COVID-19 Updates
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Singapore starts vaccinations for students with Covid-19 outbreak ‘on track’ to be brought under control: PM Lee
Singapore’s Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong on Monday said the country’s latest Covid-19 outbreak – which earlier this month triggered a fresh set of lockdown-like conditions – appeared to be…
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Malaysia struggling to contain sharp rise in Covid cases
Country to enter near-total lockdown after record daily cases for five consecutive days Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Malaysia’s intensive care units are struggling to cope…
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Backlash expected as hundreds of US colleges introduce vaccine mandates
Over 400 schools announce mandates for the fall, with some telling students they won’t be able to return without vaccinations After a year of “Zoom University”, colleges and universities are…
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Tokyo Olympics: local fans may need to show vaccination proof or negative Covid test
Games authorities are relying on Japan’s spectators to provide atmosphere but are now in a race against time to inoculate population Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage…
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Health experts furious federal guidelines still let Melbourne aged care staff work multiple sites
‘I’m almost speechless,’ nursing union head says, that Coalition failed to take stronger action after Victoria’s second wave of Covid last year Full list of Victorian Covid public exposure sites…
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Help struggling tenants weather end of Covid eviction ban, urges poverty charity
Joseph Rowntree Foundation fears ‘two-tier recovery’ with homeowners receiving more support than renters during pandemic Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The UK government is being urged…
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Covid summer: Fauci warns US has ‘a ways to go’ despite lowest rates in a year
‘We don’t want to declare victory prematurely,’ expert tells the Guardian while 2021 has seen more global cases than all of 2020 Dr Anthony Fauci, the top infectious diseases expert…
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Students in England call for 30% Covid discount on tuition fees
University students propose rebate for coronavirus-affected tuition, funded by increased interest rates Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage University students in England are offering to accept higher…
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If nothing sticks to this government, it’s because nobody is making it stick | Nesrine Malik
The familiar revelations in Dominic Cummings’ testimony are a reminder that facts don’t ‘cut through’ on their own One of the first things we are taught about liberal democracy is…
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South Africa tightens lockdown against coronavirus third wave
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa announced that his country will return to stricter lockdown measures in the face of a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases that indicate the virus is…