COVID-19 Updates
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Get your face ready for a mask-free summer – hide acne, iron out wrinkles, have some ultrasound lifting and brighten up dull skin
With countries around the world easing mask restrictions for those who have been vaccinated, signs are pointing to a semi-formal summer for our faces. Which, for some, raises the question:…
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Vaccine inequality exposed by dire situation in world’s poorest nations
Analysis: the failings of the Covax programme, logistical issues and governments’ own inadequacies are making a bad situation worse Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Only 1%…
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Covid live news: UK considering compulsory vaccination for NHS staff; Malaysia to increase immunisation efforts
Latest updates: UK government considering mandatory jabs for health workers; Malaysia to set up more mega vaccination centres Keir Starmer: Boris Johnson’s chaos could hit June plan to lift lockdown…
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Victoria takes aim at ‘disgraceful’ lack of federal financial support during lockdown
James Merlino announces $250m support package for hard-hit businesses and says Canberra’s lack of help is beyond disappointing Every Victorian business owner should be angry that the federal government rejected…
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Heatwave deaths set to soar as UK summers become hotter
Met Office warning over impact of global heating prompts calls for action to protect elderly and vulnerable Britain is failing to protect its vulnerable citizens from the threat of intensifying…
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‘She’s an angry goddess’: India’s coronavirus deities, ‘disease-curing’ shrines offer hope to desperate devotees
As India reels from a devastating second wave of Covid-19, some devotees with nowhere else to turn are seeking divine intervention at temples dedicated to “coronavirus goddesses”. Two “Corona Devi”…
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China forces pace of vaccinations with persuasion … and some cash
Two months ago, few had been inoculated. Now hundreds of millions have, after health warnings – and gifts Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Early in March,…
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Tories made a Faustian bargain when they gave us this lord of misrule | Andrew Rawnsley
Dominic Cummings may be out for revenge, but his account of Boris Johnson’s fatal character flaws was tragically believable It’s a mad, mad, mad, mad world in which Boris Johnson…
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Coronavirus: India offers Covid-19 orphans a financial lifeline; Malaysia to ramp up vaccination drive
India on Sunday reported its lowest daily rise in new coronavirus infections in 46 days at 165,553 cases during the previous 24 hours, while deaths rose by 3,460, after New…
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Private renters in England on ‘cliff edge’ as eviction ban ends
Councils and charity Shelter voice concern as ministers are warned homelessness crisis could cost the state £2.2bn Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Almost two million private…