COVID-19 Updates
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UK Covid live: Starmer says PM’s decision to abstain on extending £20-per-week benefit uplift ‘pathetic’
Latest news: Sir Keir Starmer has criticised Nadhim Zahawi for calling Labour’s vote on keeping the £20-per-week universal credit uplift a ‘stunt’ Scrap benefits cut to stop millions falling into…
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Coronavirus live news: Germany ‘a long way from where we want to be,’ says minister; 22,857 new cases in Russia
German health minister says more needs to be done to bring virus under control despite falling cases; Russia reaches 3,591,066 cases Biden plan to vaccinate 100m people in 100 days…
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UK supermarkets face more inspections over Covid-19 compliance
Councils to ensure retailers are enforcing mask wearing, social distancing and limits on numbers Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Supermarkets face increased inspections from local councils…
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Hong Kong fourth wave: restaurants, beauty parlours demand immediate easing of Covid-19 rules to prevent onslaught of closures, lay-offs
Hong Kong’s restaurant and beauty industries have issued ultimatums to the government calling for the immediate reopening of premises shuttered by Covid-19 rules, warning of a tidal wave of closures…
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Welsh leader defends staggered rollout of Pfizer Covid vaccine
Mark Drakeford says it would be ‘logistically damaging’ to use up supply too soon Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The deployment of tens of thousands of…
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A lot of Tories want to oppose universal credit cut, says Keir Starmer
Labour leader highlights Tory divisions before vote on £20-a-week pandemic increase Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A number of Conservative MPs would like to join Labour…
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Fewer moons at Lunar New Year as coronavirus hits Japan’s Naked Man Festival
One of the oldest – and oddest – festivals in Japan has fallen victim to the coronavirus. Elders at the Saidaiji Kannonin Temple, in Okayama prefecture in central Japan, have…
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When and how will I get a Covid vaccine in the UK?
Three vaccines have been approved, and a vaccination programme has begun. Here’s how it will work Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The government’s Joint Committee on…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong panel recommends Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine for use, but seeks more information over Norway deaths
A government advisory panel has recommended the approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for emergency use in Hong Kong, paving the way for a mass inoculation campaign after Lunar New…
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Coronavirus UK: Covid cases, deaths and vaccinations today
Are UK coronavirus cases rising in your local area and nationally? Check week-on-week changes across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and the latest figures from public health authorities Coronavirus…