COVID-19 Updates
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Boris Johnson’s meeting with Covid-positive MP: how did it happen?
PM and Lee Anderson were photographed less than 2 metres apart, without masks Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson is being forced to self-isolate after…
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Hong Kong’s latest run of local Covid-19 cases blamed on home quarantine, false negative tests and hotel loopholes
Home quarantine, false negative airport testing and lax supervision of hotel isolation could be behind the latest surge in community Covid-19 infections, after a study found a quarter of recently…
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Bands from the Philippines struggle as coronavirus mutes Dubai’s nightlife
Eric Roman struts onstage in his torn jeans and grasps the microphone.It’s midnight on a Friday and in normal times, he’d hear wild applause from this tightly packed hotel bar…
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Latest vaccine success is good news but high price may restrict access
Moderna results show Pfizer success was not flash in the pan, but poorer countries may have to look elsewhere Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The success…
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Moderna says its Covid-19 vaccine is 94.5 per cent effective based on clinical trials
Moderna on Monday said its experimental vaccine was 94.5 per cent effective in preventing Covid-19 based on interim data from a late-stage clinical trial, becoming the second US company in…
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Mink farming: Denmark’s loss is China’s gain amid mass cull over Covid-19 fears, Danish professor says
The sudden Covid-19-related culling of as many as 17 million mink in Denmark has shaken the fur industry. Television footage shows breeders weeping outside their empty farms as thousands of…
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What does the Moderna vaccine mean for the fight against Covid?
How does it work and how is it different from the Pfizer/BioNTech jab? Moderna Covid vaccine almost 95% effective, trials show Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage…
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Privacy, usage issues mark lukewarm response to Hong Kong’s Covid-19 contact-tracing app ‘Leave Home Safe’
Public response to the Hong Kong government’s newly launched Covid-19 contact-tracing app has been lukewarm, with usage difficulties and privacy fears among top concerns.The “Leave Home Safe” mobile app became…
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China declares early victory in 2020 job creation goal, but questions linger over data
China created 10.09 million jobs in its cities between January and October, surpassing this year’s target of 9 million new urban jobs two months ahead of schedule, the National Bureau…
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Chief of Europe’s drug agency warns of coronavirus vaccine safety challenges
Monitoring the safety of Covid-19 vaccines, especially those relying on novel technologies such as messenger RNA, will be one of the biggest challenges once shots are rolled out widely, according…