COVID-19 Updates
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As Indonesia bans Eid homecomings, Chinese worker arrivals raise questions
As Indonesian authorities turn back thousands of people trying to return to their hometowns for the Eid ul-Fitr festival despite a nationwide interstate travel ban, some have questioned the inflow…
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Syringe scandal: Peru probes nurses who injected people with only air, not Covid-19 vaccine
Peru’s Health Ministry said it was investigating nurses who were accused of trying to inoculate patients with empty syringes during the country’s coronavirus vaccination campaign.The ministry said the three known…
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Victoria ‘disappointed’ no money for new Covid quarantine facility in budget
Coalition says it will pay for more flights for stranded Australians despite no new funding for dedicated quarantine facilities Wednesday’s federal budget 2021 LIVE updates and reaction: Australia politics live…
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Unicef calls on UK to give 20% of vaccines to other countries
Children’s charity urges UK to set example and start sharing jabs with lower-income countries from June Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The UK should commit to…
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‘We won’t be bouncing back’ – the unsettling truth about the big reopening
Next week, after 14 months of closure and despair, the arts are reawakening. But the damage caused by Covid runs deep – and recovery is by no means assured “If…
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Indian Covid variant calls in question 17 May reopening in UK, say experts
Highly transmissible B.1.617.2 is now second most common variant and is spreading in north-west England Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The dramatic rise in UK cases…
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Coronavirus: variant from India found in at least 44 countries, World Health Organization says
The World Health Organization said on Wednesday that a variant of Covid-19 behind the acceleration of India’s explosive outbreak has been found in dozens of countries all over the world.The…
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Victoria Covid hotspots: list of Melbourne and Vic coronavirus case locations
Here are the current coronavirus hotspots in Victoria and what to do if you’ve visited them NSW Covid-19 hotspots Download the free Guardian app Victorian authorities have released a list…
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Coronavirus: Sinovac shot causes ‘drastic drop’ in deaths, infections among Indonesian health workers; World Economic Forum to go ahead with Singapore meeting
Sinovac Biotech Ltd’s vaccine is wiping out Covid-19 among health workers in Indonesia, an encouraging sign for the dozens of developing countries reliant on the controversial Chinese shot, which performed…
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Biden tells US governors ‘we got more to do’ to encourage vaccination – as it happened
Biden outlines steps officials are taking to get the message across Mitch McConnell says no rollback of Trump-era tax cuts Thirty people dead as Netanyahu vows to intensify Gaza attacks…