COVID-19 Updates
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‘Eat Out to Help Out’ risks undermining obesity campaign, say experts
A government subsidy to offer people 50% off meals in fast food restaurants risks undermining a fledgling anti-obesity campaign, experts have warned, amid growing evidence overweight people would be among…
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US records more than 1,000 Covid deaths a day as Republicans mull relief
The US has recorded more than 1,000 deaths a day from Covid-19 for five days running, as cases surge in southern and western states, the national caseload nears 4.2m and…
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Back to the workplace after Covid-19: are you fearful or jumping for joy?
The psychologist: John Ameachi Office life may never return to how it once was says organisational psychologist John Amaechi – and nor should it. “We can’t ask employees if they…
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Global coronavirus cases top 16 million as UK defends Spain quarantine move
North Korea declared its first suspected coronavirus case on Sunday, becoming one of the last countries to do so as the number of people infected worldwide passed 16 million.The isolated,…
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How an Italian island dodged an expected onslaught from the coronavirus
Stranded on a tiny Italian island, a cancer researcher grew increasingly alarmed to hear that one, and then three more visitors had fallen ill with Covid-19.Paola Muti braced for a…
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Coronavirus: US vaccine candidate does well in experiment targeting common mutation
A vaccine candidate developed by scientists in the United States performed well in an experiment that pitched it against the most common mutation of the coronavirus, according to a new…
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Coronavirus has given employers the upper hand – they should use it wisely | Gene Marks
Forget the Age of Aquarius, thanks to the coronavirus pandemic, 2020 is the dawning of the Age of the Employer. Already we’re seeing the signs. Microsoft, LinkedIn, GE, Delta and…
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Covid-19 is making millions of domestic workers more vulnerable. Tech can help
As Covid-19 barrels across the world – impacting both high- and low-income earners in the global labour market – new estimates by the International Labour Organisation reveal that 55 million…