COVID-19 Updates
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New UK Covid variant may be 30% more deadly, says Boris Johnson
PM warns B117 may increase death rate as well as being up to 70% more transmissible Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The new UK coronavirus variant…
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Coronavirus: Portugal enters ranks of most cases per capita amid infection surge in Europe
Portugal last week joined the ranks of countries hit hardest by Covid-19 infections, reporting on Thursday the world’s highest per capita seven-day average for new cases, according to Johns Hopkins…
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Broom to Zoom: Julia Donaldson and Axel Scheffler launch new Covid tales
The author and illustrator of Room on the Broom and The Gruffalo have released more images showing their classic characters contending with the pandemic “Iggety, ziggety, zaggety, ZOOM,” says the…
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Sri Lankan health minister who took ‘magic potion’ tests positive for Covid-19
Sri Lanka’s health minister, who publicly endorsed sorcery and magic potions to stop surging coronavirus infections in the island, has tested positive for the disease and will self-isolate, officials said…
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Hong Kong fourth wave: 81 new coronavirus cases push city past 10,000 mark as official warns more infections expected
Hong Kong exceeded 10,000 coronavirus cases on the first anniversary of the pandemic on Saturday after health authorities revealed 81 new infections and warned more were expected to emerge from…
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‘More painful than death’: a year on from coronavirus lockdown chaos in Wuhan
When Yue Zhongyi heard Wuhan was about to go into lockdown last year, he wanted to leave town.But it was already too late, so the 62-year-old retiree rushed to the…
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China’s retailers must expand online presence in wake of coronavirus to survive future ‘black swans’, says Chinese lifestyle goods chain Miniso
Chinese lifestyle goods retailer Miniso Group Holding says the industry needs to embrace digitalisation, as it expands its e-commerce business and uses online channels to develop new brands.The Guangzhou-based chain…
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Coronavirus hits and misses in roller-coaster year for Hong Kong: horror cruise, rules fatigue and a call the health minister will never forget
Hong Kong officially launched its battle with the coronavirus a year ago as the first cases, imported from epicentre Wuhan, were confirmed. One year on, the city is still mired…
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Mass Covid-19 screening in Beijing after two cases of strain found in Britain
Authorities in the Chinese capital have started testing about 2 million people in the centre of the city after two cases of a strain of the coronavirus first detected in…