COVID-19 Updates
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UK’s aid cuts hit vital coronavirus research around world
Leading UK expert says loss of funding certain to damage attempts to tackle virus and variants Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Vital coronavirus research, including a…
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Hospital coronavirus admissions and deaths after vaccination very small, UK study finds
A very small number of mainly frail, elderly Covid-19 patients are being hospitalised and dying even after having a first dose of Pfizer or AstraZeneca’s vaccines, but this does not…
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Eurozone driven into double-dip recession as Covid takes toll
GDP in the 19 economies sharing the euro shrank by 0.6% between January and March Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The eurozone fell back into recession…
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As coronavirus rips through India, diaspora struggles to cope with deluge of dark news from homeland
Bad news, knowing no time zones, arrives in a jarring burst of messages, calls and posts telling millions of members of India’s worldwide diaspora that yet another loved one has…
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Singapore tightens coronavirus restrictions amid hospital cluster fears. But will this affect travel bubble?
Singapore is enforcing stricter coronavirus measures after finding an infection cluster at one of its largest hospitals, with health authorities saying on Friday they may consider further restrictions if cases…
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Is Russia’s Covid vaccine anything more than a political weapon?
Observers say the Sputnik V jab is aimed more at sowing political division than fighting coronavirus Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine has…
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Grief and anger as Covid victims overwhelm Delhi’s crematoriums
As bodies pile up at the Ghazipur crematorium, staff and relatives turn their ire on the Modi government Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The bodies came,…
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Coronavirus: Tokyo Olympics may take place without spectators, organiser concedes
Leading experts in communicable diseases met in Tokyo on Friday to review countermeasures put forward by the organising committee for the upcoming Tokyo Olympic Games, 83 days before one of…
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The government dithers and delays, but the UK needs a Covid public inquiry now | Marcus Shepheard
The longer the wait, the greater the danger that the next unexpected health crisis will be mishandled It is time for a public inquiry. The coronavirus crisis has been an…
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Coronavirus: Indonesia approves Sinopharm vaccine for emergency use; Thailand says latest wave has peaked
Indonesia’s drug regulator on Friday approved the Covid-19 vaccine of China’s Sinopharm, which it will use in a private immunisation scheme where companies buy government-procured vaccines to inoculate their staff.After…