COVID-19 Updates
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Oxford Nanopore float offers London a proper tech future
Planned IPO of life science group will test LSE’s appetite for funding high-growth tech Oxford Nanopore to float on London Stock Exchange Another day, another tech float on the way…
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UK and US criticise WHO’s Covid report and accuse China of withholding data
Statement signed by 12 other nations says investigation into virus origins not extensive enough Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The US and the UK have sharply…
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Ever-changing Covid rules on protest set up conflict with the police
Analysis: public disorder could have been avoided with more clarity about the legality of protests in the UK Ambiguous, confusing and a mess is how the current coronavirus regulations dealing…
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How did the man with no self-control swallow the words ‘Barnard Castle’? | Marina Hyde
Standing in his god-awful new briefing room, Boris Johnson restrained himself from naming the new location for bottling Covid vaccines How did he do it? How, in the name of…
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Migrant workers take their turn on Singapore Flyer ferris wheel after difficult year
The capsules of the Ferris wheel in Singapore were peppered with rain. Not great for a bird’s-eye view of the city. But the migrant workers riding the Singapore Flyer attraction…
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Covid-19 hunt needs more research and better data-sharing, says WHO chief after Wuhan report fails to find origin
A long-awaited report into the origins of Covid-19 “raises further questions” that need more research, the head of the World Health Organization said on Tuesday, calling for “more timely and…
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The UAE Covid vaccine could become a global leader, but we must see full data | Sophie Zinser
China and the Emirates have teamed up to launch a rebranded vaccine – and that’s good news for the developing world China’s leading vaccine just got rebranded. On Sunday 28…
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What is that weird, tingling feeling? Could it possibly be … hope? | Joel Golby
The arrival of spring and the easing of lockdown has brought new optimism. Please don’t batter it into submission again I went off spring for a while. When you’re a…
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Coronavirus: Biden, CDC chief ask Americans to mask up to avert fourth wave
President Joe Biden and a top health official warned that too many Americans are declaring virus victory too quickly, appealing for mask requirements and other restrictions to be maintained or…
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We all learned to love nature in lockdown. Now let’s turn that into practical action | Bella Lack
It’s time to come out of our bubbles and challenge the way the government is approaching the environmental crisis I became an adult during the pandemic. Because of that, it…