COVID-19 Updates
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Matt Hancock doesn’t seem thrilled with the Christmas gift from Boris | John Crace
The health secretary, once so Tiggerish, thumped the dispatch box in frustration Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Every cloud has a silver lining. While the increasingly…
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‘Huge sense of relief’: nurse one of first in US to get Covid vaccine – video
An intensive care unit nurse is believed to have become the first person in the US to receive the Pfizer/BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine on Monday. Sandra Lindsay, who has treated some of…
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The Guardian view on Covid-19 promises: season of ill will | Editorial
Schools appear more in touch with the risks of the PM’s Christmas plans than the ministers hectoring them Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage This week is…
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New coronavirus strain found in England as London faces tighter restrictions
More than 1,000 cases of a new variant of the coronavirus have been identified, mainly in southeast England, according to British Health Secretary Matt Hancock, who added that the variant…
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Coronavirus vaccinations begin in the United States as number of Americans killed by Covid-19 passes 300,000
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Nick Niedzwiadek on politico.com on December 14, 2020.The first public coronavirus vaccination in the United…
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This year has shown how easily goals can be crushed. Will I have the government’s support?
The little job security and freedom Noah Gwatkin had has vanished. He is one of a generation of young Australians whose lives are being shaped by Covid Read how the…
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Backers of ‘herd immunity’ shouldn’t have been allowed near Boris Johnson | Alan McNally
The fringe view that we should avoid coronavirus restrictions was presented to the PM as he weighed a crucial decision On 17 September the government’s scientific advisory group, Sage, met.…
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Malaysia opposition stage walkout after ministers exposed to Covid-19 enter parliament wearing PPE
Two Malaysian ministers who should have been quarantining after being exposed to coronavirus voted in parliament in protective gear on Monday, triggering an opposition walkout.The politicians came into contact with…
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Singapore to get Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine by end of December; plans to vaccinate all on free but voluntary basis by Q3, 2021
Singapore is to receive its first batch of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine by the end of this month and plans to offer it on a free and voluntary basis to…
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Coronavirus: don’t let guard down over Lunar New Year, health expert warns
Members of the public will be able to travel safely for Lunar New Year in February but holidaymakers should not let their guard down about the coronavirus and the outbreak…