COVID-19 Updates
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UK house prices surge as high demand meets record shortage of homes for sale
Government to unveil new 95% mortgage guarantee scheme as Rightmove says average asking price rose 2.1% in April A frenzy of activity has driven UK property prices to a record…
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NHS targets middle-aged men with online diabetes risk quiz
Campaign in England intended in part to prevent Covid deaths among those with type 2 diabetes Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Middle-aged men in England are…
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Turkey sees record deaths – as it happened
This blog is now closed. For up to date coverage of the coronavirus pandemic, head to the link below: See all our coronavirus coverage 11.58pm BST This blog is now…
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Organisers of AJ Tracey gig fined £10,000 for breaching Covid rules
Rapper said he ‘didn’t expect that many people’ after huge crowds gathered in a Manchester park to see him perform The rapper AJ Tracey said he “didn’t expect that many…
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Morrison on back foot as national cabinet meets to revive beleaguered vaccine rollout
Vaccine hesitancy, supply and speeding up rollout the focus as meetings resume Tackling growing vaccine hesitancy, supply and speeding up the rollout will be the main focus of the renewed…
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Blossoms to play England’s first large music gig of 2021
Outdoor event at Sefton Park in May will be studied to test Covid safety at mass gatherings Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The first “near-normal” mass-attended…
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Fauci: Republican vaccine deniers are hurting efforts to lift Covid restrictions
‘On the one hand they want to be relieved of the restrictions. On the other hand, they don’t want to get vaccinated’ Republicans who refuse the Covid-19 vaccination are actively…
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Netflix expected to signal the end of the Covid TV streaming boom
Analysts expect lowest number of winter sign-ups since 2017 as lockdown eases and entertainment options grow Netflix is expected this week to report the lowest number of new subscribers in…
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What have I learned from surge testing? That I trust other people more than myself | Zoe Williams
The South African variant has been detected in two London boroughs, leading to an outbreak of community spirit and unstoppable civic responsibility More than 40 cases of the South African…
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The world needs a patent waiver on Covid vaccines. Why is the UK blocking it? | Gabriel Scally
Letting countries create their own generic versions of the jabs is the best way to combat the spread of vaccine-resistant variants Last year the British government made a series of…