COVID-19 Updates
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Boris Johnson’s ex-aide Dominic Cummings rips Britain’s coronavirus response, says PM ‘wanted to be infected with Covid-19 on live TV’
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s former chief adviser said his ex-boss failed in the Covid-19 crisis and ministers fell “disastrously short” of the standards the public had a right to…
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Coronavirus: more than 20,000 Hongkongers could be hidden carriers of Covid-19, study shows
More than 20,000 Hongkongers could be hidden carriers of Covid-19, new research has revealed, with scientists behind the report urging city residents to get vaccinated.Academics from the faculty of medicine…
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With India’s new Covid-19 cases declining, is it time for New Delhi to emerge from lockdown?
As India slowly begins to emerge from the horrors of its second Covid-19 wave, it looks as though New Delhi may on June 1 become the first city to take…
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UK Covid live news: minister casts doubt on Dominic Cummings’ credibility ahead of him giving Covid evidence to MPs
Latest updates: prime minister’s former top adviser to offer testimony including on mistakes he claims No 10 made as coronavirus hit Britain last year Ministers braced for Dominic Cummings testimony…
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Coronavirus Australia live update: SA closes border to Melbourne as Victoria Covid cases grow to 15
PM questioned over quarantine system and vaccine rollout; Victorians urged to get tested after positive cases went to Collingwood game at MCG, Bendigo salon and more cafes in Melbourne inner-city…
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Coronavirus live news: NHS England extend vaccines to adults 30 and over; calls for new inquiry into Covid origins
India variant found in at least 53 countries; United States and other countries call for more in-depth investigation into pandemic origins; South Korea to relax mask rules US joins calls…
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Coronavirus: Tunisia’s battered tourism sector pins hopes on unfazed Russians
With its economy hit hard by the pandemic, Tunisia is counting on Russians and eastern Europeans to salvage its tourism sector whose employees fear hunger more than Covid-19.“The need to…
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Ministers braced for Dominic Cummings testimony on Covid crisis
PM’s former top adviser to be quizzed by senior MPs conducting inquiry to learn lessons from the pandemic Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Dominic Cummings, the…
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Marks & Spencer to step up store closures after £201.2m loss
Clothing and homeware sales fall by almost a third on back of Covid lockdowns Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Marks & Spencer is to step up…
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Victoria not ruling out tougher restrictions after recording six new Covid cases
Acting premier says next 24 hours critical for determining whether tougher measures needed to contain Melbourne outbreak Follow today’s Coronavirus Australia live blog Melbourne Covid restrictions: new rules explained Victoria…