COVID-19 Updates
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Ryanair warns it could lose nearly €1bn amid Covid-19 lockdown
Budget airline says EU needs to step up ‘slow pace’ of coronavirus vaccine rollout as traffic falls by 78% Ryanair has warned it is heading for an annual loss of…
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Coronavirus: after Wuhan, it’s time for global response reset, says Covid-19 probe chief
Covid-19 has exposed global deficiencies in the response to dangerous infectious diseases and the international system will need to be strengthened to raise alerts and deal with future outbreaks, according…
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French minister criticises UK’s ‘risky’ Covid vaccine strategy
Clément Beaune says French would not accept such risks, as he defends EU’s slower progress Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Britain has taken “a lot of…
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More than two-thirds of voters think Covid vaccines will be rolled out efficiently and safely – poll
A majority of 58% has confidence vaccinations will effectively stop the virus within Australia, the latest Essential poll suggests Voters think the Morrison government will be able to manage the…
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West Midlands was worst-hit part of UK in first Covid-19 wave
ONS reveals impact of coronavirus pandemic on regions, with Scotland the worst-affected nation Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The West Midlands was the hardest hit part…
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Two London clinics mistakenly offer Covid jab to young people
Admin and computer errors blamed as healthy patients in 20s and 30s receive invite Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Two London clinics have blamed administration and…
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Why countries with ‘loose’, rule-breaking cultures have been hit harder by Covid | Michele Gelfand
Our research shows how ‘tighter’ societies do better – and how the rest must learn to adapt in order to defeat the pandemic Coronavirus – latest updates See all our…
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Hong Kong fourth wave: one unlinked coronavirus case in residential block, two of any kind in workplace to spark mandatory tests as city toughens approach
Key pointsOfficials aim to cut down the number of new infections by Lunar New Year under a more aggressive testing approach, so Hong Kong may see at least one lockdown…
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Coronavirus: WHO investigators visit provincial disease control centre in Wuhan
A World Health Organization team investigating the origins of the coronavirus pandemic has visited a provincial disease control centre that had an early hand in managing the outbreak.The WHO investigators…
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Being a lateral flow tester, I have ended up at school while the kids are not | Zoe Williams
It is unnatural to tell an adult to blow their own nose, and I never know where to look when they’re doing the swab. But I’m still very happy to…