COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: British PM Boris Johnson gets first dose of AstraZeneca vaccine
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson received his first dose of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine on Friday and urged the public to do the same, saying “he did not feel a…
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Boris Johnson receives Oxford/AstraZeneca Covid vaccine
PM has first dose, calling experience ‘very good, very quick’ and urging Britons to get vaccinated Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson has received his…
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Vaccine booking website causes confusion with some regional Australians told to head interstate
People in Port Hedland told closest clinic is a six-hour drive away in Broome without noting closer options will soon be available The government’s Covid-19 vaccination booking website is telling…
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France limits AstraZeneca Covid jab to over-55s as Europe treads cautiously
Three Scandinavian countries reserve judgment one day after EMA says shot is safe and effective Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage France has said only people aged…
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FBI reportedly investigating Cuomo role in shielding donors from Covid liability
Health executives granted immunity in state budget last spring Health lobby group had donated $2m to New York governor Allegations that the New York governor, Andrew Cuomo, improperly used the…
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The Fed may be in tune but will inflation eventually spoil the party?
The US Federal Reserve met this week to decide on interest rates and policy projections. The meeting had been hotly anticipated, as it was expected to set the tone for…
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Covid pushes UK government borrowing to record February high
Figures also appear to confirm that economic recovery will be faster than forecast Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage UK government spending to combat the coronavirus pandemic…
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‘It’s a good day’: enthusiasm in Berlin as AstraZeneca Covid jabs resume
Germans pleased at lifting of suspension, as rise in infections threatens to overwhelm hospitals Susanne Klaehr, a nursery worker in Berlin, arrived more than two hours early to receive an…
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G7 moves closer to offering Covid financial support for developing nations
Leading industrial nations support a possible $500bn rise in IMF currency reserves to help poorer states cope with Covid crisis The world’s leading industrial nations have moved a decisive step…
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UK Covid live: new record for most jabs in a day as 660,276 doses administered nationwide – as it happened
UK gives most Covid jabs in a day as 4,802 new cases and 101 deaths recorded; R number now 0.6 to 0.9. This live blog is now closed – please…