COVID-19 Updates
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Ministers criticised over plan to scrap Public Health England
Senior doctors, hospital bosses and public health experts have accused ministers of scapegoating Public Health England for their own failings over Covid-19 by planning to axe the agency. The government’s…
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Victoria’s hotel quarantine inquiry to examine genomic testing in hunt for ‘patient zero’
The judicial inquiry into Victoria’s hotel quarantine program will on Monday examine evidence from the Melbourne health institute whose genomic testing could shed more light on the source and spread…
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The Guardian view on the great outdoors: heeding the call of the wild | Editorial
Supporters call it “wild camping”; opponents call it “fly-camping”. What both sides accept is that there has been an upsurge in the past few months, with increasing numbers of visitors…
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Boss who blamed staff for Hillingdon hospital Covid outbreak quits
A hospital boss who blamed staff for a Covid-19 outbreak that led to a partial shutdown of its A&E unit has resigned. Hillingdon hospital in London announced on Friday that…
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Tory MPs press Hancock for ‘postcode-level’ Covid restrictions
Conservative MPs have told Matt Hancock that businesses will suffer unless the government takes a more sophisticated approach to the blanket restrictions affecting 4.5 million people across northern England. Ministers…
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Cameron Mackintosh makes about 200 UK theatre staff redundant
Sir Cameron Mackintosh, the West End producer of Les Misérables and Hamilton, has made about 200 employees redundant in the latest blow to the theatre industry. Mackintosh, one of British…
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Investing in Indian health care will bolster AIIB’s global ambition
Despite the turbulent Sino-India relationship, Chinese investment may soon provide critical support to India’s pandemic-ravaged health infrastructure. India’s finance ministry recently discussed an US$8 billion national health infrastructure project with…
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Toronto: strip club employee may have exposed about 550 people to Covid-19
Health officials in the Canadian city of Toronto have warned that as many as 550 people may have been exposed to the coronavirus at a downtown strip club after an…
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The Covid-19 recession feels mild compared with the 1980s – so far | Larry Elliott
Those of us with long enough memories can vividly recall the recession of the early 1980s. Unemployment climbed inexorably as many of the big names of British industry collapsed or…
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Greenland, Vanke, Sunac among developers planning health care facilities in new residential projects as Covid-19 changes mindsets and lifestyles
Greenland, Shanghai’s largest developer, is looking to add a new dimension to its high-end residential properties by building medical facilities such as hospitals and clinics, as Covid-19 ushers in a…