COVID-19 Updates
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Invest in infrastructure to create connectivity, rather than pouring good money after bad, to save the global economy
If the global economy is to avoid a post-pandemic implosion, a New Deal will be required, one that combines elements of former US president Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal and…
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How will local lockdowns affect schools in England?
Q: According to the government’s guidance issued on Friday evening for schools in England, how will future lockdowns affect them? A: The new guidance lists four levels of lockdown “tiers”,…
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The Guardian view on African success: a step closer to conquering polio | Editorial
Polio arrives, if it announces itself at all, as a high temperature. Or a sore throat. Maybe a headache, or an upset stomach. It can go within a week or…
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After ‘eat out to help out’, many restaurants will still face disaster | Emma Hughes
The government has treated the pandemic as a political campaign. Given the choice between style and substance, it has opted at every turn for big, splashy gestures, lurching from one…
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Indonesia detects more infectious coronavirus mutation, as cases continue to rise
A more infectious mutation of the new coronavirus has been found in Indonesia, the Jakarta-based Eijkman Institute for Molecular Biology said on Sunday, as the Southeast Asian country’s caseload continues…
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Chinese police start fraud probe over claims students were overcharged for flights home at height of coronavirus pandemic
Chinese police have launched a fraud investigation over claims that scalpers charged Chinese students who were desperate to return home at the height of the Covid-19 outbreak up to 20…
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How closing pubs in Europe and grounding airlines started a nut crisis in West Africa
With a few digitally driven exceptions, the Covid-19 pandemic is clearly an ill wind that blows no one any good. Whatever country you turn to, whatever community you visit, the…
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The Johnson method of government: total power with absolutely no responsibility | Andrew Rawnsley
Michael Gove, who likes to think of himself as the philosopher-prince of the Johnson government, recently gave a speech in which he sought to explain why so many voters have…
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Global coronavirus tally soars past 25 million as India hits daily record
Global coronavirus infections soared past 25 million on Sunday, as countries around the world further tightened restrictions to try to stop the rampaging pandemic.A million additional cases have been detected…
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In India, coronavirus pandemic brings neglect for women with disabilities and chronic illnesses
For months now, Anubha Mahajan has been forced to use a coat hanger as a makeshift intravenous drip stand by the side of her bed, to provide some pain relief…