COVID-19 Updates
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How China is losing the narrative in the global coronavirus recovery
Stories matter. For those who doubt the power of narratives in financial markets, a cursory glance at the recent works of Robert Shiller, a Nobel economics laureate at Yale University,…
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The Guardian view on the Covid lab-leak theory: act on what we know | Editorial
This pandemic’s precise origins may never be certain. We must address both zoonotic transmission risks and lab security When something goes terribly wrong, it is human instinct to look for…
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No apologies, as Matt Hancock proves useful to the prime minister
Analysis: Health secretary presented himself as the collegial alternative to Cummings at his Covid grilling Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Even those who worked closely with…
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Fingered for failings he’d forgotten, Matt Hancock wriggles free
Health secretary off the hook after Dom fails to produce evidence of Covid policy wrongdoings It wasn’t the seven-hour Netflix mini-series of Dominic Cummings, but it was still a four-hour…
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We proved in the high court that Michael Gove broke the law. So what happens now? | Jolyon Maugham
Our legal victory, which proves there has been institutionalised cronyism over Covid contracts, will have real-world effects Jolyon Maugham QC is a barrister and director of Good Law Project Shut…
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After a year at home, children with disabilities deserve priority vaccination | Frances Ryan
Much has been said about pupils in England missing months of education, but little about the plight of those shielding They disappeared more than a year ago and many are…
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Man who took two doses of AstraZeneca vaccine dies from coronavirus in Seychelles
A man who had received two doses of a version of AstraZeneca’s coronavirus vaccine died of the disease in Seychelles on Thursday.The man, who was 54, is the first fully…
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Joe Biden, Boris Johnson call for further Covid-19 origins investigation in China
The leaders of the United States and Britain vowed to support an independent investigation into the origins of Covid-19, “including in China”, in a meeting on the eve of the…
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If you have long Covid, as I did, don’t give up hope. Recovery is possible | Paul Garner
It’s different for everyone. In my case, finding an explanation for my symptoms that made sense was the key Covid-19 affects people in a range of different ways. For some…
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Coronavirus: India deaths hit daily record after data revision; Mahathir wants new body to fight pandemic
An Indian state has raised its Covid-19 death toll sharply higher after the discovery of thousands of unreported cases, lending weight to suspicion that the country’s overall death tally is…