COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: ‘geriatric’ Asian otters in US aquarium test positive
Otters at an aquarium in the US state of Georgia have tested positive for the novel coronavirus, the zoo said on Sunday.The Georgia Aquarium said that “geriatric” Asian small-clawed otters…
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Coronavirus: compulsory testing order issued at Hong Kong’s Harbour City after visit by person carrying mutant strain
Hundreds of people queued up on Monday at Tsim Sha Tsui’s Harbour City, Hong Kong’s largest shopping centre, to be compulsorily tested for Covid-19 after a patient carrying a mutated…
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My son serves his I-told-you-sos silent – which is very lucky for me | Zoe Williams
He told me my hopes would be dashed when we went in search of pure happiness in Ramsgate. Because while the pubs are now open, the arcades remain desolate My…
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Australia news live: Scott Morrison announces royal commission into veteran suicides; New Zealand travel bubble opens
NSW reports no new local Covid cases; Gladys Berejiklian says next Mad Max movie will be filmed in Sydney. Follow all the latest news and updates live 5.34am BST Two…
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Coronavirus: Boris Johnson cancels India trip; Japan considers new emergency, Indonesia warns of post-Eid infection spike
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Monday cancelled a planned trip to India, expected to take place next week, due to the current coronavirus situation in India, Johnson’s office said.This…
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Jacinda Ardern heralds ‘very significant day’ as trans-Tasman travel bubble begins
First flight lands in Auckland just after 12.30pm with hundreds more expected to make the Australia-New Zealand trip each week by end April Cities across New Zealand are putting out…
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What you need to know about the mutant coronavirus strains in Hong Kong
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers.Hong Kong has detected its second locally transmitted Covid-19 case involving a mutant strain, raising concerns about…
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Coronavirus: Australia-New Zealand travel bubble begins, allowing quarantine-free travel for first time in 400 days
Hundreds of passengers filled Australian airports on Monday as an open border system began with New Zealand, a pandemic milestone that allows Australian residents to fly to the neighbouring nation…
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Trial to study effect of immune system on Covid reinfection
Oxford scientists will track whether participants are reinfected when re-exposed to coronavirus Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The immune response needed to protect people against reinfection…