COVID-19 Updates
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Covid-cautious festival cancellations dampen ‘great British summer’ hopes
Promoters cite financial risk of staging events that the government could shut down at short notice Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A trickle of festival cancellations…
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The drugs that have shown promise in treating Covid
After the announcement of an antiviral taskforce, here are some medicines already in use Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The government has launched an antiviral taskforce…
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Johnson blindsided as he’s quizzed about Arcuri affair
What PM had hoped would be a feelgood press conference overshadowed by relationship question It had all been going so well. True, there hadn’t been as many questions at his…
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All credit to Primark for repaying furlough cash as sales resume with a whoosh
Owner Associated British Foods could have pointed to £3bn lost revenue since March 2020 The queues around the block told the story. After reopening, Primark took only six days to…
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Australia’s Covid vaccine rollout: how to fill the confidence gap | Ranjana Srivastava
No single explanation can fit the myriad things that affect an individual, but it helps to have a framework for approaching the problem Some weeks ago, on the same day…
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Coronavirus: after watchdog backing, Johnson & Johnson to resume vaccine roll-out in Europe
Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday it will resume rolling out its Covid-19 vaccine in Europe after the region’s medical regulator said the benefits of the shot outweigh the risk…
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Coronavirus: Sinovac vaccine gives 70 per cent less protection against South African variant, but Hongkongers urged to still get jab
The level of protection offered by the Sinovac coronavirus vaccine dropped 70 per cent against the more infectious South African variant, according to data published by mainland scientists, but Hong…
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Mahathir warns king Covid-19 emergency order is turning Malays against him
Malaysia’s former leader Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday urged the country’s king to revoke a Covid-19 state of emergency, saying the royal order – made in January on the advice of the…
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Japan battles coronavirus mutations, slow vaccination rate as it gears up for Tokyo Olympics
With the days passing and still no postcard from the local health authority telling her when she can get a Covid-19 vaccine, Yokohama resident Takako Tomura, 43, has given up…
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Coronavirus: national pride has no place in vaccine development while a global pandemic is raging
Until late last year, scientists had been satisfied with a safe Covid-19 vaccine that was more than 50 per cent effective.That is a realistic expectation for a first-generation vaccine and…