COVID-19 Updates
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AstraZeneca blood clotting: what is this rare syndrome and how is it caused?
Evidence is growing of a link between the Covid-19 vaccine and a deadly thrombosis – and theories are emerging as to why Since rare but severe clotting was seen in…
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All over-50s and high-risk groups in UK offered vaccine ahead of target date
Achievement hailed by PM as ‘hugely significant milestone’ means people in late 40s should be next to be immunised Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage All over-50s…
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Surge testing deployed in south London as South African Covid variant cases rise
About 44 cases have been confirmed, mostly in Wandsworth and Lambeth, while a further 30 probable cases have been identified Officials are deploying surge testing in parts of south London…
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Coronavirus: UN chief Antonio Guterres pushes for tax on those who have profited during pandemic
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged governments on Monday to consider imposing a “solidarity or wealth tax” on the rich – who made money during the coronavirus pandemic – in…
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Coronavirus pandemic is ‘a long way from over’, says WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus
Confusion and complacency in addressing Covid-19 means the pandemic is a long way from over, but it can be brought under control in months with proven public health measures, World…
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Coronavirus: Rodrigo Duterte reappears amid anger over surging cases, lack of hospital beds in Philippines
As the Philippines experiences an unprecedented surge in Covid-19 cases that is overwhelming all Metro Manila hospitals, anger is rising at the government’s handling of the crisis and President Rodrigo…
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Hong Kong coronavirus: Britain ban lifted, but ‘chaos’ over special flights has some criticising coordination
Hong Kong residents stranded in Britain have largely welcomed a government decision to lift the city’s coronavirus-related ban on arrivals from the country that began in May, though some have…
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Boris Johnson gets a haircut as Britain eases some coronavirus restrictions
Britons on Monday toasted a significant easing of coronavirus restrictions, with early morning pints – and much-needed haircuts – as the country took a tentative step towards the resumption of…
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Coronavirus: digital wallets and stored-value cards to be used as Macau boosts consumer e-voucher scheme, a move Hong Kong urged to make reference to for its own programme
Macau will use digital wallets along with a popular stored-value card to roll out an upgraded consumer voucher scheme from as early as June, a move industry leaders in Hong…
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Three women in India get rabies shot instead of Covid-19 vaccine as cases surge, overtaking Brazil
Three women in their sixties who walked into a clinic in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh for their first dose of the Covid-19 vaccine instead walked out with…