COVID-19 Updates
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‘A chance to make peace’: the Chinese toughing out India’s coronavirus storm
Qiu, a Chinese mechanical engineer based in India’s southern city of Bangalore, developed a high fever and lost his sense of taste and smell last week. He suspects he has…
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Biden hails ‘stunning progress’ on Covid but warns Americans: ‘Do not let up now’ – as it happened
President lauds vaccination effort to reduce cases and deaths Biden raises minimum wage for workers paid by federal contractors Texas sheriff who criticized Trump is nominated to head Ice CDC…
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Single dose of Covid vaccine can nearly halve transmission of virus, study finds
Research from Public Health England suggests that protection conferred a fortnight after vaccination See all our coronavirus coverage A single dose of a Covid-19 vaccine can slash transmission of the…
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Vaccinating adolescents could help prevent third wave of Covid in UK – study
Slowing down relaxation of coronavirus restrictions also among measures suggested by Tony Blair Institute for Global Change Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Vaccinating older children and…
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India hits 200,000 coronavirus deaths as new cases surge to record highs
India reached a grim milestone on Wednesday as its death toll from the coronavirus passed 200,000 and a devastating surge of new infections continued to overwhelm health care systems on…
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Coronavirus: Brazil’s Jair Bolsonaro under pressure as Senate probes handling of pandemic
Brazil’s Senate on Tuesday began an inquiry into the government’s management of the Covid-19 pandemic, a probe that analysts say could potentially jeopardise the re-election of President Jair Bolsonaro.Bolsonaro has…
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Petulant Heathrow should stop whining about £2.6bn Covid costs
CAA was quite right to suggest airport’s shareholders – not passengers – should dig deep The owners of Heathrow, who have done very nicely for themselves over the years, have…
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Citing ‘stunning’ coronavirus progress, Joe Biden celebrates easing of US mask rules
Fully vaccinated people can safely engage in outdoor activities like walking and hiking without wearing masks but should continue to use face-coverings in public spaces where they are required, US…
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Boris Johnson was at odds with advisers as he battled to keep England open
Fresh picture is emerging of government infighting as Covid-19 cases ticked upwards in the autumn Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage It is a well-worn tale in…
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Why Australia is under pressure to upgrade advice on Covid’s aerosol transmission
Experts cite examples of coronavirus spreading via airborne transmission including, in one case, by ‘faecal aerosols produced by toilet flushing’ The latest coronavirus outbreak from hotel quarantine in Western Australia…