COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: India must rely on international aid until oxygen crisis eases next month
India’s coronavirus disaster deepened on Thursday with the daily death toll climbing above 3,600 as dozens of countries sent urgent medical aid to help tackle the crisis.India on Friday posted…
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Global coronavirus cases top 150 million, Brazil deaths 400,000
Global cases of the coronavirus topped 150 million as Brazil became the second country to officially top 400,000 deaths.The global death toll from Covid-19 has reached 3.15 million, according to…
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Complaints against universities in England and Wales hit record levels
Watchdog pays out £742,132 in refunds amid concerns about online learning during Covid-19 Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Students in England and Wales made record numbers…
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Amazon’s sales up 44% as US economy soars 6.4% in first quarter
Company makes $8.1bn profit for quarter as positive economic reports suggest US shaking off worst of pandemic recession Amazon’s sales increased 44% to $108.5bn in the first three months of…
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Rapid spread of India Covid variant in UK is ‘worrying’, say scientists
Cases of variant B1617 reach 400, but Public Health England says there is no evidence of a threat to vaccines Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Coronavirus…
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Ministers among main routes for Covid PPE deal ‘VIP’ channel, court hears
Civil servants said firms referred via political connections could receive ‘hand-holding’ service, emails show Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Cabinet Office minister Lord Agnew, the…
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Glastonbury festival site to offer family-friendly camping over summer
With 2021 event off because of Covid, Worthy Pastures will offer ‘back to basics’ tents but definitely no bands There will be no bands, no sound systems and a noise…
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‘The situation in India can happen anywhere,’ says WHO Europe director – video
The World Health Organization (WHO) said the kind of struggle India was having against a devastating resurgence in Covid cases could happen anywhere in the world, during a briefing on…
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Every day I receive tragic news from India and feel so helpless on the other side of the world | Krati Garg
The Covid tsunami in my country of birth should be a wake-up call for Australia. This is not the time to be complacent My chat groups from India are flooded…
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India wants access to cheap copies of Covid vaccines. So why is Australia holding out?
More than 100 countries are pushing for a temporary waiver of IP rules to boost vaccine access for developing nations. Why hasn’t it been approved? As India grapples with a…