COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: Chinese scientists try using radiation to kill coronavirus on food packaging
Chinese scientists have begun laboratory tests to see if radiation can be used to kill the coronavirus in the cold food chain, according to an official announcement released on Saturday.The…
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Coronavirus: India reviews AstraZeneca vaccine side effects; Thailand’s Koh Samui eyes October reopening
India will carry out a deeper review of post-vaccination side effects from the AstraZeneca coronavirus shot next week although no cases of blood clots have been reported so far, an…
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‘Treated like cash cows’: international students at top London universities withhold £29,000 fees
Students say lockdown learning in their bedrooms is not what they paid for Hundreds of international students at three major London universities are refusing to pay their fees because they…
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Lockdown ending could trigger anxiety for many, say UK charities
Fears raised for people with mental health concerns over return to schools and workplaces The lifting of lockdown restrictions and the subsequent return to schools, workplaces and social events could…
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Take things slowly as lockdown ends to avoid ‘re-entry’ syndrome
A psychiatrist advises us not to catastrophise post-Covid life and to be compassionate towards others Lockdown ending could trigger anxiety for many, say UK charities Coronavirus – latest updates See…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong reports two more deaths after Covid-19 shots while growing gym outbreak sparks fears fifth wave of cases is on way
Two more people died after getting Sinovac Covid-19 jabs, Hong Kong health authorities revealed on Saturday night, while the city’s leader ramped up appeals for residents to get vaccinated amid…
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Hong Kong sees second-worst ever slump in life insurance sales as Covid-19 travel restrictions keep mainland buyers away
Sales of life insurance policies in Hong Kong plummeted last year as border restrictions meant mainlanders could not visit the city to buy them.Total sales of new policies dropped 22.8…
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Senators Schumer and Gillibrand urge Cuomo to resign amid sexual harassment allegations – live
Senators say governor has ‘lost confidence’ with New Yorkers Minneapolis reaches $27m settlement with George Floyd’s family Biden tells states to make all adults vaccine eligible by 1 May Politics…
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Day of reflection to be held a year after UK’s Covid lockdown began
A minute’s silence will be observed at noon on 23 March to remember the thousands who have died Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A “national day…