COVID-19 Updates
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WHO approves first Chinese Covid vaccine for emergency use
Sinopharm jab will also be added to Covax programme for the developing world in the coming weeks The World Health Organization has given emergency use approval to one of the…
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Coronavirus live: China’s Sinopharm jab gets WHO approval; Turkey, Maldives and Nepal added to England ‘red list’
Grant Shapps says countries added to mandatory hotel quarantine list; Chinese vaccine is fifth to be approved by World Health Organization Australia on green list as travel to be allowed…
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Coronavirus: Britain unveils countries on travel green list, including Singapore, Australia and New Zealand
Britain will allow people in England to resume international travel from May 17 but is limiting the number of destinations open for quarantine-free holidays to just a handful of countries…
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Covid travel rules: ‘green list’ of destinations announced for England – video
Turkey, Maldives and Nepal are expected to be added to a red list while Israel will be among the green list countries, the UK transport secretary, Grant Shapps, announced. Popular…
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England puts 12 destinations on Covid ‘green list’ for trips from 17 May
Destinations on green list include Australia, New Zealand, Portugal, Singapore, Brunei and Israel The new traffic-light system: all you need to know See all our coronavirus coverage ‘Green list’ guide:…
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England’s traffic-light system for foreign travel: all you need to know
What do the green, amber and red lists mean for travellers, and which countries are designated green? Countries put on England Covid ‘green list’ with trips allowed from 17 May…
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NHS to allow pregnant women to book specific Covid vaccines
Announcement comes after complaints of women being passed ‘from pillar to post’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The coronavirus vaccine booking system will be amended to…
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India coronavirus strain declared ‘variant of concern’ in Britain
British health officials on Friday labelled a coronavirus strain first found in India a “variant of concern” due to evidence it spreads more easily, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong police arrest man for reselling free government Covid-19 specimen collection kits online
Hong Kong police have arrested a man for selling free government Covid-19 specimen collection packs online and pocketing more than HK$3,000 (US$384), amid growing demand for kits fuelled by an…
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Indonesia risks India-style Covid-19 surge as millions skirt Eid ul-Fitr travel ban
Travel bans in Indonesia and Malaysia aimed at stemming the traditional exodus ahead of the Eid ul-Fitr religious festival may do little to prevent a rise in Covid-19 infections, health…