COVID-19 Updates
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The Guardian view on test and trace: count the true cost of failure
Before the vaccine, Britain’s pandemic defences were in a scandalous state. The government must still be held to account for its failures Contact tracing was once advertised as the centrepiece…
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The Guardian view on Covid and civil liberties: keeping a close watch on government
Curtailing freedoms has saved lives – but we must not sacrifice them carelessly. Essential rights are under pressure Almost a year ago, with the full impact of the pandemic becoming…
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Brazil’s Lula comes out swinging at Jair Bolsonaro in return to politics
Brazil’s former leader Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva made his return to politics on Wednesday with a virulent attack on President Jair Bolsonaro and his “imbecile” handling of the coronavirus…
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Coronavirus variant discovered in Britain has significantly higher death rate: study
A highly infectious variant of Covid-19 that has spread around the world since it was first discovered in Britain late last year is between 30 per cent and 100 per…
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Coronavirus: Britain rejects ‘completely false’ vaccine export ban claims by EU
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday rejected claims from European Council chief Charles Michel that the country had imposed a ban on Covid-19 vaccine exports.“Let me be clear, we…
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Covid-19 respects no boundaries, which is why our response must be global | Pascal Soriot
The scientific community are rising to the challenge of worldwide vaccination, undertaking a health programme of unprecedented scale Pascal Soriot is the chief executive officer of AstraZeneca Coronavirus – latest…
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Why we are all attracted to conspiracy theories – video
Belief in conspiracy theories is far more widespread than the stereotypes that dominate pop culture. Recently, QAnon, Covid-19 and 5G theories have gained traction and criticism while less controversial conspiracies…
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Coronavirus: Singapore launches ‘bubble’ hotel for short-term business travellers; infections spike in Cambodia
Singapore has launched a travel “bubble” business hotel that allows executives to have face-to-face meetings without risk of exposure to the coronavirus, in one of the world’s first such facilities.The…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong doctors, patients groups push for better guidance on vaccine side effects as city’s leader says shots are safe
Hong Kong doctor and patient groups have piled pressure on the government to provide better guidance to vulnerable people on the side effects of coronavirus vaccines, even as the city’s…
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The Joe Biden blitz is coming
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Christopher Cadelgo and Natasha Korecki on politico.com on March 9, 2021.US President Joe Biden spent…