COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: Laos reports first death; unlinked Singapore cases rise to 13
A Vietnamese woman died from Covid-19 in Laos on Sunday, according to state-run media, marking the first death from the disease in the impoverished communist country.Reclusive, landlocked Laos had appeared…
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EU not renewing orders for AstraZeneca jabs after June – as it happened
Pressure builds on Indian government to announce national lockdown; third of UK adults now fully vaccinated against Covid-19; Laos records first Covid death See all our coronavirus coverage 11.44pm BST…
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Hong Kong officials are a long way from achieving herd immunity against bad decisions
Hell hasn’t frozen over yet, but last week, pro-establishment lawmakers took turns counting the ways Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor’s administration has messed up, freely airing their grievances. Some named names,…
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Johnson to allow hugging and indoor venues to reopen in England from 17 May
Spread of Indian Covid variant has not deterred PM from return of cinemas and indoor hospitality and permitting mixing at home Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage…
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US ‘turning the corner’ on pandemic but pressure grows to help other nations
Daily new cases plummet in US with advent of vaccines while they rise at alarming rates in south Asia, with India bearing the brunt The US is approaching a turning…
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Ben Jennings on Boris Johnson’s winning local election strategy – cartoon
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The Guardian view on an NHS recovery: a shock is the last thing it needs
Waiting lists are growing and staff are exhausted. Long-term planning and investment are the only way back to good health On Tuesday, the Queen’s speech will offer a preview of…
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Gove calls Scottish referendum a ‘distraction’ from Covid pandemic – video
A second independence referendum is a ‘massive distraction’ from the Covid-19 pandemic recovery, Michael Gove has said after Nicola Sturgeon signalled her readiness for a constitutional battle. Speculation about whether Downing Street will…
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Labour needs new message as Tories reshape economic policy around towns | Richard Partington
For decades, cities had been prioritised as the engine of growth, with London at the apex Let the recriminations commence. In the aftermath of electoral defeat in its former industrial…
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Coronavirus: Singapore to test thousands as unlinked infections rise; Malaysia reports record death toll
Singapore will test thousands of people for Covid-19 as the number of infections unlinked to current clusters continued to rise.Three Changi Airport employees and a junior college student were among…