COVID-19 Updates
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Boris Johnson: easing lockdown will increase Covid infections
PM says ‘people have just got to understand’ that vaccines alone will not stop spread of coronavirus Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Easing lockdown will inevitably…
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UK strategy of backing several Covid vaccines seems to be paying off
Analysis: buying new and existing technologies ensured alternatives if a vaccine failed or had supply issues Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The government has said the…
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The Guardian view on Africa and coronavirus: ending vaccine apartheid | Editorial
While the UK tries to contain the variant first found in South Africa, it is allowed to circulate unchecked elsewhere The biggest surge-testing operation yet is under way in south…
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EU seeking ‘urgent clarification’ on Johnson & Johnson Covid vaccine delay
Company has said it is postponing deployment in Europe following concerns about blood clots in US Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The European commission has said…
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‘Mighty bleak’: economists warn delay in vaccinating Australians could devastate tourism
Experts say if the vaccine program drags into 2022 and the international border stays closed Australia ‘will miss out on first demand’ The large boats at the Cairns marina demonstrate…
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Australia’s largest aged care provider still awaiting government plan on staff Covid vaccines six weeks into rollout
Bupa says it is waiting for government to review its aged care workforce vaccination plan in the wake of the AstraZeneca problems Australia’s biggest private aged care provider says the…
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Surge testing may not be enough to curb Covid variants in UK, say scientists
Local restrictions may be needed, specialists warn, as South Africa strain is identified in London Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Local restrictions should be imposed to…
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US decision to pause J&J jabs is another blow to global Covid fight
Analysis: rare side-effects mean that confidence in both the Johnson & Johnson and Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccines is now shaken Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The call in…
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Coronavirus: India to fast track vaccine approvals; Indonesia satisfied with Sinovac
India is to fast track emergency approvals for Covid-19 vaccines that have been authorised by Western countries and Japan, paving the way for possible imports of Pfizer, Johnson & Johnson…
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UK trade recovering but picture is clouded by Covid and Brexit | Larry Elliott
Government figures showing a bounceback in February rightly come with a health warning The government’s monthly trade figures come with a health warning – and rightly so. A combination of…