COVID-19 Updates
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Despite coronavirus vaccines and stronger economic data, investors should not be celebrating a global recovery yet
Anyone looking for evidence that the performance of the global economy has improved since the announcement in November last year of a breakthrough in the race to develop a vaccine…
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Covid-19 vaccine: Hong Kong officials say three more people got wrong jab after going to different vaccination centre than one they booked
Three more people have been given the wrong Covid-19 vaccine after mixing up inoculation centres, Hong Kong officials have said, taking the total number of residents who were not properly…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong experts push for Johnson & Johnson vaccine to replace AstraZeneca shots after blood clot report; city confirms 10 cases, 8 imported
Hong Kong medical experts have called on the government to replace its procurement of AstraZeneca Covid-19 shots with jabs developed by Johnson & Johnson amid safety concerns over a possible…
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Australia news live: TGA mulls EU advice on AstraZeneca Covid vaccine and clots; sexual harassment laws to change
Victoria to open two mass vaccination hubs; NSW to keep border open to NZ despite new Auckland Covid case; UK decision to offer under-30s an alternative to Oxford jab could…
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Rightwing thinktank’s challenge to Australia’s travel ban threatens biosecurity laws, Coalition warns
LibertyWorks’ argument that health minister has no power to impose a ban on citizens leaving country ignores ‘emergency context’ of pandemic, government tells federal court The Morrison government has warned…
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Japan ‘considering vaccinating Tokyo Olympic athletes before rest of population’
Government originally planned to prioritise medical workers, the elderly and those with chronic conditions See all our coronavirus coverage The Japanese government is considering prioritising Covid-19 vaccines for athletes taking…
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Coronavirus: what does getting vaccinated offer Hongkongers and how will it affect travel, quarantine and social-distancing rules?
BioNTech vaccinations have restarted in Hong Kong following a 12-day suspension over packaging defects, putting the city’s Covid-19 inoculation drive back on track for the widespread protection of its population…
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Australia to consider EU and UK findings over AstraZeneca Covid vaccine and blood clots
Review follows a UK decision to offer people under 30 an alternative jab following formal link to rare blood clots • Follow the Australia liveblog • Under-30s in the UK…
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Biden says he’s ‘not open to doing nothing’ on infrastructure amid Republican criticisms of plan – as it happened
President says jobs plan is ‘largest investment’ since second world war UK Covid variant now dominant in US, says CDC director Biden to make gun policy announcement Thursday – White…
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English university asks students to lobby MPs over lockdown easing
Industry group writes to PM as Portsmouth criticises silence on when in-person teaching will resume Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Universities are turning up the pressure…