COVID-19 Updates
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Will couples who spent pandemic together cope with being apart as life and work return to normal? Some tips for dealing with it
Allison Miller and her boyfriend enjoyed six months of normalcy before the pandemic hit. But their relationship quickly became “a lot more real” as they went from seeing each other…
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How the UK government sidestepped the data on coronavirus – video explainer
This time last year, NHS bosses asked doctors and nurses to ‘wear aprons’ and work without protective full-length gowns when treating Covid-19 patients, as hospitals were within hours of running out of…
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Why is India, the world’s No 1 vaccine maker, struggling to inoculate its own people against the coronavirus?
India, the world’s vaccine capital, produces some 60 per cent of the inoculations used around the globe – but right now, it is producing just over half of the Covid-19…
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Germany firmly in the grip of third coronavirus wave, Merkel says
Chancellor Angela Merkel urged lawmakers on Friday to approve new powers that would allow her to force coronavirus lockdowns and curfews on areas with high infection rates, saying a majority…
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Why were Bangladeshi and Pakistani groups worst hit by the UK’s second wave? | Laura Bear
I led a Sage report on the effects of inequality during Covid – and the urgent need to address racism in our public services Laura Bear is professor of anthropology…
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Coronavirus: sacking Hong Kong staff for not getting vaccinated may break the law, warns equality chief
Hong Kong’s equality watchdog has told employers they risk breaching discrimination laws by firing workers who refuse to get vaccinated against Covid-19, just as staff at restaurants planning to relax…
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I’ve been agoraphobic – what I learned may help those with post-lockdown anxiety | Rhiannon Lucy Coslett
When home feels like a place of safety, ‘re-entry’ syndrome makes sense. But there are ways to gradually return to society We have been trying to get the cat to…
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Australia news live: Morrison stirs debate over international travel, Google may appeal against location data ruling
PM says ‘first goal’ is to allow vaccinated Australians to travel and quarantine at home when they return. Follow updates live Mass vaccination clinics to put strain on healthcare workforce,…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong building locked down after first infection involving mutant strain uncovered in community
Hong Kong detected the first mutant coronavirus infection in the community on Friday, with officials ordering the lockdown of a building in the Jordan neighbourhood over the case in a…
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Coronavirus: restrictions tightened in Japan, Thailand; Duterte considers using hotels as hospitals
Japan is set to expand quasi-emergency measures to 10 regions on Friday as a fourth wave of Covid-19 cases spreads, casting doubt on whether the Summer Olympics can be held…