COVID-19 Updates
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Pfizer’s coronavirus vaccine significantly reduces transmission, Israeli studies find
Pfizer’s Covid-19 vaccine greatly reduces virus transmission, two Israeli studies have found, shedding light on one of the biggest questions of the global effort to quash the pandemic.Data analysis in…
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UK shoppers, like British businesses, need more reassurance from the chancellor
Frightening retail sales figures mean the Treasury must instil more confidence in struggling firms and consumers Retail sales figures for January will give the Treasury a fright. A fall of…
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‘I’m quite angry’: the reality of being added to England’s Covid shielding list
Three of the 1.7 million people recently classified as high risk share their experiences Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage This week 1.7 million more people have…
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China’s public hesitant to take Covid-19 vaccines, another survey suggests
There has been further evidence of the mainland Chinese public’s reluctance to take Covid-19 vaccines, with fewer than half surveyed in the coastal province of Zhejiang willing to have a…
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Asylum seeker brings case against Covid ‘curfew’ at London hotel
Proceedings launched against home secretary challenging legal basis for restrictions Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Asylum seekers in hotels are being subjected to false imprisonment and…
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Digested week: the soundtrack of this pandemic is teeth grinding
Bruxism is now so severe that some patients can grind down with a 100kg force Virus numbers are down in New York, while the positivity rate remains high – hovering…
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Japan’s digital payments rise as people avoid touching cash amid coronavirus pandemic
The coronavirus pandemic has encouraged more cash-loving Japanese to move away from banknotes and coins, giving a boost for banks in their drive toward digitalisation, the industry’s lobby group chief…
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G7 meeting: Joe Biden making world stage debut with climate, China and Covid-19 recovery on agenda
Joe Biden will make his presidential debut on the world stage on Friday as America’s G7 partners refocus their collective heft on pandemic recovery and climate change after the psychodramas…
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First Covid-19 vaccines land in Hong Kong, as city confirms 13 new cases and experts back Sinovac jab for healthy older people
The first 1 million doses of Covid-19 vaccine finally arrived in Hong Kong on Friday, while the government’s medical advisers declared the Sinovac jab suitable for healthy people aged over…
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Coronavirus: Brazil passes 10 million cases with new strain spreading rapidly
Brazil became the third country in the world to breach 10 million coronavirus cases, with infections picking up speed in recent weeks as a new variant spreads amid a shortage…