COVID-19 Updates
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Hancock says UK will ‘come down hard’ on South Africa Covid variant – video
Matt Hancock said the government would take firm action to stamp out the South African Covid variant in the UK. The health secretary said 105 cases of the variant have…
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Even with vaccines, we still need treatments for Covid. So what works?
Analysis: death rates in intensive care are falling as doctors identify more ways to help those with the disease Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Vaccines may…
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Coronavirus variants: what you need to know – video explainer
Last year, Covid-19 spread around the world, sending millions of people into lockdown as health services struggled to cope. The surge in new variants of the virus has prompted fresh questions…
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Covid-19 vaccine: syringe and vial makers also face a race against time to meet demand
Millions of people around the world have now been vaccinated against Covid-19, but the high demand for basic equipment such as glass vials and syringes now threatens to cause delays…
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Coronavirus: Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine 91.6 per cent effective, British study says
Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine is 91.6 per cent effective against symptomatic Covid-19, according to results published in The Lancet on Tuesday that independent experts said allayed transparency concerns over the…
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Sputnik V vaccine has 91.6% efficacy against symptomatic Covid, Russian trial suggests
Preliminary findings based on analysis of data from more than 20,000 participants Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Russia’s Sputnik V vaccine has 91.6% efficacy against symptomatic…
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High infection rate makes effort to contain Covid variants even more vital
Analysis: scramble to stop spread of South African variant makes sense but may already be too late Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage When the coronavirus pandemic…
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UK’s excess death toll since start of Covid pandemic passes 100,000
Official figures show 20% more people have died than would have been expected in the same period Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The number of excess…
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Perth Hills bushfire destroys 59 homes and remains a ‘threat to lives’, warns WA premier
Mark McGowan says the out-of-control blaze that has destroyed at least 59 houses is ‘extremely volatile’ • Almost 60 homes lost in Perth Hills as family watch house burn on…
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Piers Corbyn investigated over Covid leaflets likening vaccination to Auschwitz
Southwark council says leaflets are attempt to scare residents with baseless conspiracy theory claims Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Piers Corbyn, the climate change sceptic and…