COVID-19 Updates
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Boris Johnson faces Tory wrath as party slumps in shock poll
Boris Johnson is facing a showdown with furious Conservative MPs over his government’s chaotic handling of Covid-19, as a new poll shows the Tories have surrendered a massive lead over…
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UK university reopenings risk Covid ‘public health crisis’, teaching union warns
Plans to reopen universities have been thrown into serious doubt as the UK’s largest academic union warns today that it is “too dangerous” for face-to-face teaching to resume, and calls…
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Coronavirus sceptics, conspiracy theorists and anti-vaxxers protest in London
Thousands of protesters from across the UK gathered in London’s Trafalgar Square on Saturday afternoon to protest against coronavirus restrictions and reject mass vaccinations. The event, which began at noon,…
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‘Weary’ teachers frustrated by late guidance on reopening English schools
Teaching unions have expressed their frustration at the introduction of last-minute guidance on the reopening of secondary schools in England, which says schools in local lockdown areas should introduce a…
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Far right using coronavirus as excuse to attack Asians, say police
Police chiefs have warned that the far right is using coronavirus as an excuse to attack east and south-east Asians as new figures show hate crime against them is rising.…
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Coronavirus latest: Berlin police disperse ‘anti-corona’ protesters; South Korea running out of hospital beds
Berlin police said on Saturday that they were breaking up a rally in the heart of the German capital because participants did not adhere to rules put in place to…
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Covid vaccine tracker: when will a coronavirus vaccine be ready?
Pre-clinical vaccines not yet in human trials 139 Phase 1 vaccines in small-scale safety trials 25 Phase 2 vaccines in expanded safety trials 15 Phase 3 vaccines in large-scale efficacy…
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Be kind and offer help to others for a dopamine and serotinin high, and lower blood pressure
When the coronavirus pandemic hit Singapore, the virus found its way into many of its dormitories for foreign workers, where it infected thousands of labourers from countries including Bangladesh, Thailand…