COVID-19 Updates
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Colon cancer scare the spark for ex-banker’s health care venture capital fund
Simone Song Hong-fang was 26 when she first had polyps removed from her colon and learned she would have to undergo a regular colonoscopy – an exam to detect changes…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s U-turn on Guangdong risk status not based on CY Leung’s criticism, sources say
Hong Kong’s last-minute decision to leave neighbouring Guangdong province off a list of destinations deemed medium-risk for Covid-19 was made before former city leader Leung Chun-ying publicly weighed in, according…
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Television is so good that we’re working less to watch more of it | Torsten Bell
New research reveals that the lure of the gogglebox reduces the hours we work and even encourages early retirement We’ve all watched a lot of telly this past year. That’s…
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Should we stay or should we go? The return of free will has left us dithering | Gaby Hinsliff
After more than a year of obeying the rules, we’ve suddenly been allowed to make decisions again. It’s terrifying It’s raining again. Streaming down the windows, sluicing through the streets,…
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Coronavirus live news: Pfizer and AstraZeneca jab offer protection against India Covid variant, PHE finds
Latest updates: Pfizer vaccine 88% effective against symptomatic disease from the India variant after second dose, AstraZeneca jab 60% effective Pfizer and AstraZeneca ‘highly effective’ against India Covid variant Ministers…
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Ministers ‘failed to act on Bedford Covid variant surge for two weeks’
Focus was put on Bolton so government could say it was still safe to ease lockdown, it is claimed Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Early warning…
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With Covid, averages are not the only story | David Spiegelhalter & Anthony Masters
We need local data to keep on top of local outbreaks It’s a myth that statisticians are obsessed with averages. We learn most from examining variability and the current concern…
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Yes but no but yes: flight bookings soar despite baffling travel rules
Rapidly changing government advice means choosing the wrong holiday destination could be very costly Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Airlines have dramatically increased the number of…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s slow vaccination rate puts city in ‘unfavourable’ spot; two new cases confirmed
Hong Kong’s sluggish Covid-19 vaccination rate puts it in an “unfavourable” position compared with other places, a top official has warned, with a medical adviser adding that mask-wearing rules could…
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Rishi Sunak isn’t gloating about the UK’s economic recovery. He is wise not to
The Treasury understands that shutdowns and reopenings can seriously distort growth and joblessness figures There’s a scene in Tom Stoppard’s Arcadia when the clever, media-hungry English don, Bernard, thinks he…