COVID-19 Updates
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Tax financial transactions to help Covid recovery, G20 told
Economists say Tobin taxes would raise vital funds to help support global poor and tackle climate crisis Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The world’s leading developed…
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Coronavirus: Indonesia, Thailand mull booster shots amid concerns over efficacy of Sinovac vaccine
Indonesia and Thailand are considering offering a booster shot to their medical workers immunised with Sinovac’s Covid-19 vaccine, a move likely to reduce public trust in the Chinese product that…
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Scott Morrison says ‘utterly false’ to suggest Sydney lockdown avoidable if vaccine targets met
Prime minister says even the most ‘optimistic scenarios’ in the original vaccine rollout plan would not have helped NSW now NSW to send mounted police into south-west Sydney to enforce…
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UK flights and credit card purchases rise as Covid rules ease
Data comes before official figures for UK’s national income are expected to show fourth month of expansion Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Flights to and from…
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Lack of sick pay for all threatens Covid plan, UK thinktank warns
Royal Society of Arts says it is financially unviable for many low-paid workers to self-isolate Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Ministers are playing with fire if…
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Shapps ends quarantine rule for fully vaccinated amber-list travellers
New regime from 19 July could open up many tourist hotspots to English holidaymakers Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Holidaymakers from England travelling to amber list…
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Spectators to face Olympic ban as Tokyo Covid emergency declared – report
Japanese prime minister says Tokyo’s fourth state of emergency will begin on Monday See all our coronavirus coverage Olympic organisers are expected to ban all spectators from the Tokyo Games,…
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Fears of new US Covid surge as Delta spreads and many remain unvaccinated
Vast majority of deaths are in unvaccinated people, as cases rise in nearly half of states More than nine out of 10 Americans who died from Covid-19 in the US…
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NSW to send mounted police into south-west Sydney to enforce rules – as it happened
New cases for NSW, Queensland and Northern Territory as Sydney remains in lockdown. This blog is now closed NSW records 38 Covid cases, highest since Sydney outbreak began PM says…
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Sunak hints at changes to test-and-trace app to cut numbers told to isolate
Chancellor says health secretary looking at ‘solutions’ amid reports of people deleting NHS app Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The chancellor, Rishi Sunak, has suggested changes…