COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus live news: US sees record 4,327 deaths reported in one day; Japan extends state of emergency
Johns Hopkins tracker shows shocking figure; restrictions to spread beyond Tokyo to include Osaka and Kyoto NHS England to send hospital patients to hotels to free up beds China sees…
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Quiet falls over Malaysia, with residents in lockdown after last night of travel and dining out
The streets of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia’s capital city, were empty on Wednesday morning – a far cry from the previous night’s hubbub as people scrambled to make preparations for a…
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Covid: hospital admissions dip in London and south-east England
Slight drop after steady rise to record levels but numbers going up in rest of country Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Hospital admissions in London and…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s Legislative Council moves some formal meetings online
Hong Kong’s legislature will allow certain formal meetings that require a vote to be held online as the city struggles to contain its fourth wave of coronavirus infections.The passage of…
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Australian scientists raise doubts over whether AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine can deliver herd immunity
Australian scientists have raised questions over the efficacy of the AstraZeneca Covid-19 vaccine in establishing herd immunity, calling for a pause on its widespread roll-out as the country recorded one…
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Coronavirus: China-led AIIB to support vaccine roll-outs in developing nations
The Beijing-based Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank on Wednesday announced a funding plan to help developing countries get access to coronavirus vaccines this year.The AIIB, seen as China’s answer to the…
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Tokyo’s Covid outbreak adds to doubts over hosting Olympic Games
Emergency measures expanded to cover more than half of Japan’s population Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A dramatic rise in coronavirus cases in Tokyo has reignited…
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US state and local governments brace for layoffs and cuts due to pandemic
Millions of jobs and drastic cuts to already struggling services on the line as health and economic crisis worsens As the coronavirus pandemic continues to sweep across the country state…
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Hunt for Italy’s coronavirus patient zero finds a case in November 2019
A young woman who visited a Milan hospital with a rash on her arms in November 2019 could be the earliest confirmed case of Covid-19 in Italy, according to a…
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Coronavirus: as Widodo kicks off Indonesia’s Sinovac vaccine drive, social media influencer Raffi Ahmad’s shot backfires
As President Joko Widodo launched Indonesia’s Covid-19 vaccination drive on Wednesday, the televised images beamed into homes across the nation were rich in symbolism.Here was the president of the world’s…