COVID-19 Updates
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Russia worked to damage Biden in 2020 election, US intelligence report finds – as it happened
Moscow planted ‘misleading or unsubstantiated allegations’ – ODNI Biden in Pennsylvania says coronavirus aid will ‘change lives’ Harris tells UN ‘democracy depends on women’s empowerment’ Moderna to begin coronavirus vaccine…
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Getting a coronavirus vaccination in Hong Kong? Here’s what you need to know about the expanded scheme
Hong Kong’s online booking platform for Covid-19 vaccinations experienced a sudden surge in interest on Tuesday, after the city widened the scheme to cover 5.5 million people by lowering the…
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Covid death rate in prisons three times higher than outside
UCL researchers say inmates and staff in England and Wales should be given priority in vaccinations Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage People in prisons are at…
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Covid outbreak has reached my hospital in Papua New Guinea. People could soon be dying in the parking lot | Glen Mola
Port Moresby General Hospital is one of the few safe places for women to give birth, but 30% of our workforce has Covid-19 and we may have to shut our…
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Biden swings by Pennsylvania in Covid relief tour and promises ‘more help’
President visits unionized, Black-owned company to highlight how $1.9tn package will lift small businesses Joe Biden stopped by a unionized, Black-owned flooring company in the battleground state of Pennsylvania on…
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US woman gives birth to first known baby with Covid antibodies, doctors say
The mother, a frontline healthcare worker, received her first Moderna dose in January, at 36 weeks pregnant A woman in south Florida who had received one dose of coronavirus vaccine…
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Brazilian politician’s cunning plan to fight Covid: spray hand gel from planes
A local councillor has been roundly mocked for advocating aerial deployment of sanitizer as coronavirus wreaks deadly havoc A Brazilian politician has suggested using helicopters and planes to spray his…
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Greggs plans 100 new shops despite Covid driving it to first loss since 1984
Britain’s biggest bakery chain is cutting 820 jobs but sales have improved in 2021 Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Greggs has made its first annual loss…
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Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine: which countries have paused jab and why
Analysis: Germany, France, Spain and Italy head an expanding list of EU countries to have put its use on hold A host of European countries have put all vaccinations with…
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Key dates to look out for as Scotland exits Covid lockdown
A gradual return for college and university students and the reopening of shops and services begins in April Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Here are the…