COVID-19 Updates
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Matt Hancock announces shake-up giving ministers more power over NHS
Health secretary tells MPs Covid has strengthened case for change, but experts say power grab could backfire Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Matt Hancock has formally…
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Matt Hancock says there is a ‘lot of uncertainty’ over Britons’ summer holidays – video
The health secretary appears to have rowed back on some of his previous optimism over summer holidays, saying it is too early for certainty but that the government is doing…
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China’s tourism industry expected to remain weak early in 2021 amid fresh coronavirus travel curbs
China’s tourism industry showed signs of recovery towards the end of last year, but analysts believe holiday spending is unlikely to pick up in coming months.Some 25.25 million people joined…
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What would Florence Nightingale prescribe to fight Covid? Fresh air | Marie Allitt
The epidemics of the 1800s left Britain with healthier, better-ventilated public spaces. After Covid, we’ll need more of them Over the last year, the pandemic has transformed how we think…
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Coronavirus: Wuhan counts down to Lunar New Year – and recovery
People thronged the streets of the central Chinese city of Wuhan this week, as they made final preparations for the Lunar New Year to bring the curtain down on a…
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Hong Kong hotel, closed due to tourism slump, to offer rooms to people waiting for public housing: source
A three-star hotel in Hong Kong’s Kowloon area will be turned into temporary homes for people waiting for public housing flats in a first of its kind project that offers…
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China’s CanSino Covid-19 vaccine wins emergency approval in Mexico
Mexico has become the first country to give emergency use approval to the single-shot Covid-19 vaccine developed by Chinese company CanSino Biologics and People’s Liberation Army scientists.Approval was granted as…
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Lunar New Year: scrambling Hong Kong florists blame government flower market flip-flops for plummeting sales
Hong Kong florists are heading into the Year of the Ox adding up the costs of a chaotic rush to keep up with the government’s U-turns over holiday flower markets.First…
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One big lesson of the pandemic: spads are as important as the ministers they serve | Martin Kettle
As Boris Johnson’s response to Covid has shown, a poor adviser can lead to disastrous decision-making When all this is over, which political insider’s book about Britain’s battles with the…
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Officials call for restrained festivities over Lunar New Year as Hong Kong logs 21 new coronavirus cases
Residents preparing to mark the Lunar New Year in Hong Kong should keep their family celebrations brief, avoid sharing meals and steer clear of crowds or else risk a resurgence…