COVID-19 Updates
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The Guardian view on A-level results day: great expectations have been met | Editorial
Strong results and high numbers of university acceptances are reasons to be cheerful, though troubling inequalities remain With A-level marks higher than last year, and more young people getting places…
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UK’s National Crime Agency says it is ‘not scared’ of PPE Medpro’s lawyers
Agency says long-running investigation into company run by Tory peer Michelle Mone’s husband will be concluded as quickly as possible The National Crime Agency has said it is “not scared”…
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Top A-level grades are up – but worrying regional disparities remain
There are stark contrasts between north and south England, in Northern Ireland and Wales, and between private and state schools Many students in England receiving their A-level grades on Thursday…
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New York county signs first mask ban into US law, sparking controversy
Opponents denounce ‘dangerous’ Nassau county law making it a misdemeanor to wear a facial covering in public Nassau county in New York implemented a controversial ban on wearing face coverings…
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US study shows difficulty of finding lab test for long Covid: ‘The hunt will go on’
Four-year study of patients finds ‘markedly few’ differences between people who have long Covid and those who do not A new study by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) highlights…
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Patients seriously affected by flu or Covid may have high levels of crucial enzyme, research finds
Exclusive: Australian-led discovery may help explain why otherwise healthy people die from infectious diseases while others fight off viruses unscathed Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or…
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Long Covid health issues persist in those hospitalised early in pandemic, study finds
Substantial proportion have cognitive and mental health problems years after infection, with some symptoms worsening Health problems and brain fog can persist for years in people hospitalised by Covid early…
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UK ‘desperately exposed’ to cyber-threats and pandemics, says minister
Science secretary Peter Kyle says national resilience suffered ‘catastrophically’ under Tories The UK science secretary has warned Britain is “desperately exposed” to cyber-threats and the upheaval of another pandemic, claiming…
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Excess deaths in Australia reveal Covid-19’s long, lethal tail
Australians are still dying at higher rates than before the pandemic, reflecting how Covid-19’s lingering effects may be driving a sustained increase in death and disease around the globe. Read…
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Covid surges in US as unequal access plagues vaccination and treatment rates
Data shows overall resistance to masks, but lower Paxlovid prescription and vaccination rates for people of color Covid is surging across the US, with levels of the virus on track…