COVID-19 Updates
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Oxford Covid vaccine has 10% efficacy against South African variant, study suggests
Small-scale trial of vaccine shows it offers very little protection against mild to moderate infection Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine offers as little…
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NIESR slashes UK growth forecast amid Covid-19 second wave
Thinktank also expects unemployment to reach 2.5m by end of the year Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage One of the UK’s leading thinktanks has slashed its…
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China debt: highly-leveraged state firms could threaten ‘efficient growth’, private investment post-pandemic
Surging debt among Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOEs) with close ties to local governments could become a major hurdle for private sector investment and broader economic growth, analysts say.While China was…
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Malaysian-Chinese see red over Lunar New Year reunion dinner policy flip-flop
The Malaysian government’s hasty policy U-turn regarding an important Lunar New Year family dinner event has done little to mollify its ethnic Chinese citizens, who have criticised not just the…
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Hong Kong’s millionaires feel the pinch from pandemic, social unrest, while mainland Chinese peers go from strength to strength, Hurun Report shows
Hong Kong’s wealthy residents are feeling the pinch after a series of events that have devastated the local economy, according to analysts and new data, while their mainland Chinese counterparts…
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Before you compare the Covid vaccines, here are five things to know | Adam Finn
Trial data can’t tell us everything about how effective vaccines are: we need to wait to see the real world impact Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage…
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Better days will come – despite what the Covid doom-mongers say | Imogen West-Knights
Some may think it cool to laugh at summer holiday dreams, but looking forward to ‘back to normal’ is healthy I think it’s fair to say that a lot of…
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Covid-19 cases at Hong Kong school spark major quarantine, testing response; city confirms 32 new infections and imposes fresh lockdowns
Hong Kong health authorities have sent more than 130 pupils and teachers from a government secondary school into quarantine and ordered mandatory Covid-19 testing for hundreds of others after two…
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Venetians keep the magic alive as tourist-free carnival kicks off
Elaborately dressed couples promenaded around St Mark’s Square in the fog as Venice kicked off its celebrated carnival this weekend – without the usual crowds of tourists, absent because of…
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Coronavirus: South Africa halts AstraZeneca vaccine drive
South Africa suspended the start of its AstraZeneca inoculation programme over concerns the shot does not work on a new variant, with WHO experts due to meet to discuss the…