COVID-19 Updates
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Uptake of Covid jab remains high in UK despite blood clot fears
Scientists insist Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is safe after seven deaths in Britain Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Uptake in people getting the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine is not slowing…
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I literally wrote the book on apocalypses. I never thought it would pan out like this
What happened to the bunkers, and the descent into cannibalism? For the luckier among us, Covid has marked a half-assed end of the world If you wanted to know about…
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High street shops are closing in the Covid crisis – could that hit savings?
UK small investors have invested billions of pounds in property funds but Covid has affected them Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage In recent weeks there have…
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Across Asia-Pacific and Europe, Covid-19 has thrown up another risk – an addiction to lockdowns
During the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic, authorities around the world asked people to put their lives on hold for a period of days or weeks to “flatten the…
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Coronavirus: India braces for lockdown as cases soar; Australia to continue AstraZeneca jab despite blood clot case
India’s biggest cities braced for stricter lockdowns and other Covid-19 curbs on Saturday as infections hit a six-month high, as a month-long surge continued in the country third-worst hit by…
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‘Has everyone in Kent gone to an illegal rave?’: on the variant trail with the Covid detectives
At the end of last year, a crack team of British scientists discovered a new coronavirus strain that would spread across the world. As new variants emerge, can they keep…
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Online counselling team offers help for anxiety, depression, coronavirus woes and more, targeting Hongkongers going through tough times
Hong Kong’s collective consciousness has taken a beating, clobbered by the anti-government protests in 2019 followed by a merciless pandemic that triggered a cataclysmic drop in tourism, the closure of…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong must stay alert to possible threat posed by Philippines Covid-19 variant, say experts
Hong Kong should remain vigilant over imported Covid-19 cases from the Philippines, medical experts said, pointing to a surge in infections from the country where a new variant was also…
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One-eighth of Singapore’s foreign workforce lost jobs last year. Will they ever return?
In January, Malaysian media professional Wong had just marked two years of working in Singapore when she realised she had to leave in 30 days. Her employment pass – covering…
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Coronavirus: US reaches 100 million vaccinations as Europe struggles to speed up roll-out
The United States reaped the fruits on Friday of its vaccination campaign against Covid-19 as it became the first nation to reach 100 million people, but Europe’s roll-out faced fresh…