COVID-19 Updates
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‘Give us clarity’: Angela Rayner probes government on Medpro PPE contracts – video
Labour’s deputy leader, Angela Rayner, asked the government for clarity over contracts awarded to PPE Medpro, and a Labour motion calling on the government to release all documents related to…
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China considers downgrading Covid’s status to remove need for strict controls
Beijing has been laying increasing stress on the milder nature of omicron and some cities have already started easing their rules Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Ministers to release papers relating to firm recommended by Michelle Mone
Labour force move to release material about awarding of contract to PPE Medpro through humble address in Commons Revealed: Second firm pushed by Michelle Mone was secret entity of husband’s…
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Tories in hiding as Commons scrutinises Michelle Mone’s Covid fortunes
Tory peer not the only one to make herself scarce as Labour queries VIP access for vendor of dodgy PPE Better late and all that. You’d have thought the Tories…
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Elective surgeries in Australia drop to 10-year low due to Covid measures, report finds
Decline of 17% at public hospitals compared with previous year attributed to restrictions during Delta and Omicron waves Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our…
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China’s Covid lockdown plight is the result of putting policy before people
At the start of the pandemic, China won praise for its seeming ability to unite the public behind its contagion-fighting measures. But after three years of unrelenting lockdowns and a…
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Inquest to examine treatment of first child to die of Covid in UK
Coroner to look at whether misplaced medical tube contributed to death of Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab, 13 A misplaced medical tube may have contributed to the death of the first child…
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Marston’s pubs earnings pushed to pre-pandemic levels by World Cup
The chain reported an almost doubling of revenues, but rail strikes are a concern to hospitality industry World Cup fever has boosted drinks sales at Marston’s pubs by 50% as…
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Coronavirus: what does ending zero-Covid mean for China’s yuan?
China’s yuan has recovered against the US dollar over the past week amid expectations Beijing will further adjust its zero-Covid policy. But uncertainty over the strategy remains a problem for…
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Tesla’s Shanghai Gigafactory sets delivery record in November, but may face bumpy road ahead as buyers defer big-ticket purchases
Tesla delivered a record 100,291 vehicles in November from its Shanghai Gigafactory on the back of an expanded capacity and cut in prices. Read the original article at South China…