COVID-19 Updates
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Hong Kong fourth wave: Yau Ma Tei neighbourhood, Mong Kok building targeted as more coronavirus lockdowns launched
Hong Kong health authorities continued to carry out “ambush-style” lockdowns on Thursday evening, with residents of a Yau Ma Tei neighbourhood and a Mong Kok building ordered to undergo mandatory…
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Perth and WA Covid lockdown rules and Western Australia’s coronavirus restrictions explained
Nearly 2 million people are living under lockdown conditions after a WA hotel quarantine worker contracted Covid. For what reasons can residents leave home? Is mask-wearing compulsory? Is travelling permitted?…
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Covid hotspots Western Australia: list of Perth and regional WA coronavirus case locations
Here are the current coronavirus hotspots in Western Australia and what to do if you’ve visited them Perth and Western Australia’s Covid restrictions and coronavirus lockdown rules explained Follow the…
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World Economic Forum moves meeting in Singapore from May to August due to coronavirus pandemic
The World Economic Forum (WEF) said on Wednesday that its annual meeting, which has already been postponed and moved from Switzerland to Singapore, will be pushed back again due to…
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Republicans clash over futures of Marjorie Taylor Greene and Liz Cheney – live
Hundreds of congressional urge Trump’s conviction Biden and Yellen urge Democrats to go big on Covid relief package Pete Buttigieg sworn in as transportation secretary Senate to vote on power-sharing…
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UK Covid live: Johnson defends border policy, saying complete shutdown ‘not practical’
PM says Britain relies on imports of food and medicine; Dido Harding says at least 20,000 people not self-isolating when they should UK passes 10m Covid vaccination milestone PM calls…
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Captain Sir Tom Moore: PM urges nation to join ‘national clap’
MPs observe minute’s silence in memory of those who lost lives to Covid-19 Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Captain Sir Tom Moore obituary The prime minister…
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One-off UK Covid benefit may stop people working, says minister
Thérèse Coffey was responding to MPs about replacing weekly £20 universal credit top-up The work and pensions secretary, Thérèse Coffey, has said she is opposed to making one-off £500 or…
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Coronavirus live news: Oxford/ AstraZeneca aiming to update vaccine by autumn; Denmark to launch vaccine pass
AstraZeneca exec says goal to develop new version as soon as possible; Danish plan is aimed at allowing travel Israel opens up Covid vaccines to all over-16s GSK and CureVac…
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UK respond to economic crisis 1945-style reboot says new CBI chief Daneker
Covid, climate change and Brexit demand consensus on ‘a fairer, greener, economy’ says Tony Danker Britain needs an economic strategy for the next decade to match the ambition of the…