COVID-19 Updates
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Medics’ anger as Delhi orders private hospitals be reserved for Covid cases
Doctors say ‘absurd’ rule, made as second wave surges, is unfair on non-Covid patients Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Doctors have expressed fears for patients after…
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Mass Covid vaccination clinics pointless in Australia without greater supply, doctors say
Experts say if coronavirus vaccine supply increases, mass rollout could prevent wastage of Pfizer vaccine and remove several steps in the complicated distribution model What Australia can learn from world’s…
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China’s company finance chiefs see business improving in 2021 as world emerges from pandemic, Deloitte survey finds
Financial controllers at companies operating in China are expecting their businesses to perform better in 2021, bolstered by the global roll-out of vaccinations and rising consumer demand in Western economies,…
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Get vaccinated to bring Hong Kong back to a healthy normal, never mind the politics
To vaccinate or not to vaccinate? To leave or not to leave? These are the two questions uppermost in the minds of Hongkongers now that vague red lines have made…
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Biden outlines Afghanistan withdrawal: ‘It’s time for American troops to come home’ – as it happened
President says ‘only the Afghans have the right to lead their country’ Roughly 1 in 5 Americans unwilling to take Covid-19 vaccine Blistering internal report reveals widespread failures by police…
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France to administer J&J vaccine as planned – as it happened
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Johnson & Johnson vaccine use will remain paused in US amid evaluation
CDC advisers say they need more evidence to decide if cases of unusual blood clots were linked to the Covid vaccine Johnson & Johnson’s Covid-19 vaccine will remain in limbo…
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Mexico’s high Covid death toll blamed on populist government
New report points finger at nation’s penny-pinching policies and failure to act on scientific advice Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Mexico’s unwillingness to spend money, do…
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East Asia is uniquely placed to become a world leader in vaccine aid
The news of vaccines spreading across China and elsewhere, especially into poorer nations, is highly reassuring. And for some time now, I have been advocating that East Asia – as…
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Should I worry about side-effects from the Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine?
Distribution of the one-dose vaccine have been paused in the US while scientists look into a rare blood-clotting syndrome US health officials paused distribution of the Johnson & Johnson Covid-19…