COVID-19 Updates
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Hong Kong lockdown: food supplied to residents stuck inside Covid-19 cordon slammed as inadequate
District councillors have slammed the food arrangements for a heavily populated Hong Kong neighbourhood locked down for Covid-19 testing, saying the government had overlooked the special needs of elderly residents.About…
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Coronavirus live news: Hong Kong orders partial lockdown; UK variant concerns mount
Thousands in Kowloon district put under new restrictions; New UK Covid variant may be 30% more deadly, says Johnson; Germany’s Covid death toll exceeds 50,000 Home Affairs visa letter forces…
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Welsh Tory leader quits after drinking during Covid alcohol ban
Paul Davies says he did not break any rules in Senedd, as chief whip Darren Millar also quits Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The leader of…
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Deborah Birx ‘always’ considered quitting Trump coronavirus taskforce
Former White House co-ordinator talks to CBS Official says she will retire from CDC soon LA families wait to bury loved ones as Covid deaths rise Dr Deborah Birx, White…
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How to stop blue light from devices ruining your sleep – and skin
After lawyer Kam Dhaliwal realised how much of her life in Hong Kong revolved around staring at digital screens, she bought a pair of blue-light-blocking eyeglasses. The HK$300 (US$39) purchase…
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Coronavirus: Wuhan’s clubbers back in business a year after lockdown
Glow-in-the-dark rabbit ears, pulsating beats and a flexible attitude to masks: nightlife in Wuhan is back with a vengeance a year after a lockdown brought life to a standstill in…
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Doctors call for shorter gap between Pfizer Covid vaccine doses in UK
British Medical Council warns current 12-week wait could reduce effectiveness of the jab Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The gap between the first and second dose…
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Coronavirus: Japan death toll tops 5,000; Malaysia cases hit new daily high
The death toll from the novel coronavirus in Japan surpassed 5,000 on Saturday as the country struggles to curb a third wave of infections, according to a Kyodo News tally.The…
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‘Too early to say’: scientists unsure if UK Covid variant is more deadly
Experts say more data is needed but the new evidence should be taken ‘very seriously’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Scientists have warned against alarmism over…
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Author still dealing with backlash over Wuhan Diary on city’s fight against Covid-19
The coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan 12 months ago brought a new kind of fame to the Chinese author who goes by the pen name Fang Fang.She wrote what became known…