COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus live news: UK-donated ventilators and oxygen supplies arrive in India
WHO chief describes situation in India as ‘beyond heartbreaking’; Thailand suffers record deaths; Japan to open mass vaccination centre in Tokyo Mutations, politics, vaccines: the factors behind India’s Covid crisis…
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All Covid fines in England should be reviewed, MPs say
Committee says regulations are muddled and discriminatory while large fines ‘criminalise the poor’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage All 85,000-plus Covid fines issued in England during…
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Covid crisis fuels rise in UK outdoor activity, but home workers benefit most
ONS report find outdoor exercise and park visits surged as people connected with nature in lockdown The coronavirus crisis has driven a surge in outdoor activity in Britain as people…
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How a Myanmar chef went from fine dining to street food vendor following coup, coronavirus pandemic
Three years ago, his five-star restaurant in Yangon’s Mayangone township was packed with diners every day, serving French cuisine to both expats and Myanmar locals. But after the double whammy…
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Covid ‘vaccination persuasion’ teams reap rewards in Turkey
Door-to-door initiative targeting elderly people reluctant to have jab to be rolled out after local success Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A coronavirus “vaccination persuasion” initiative…
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Health officials beg Australian government to upgrade hotel quarantine amid Covid leaks
Experts call on federal advisory group to reflect importance of airborne spread, as WA asks commonwealth to repurpose immigration detention facilities and airbases Public health experts have pleaded with the…
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India’s rich flee on private jets as coronavirus crisis intensifies
India’s mounting crisis surrounding a surge in coronavirus infections is prompting wealthy families to flee the country by private jet.With reports of hospital bed and drug shortages sweeping social media,…
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India’s Covid disaster: a crisis for the world – podcast
A catastrophe is unfolding in India as hospitals run out of oxygen, the Guardian’s south Asia correspondent, Hannah Ellis-Petersen, reports from Delhi When India emerged relatively unscathed from its first…
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The prime minister must change course to combat vaccine hesitancy in Australia | Peter Lewis
Australians need their government to succeed in vaccinating the nation every bit as much as they needed the government to succeed in locking down Scott Morrison is fast discovering that…
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Arrival of coronavirus variants a signal for Hong Kong to take no chances, plan for the worst, experts warn
Health experts have warned that Hong Kong risks seeing more infectious Covid-19 variants taking root, and urged authorities to stay alert and plan for the worst.Among other things, they said…