COVID-19 Updates
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UK Covid live news: minister says four-week delay in England lockdown easing could let extra 10m people get second jab
Latest updates: Edward Argar, health minister, says second doses would increase people’s protection against the Delta variant Delaying England’s Covid reopening ‘could keep thousands out of hospital’ Coronavirus – latest…
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US food banks brace for demand as Republicans end unemployment benefits
19.3 million adults said in late May that their households didn’t get enough food to eat while several states have started to cut benefits Food banks in many states across…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong still hunting source of teen’s infection as experts suggest hundreds of close contacts need testing for antibodies
Hong Kong’s health authorities are going all out to trace the source of a 17-year-old girl’s coronavirus variant infection which broke the city’s 42-day streak of zero untraceable cases, with…
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Liberal MP says Biloela family ‘should be resettled in Australia’, GPs to do vaccine home visits – as it happened
Two new cases are children who were in isolation as authorities say lower numbers are proof that restrictions ‘are working’. This blog is now closed. Coalition to make imminent decision…
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Wedding rules may be eased if England lockdown extended, minister suggests
Edward Argar says couples waiting to wed are ‘very much’ in Boris Johnson’s mind Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Restrictions on weddings in England could be…
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Serco upgrades profit forecast as Covid test-and-trace work continues
Outsourcing company says profit for 2021 will be £15m higher than previously thought, at about £200m Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The outsourcing company Serco has…
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Serco and G4S order NHS test-and-trace suppliers to clean up act on tax
Move follows Guardian revelations of mini-umbrella companies dodging national insurance payments The outsourcing companies Serco and G4S have ordered the recruitment agencies that they rely on to provide workers for…
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China accuses G7 of ‘manipulation’ after criticism over Xinjiang and Hong Kong
The Chinese embassy in the United Kingdom has responded angrily to the communique and accused the G7 of ‘interfering’ China has accused the G7 of “political manipulation” after it criticised…
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Victoria Covid update: testing blitz at Melbourne townhouse complex after two residents test positive
Regional tourism operators anxious to have travel restrictions eased before school holidays Vic exposure sites; Qld Covid hotspots list; NSW hotspots Covid Victoria restrictions explained Covid vaccine rollout numbers: tracking…
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Women working more hours in Covid crisis than first thought, study finds
Full-time female employment in UK has actually risen over the crisis as average working hours slip less than men Women’s average working hours in the UK have taken a far…