliance in the region Stronger restrictions for Sydney as Berejiklian flags lockdown extension NSW restrictions; NSW hotspots What…
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Pandemic gun violence surge was not linked to rise in gun sales, study finds
Research suggests looking at role of job loss, economic change, closure of schools and community organizations and civil unrest Gun homicides surged across the United States during the coronavirus pandemic,…
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Morrison doesn’t rule out further financial support for those hit by lockdown – as it happened
Premier says 29 of 44 new cases were infectious in the community as new restrictions announced. This blog is now closed Federal government to roll out vaccine ad campaign, but…