COVID-19 Updates
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Biden and Harris call for teachers to be vaccine priority – US politics live
Harris: ‘Teachers should be a priority with other frontline workers’ US distributing 1.7m vaccine doses a day, top official says Fauci says schools can safely reopen without vaccinating teachers Revealed:…
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Air systems in some UK quarantine hotels ‘risk spreading Covid’
Expert says some hotels’ ventilation systems provide inadequate airflow or could spread virus Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Some quarantine hotels housing people who have travelled…
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UK Covid live: England lockdown to be eased in stages, says PM, amid reports of nationwide mass testing
Latest updates: Johnson stresses that unlocking must be done cautiously; millions in England may face ‘surge’ in rapid testing as curbs are relaxed Air systems in some UK quarantine hotels…
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UK Covid lockdowns can be eased quicker due to vaccines and data, MPs told
Expert says there is more confidence in scientific analysis showing risks Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The success of the vaccination programme makes it possible to…
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Cummings a Tory rebel? The Covid cronyism shows he’s just another insider | Owen Jones
Revelations about government contracts make a mockery of his carefully cultivated anti-elite image Dominic Cummings is the perfect totem for rightwing populism. You can see it in his careful cultivation…
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Johnson needs a clear route out of lockdown – or he’ll risk a Tory rebellion | Katy Balls
The MPs who believe the prime minister is in thrall to his scientific advisers are increasingly restive Throughout the pandemic, Boris Johnson has sought to reassure both the public and…
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Millions more people are finally shielding from Covid. Why did it take so long? | Frances Ryan
Members of a high-risk group have had to fend for themselves in the pandemic because the government misidentified them What a difference an algorithm makes: 1.7 million people have been…
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New prime minister, Mario Draghi, vows to speed up Italy’s Covid vaccinations
Italy recorded 336 more coronavirus deaths – the second highest rate in Europe Italy’s new prime minister, Mario Draghi, has pledged to speed up the country’s coronavirus vaccination programme as…
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New York sues Amazon over claims it failed to protect workers from pandemic
Lawsuit claims ‘disregard for health and safety requirements’ and retaliation against employees who raised alarms New York is suing Amazon, claiming the company failed to provide workers with a safe…