COVID-19 Updates
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I have sympathy for the lockdown, but nothing makes up for the fact our patients are alone | Ranjana Srivastava
Dear Dr Srivastava, Just letting you know your patient died yesterday. I hope you have a good weekend. At a chaotic time I appreciate when residents take the time to…
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UK targets up to 12 Covid-19 vaccines from around the world
The UK government aims to secure stocks of not one vaccine or even two but up to 12 that are being developed around the world, hedging its bets to ensure…
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EU leaders seal ‘historic’ €750bn Covid-19 recovery plan – video
EU leaders have reached an agreement on a €750bn coronavirus recovery fund and long-term spending plans after more than four days of debate at the bloc’s longest summit in nearly…
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UK government rejects ISC call for inquiry into Russian interference in Brexit referendum – as it happened
Mike Pompeo, the US secretary of state, has said the UK should join the US and countries around the world in being more assertive towards China. Speaking at a news…
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Sales of alcohol, tea and coffee soar in shops since UK lockdown
Sales of alcohol, tea and coffee in UK supermarkets and corner shops have soared since the lockdown as the nation’s drinking habits have become home-based. The value of beer, wine…
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US indicts Chinese hackers on charges of targeting coronavirus vaccine data and defence secrets
The US government has indicted two Chinese nationals in connection with long-running cyber espionage operations that aimed to net information on Covid-19 vaccines, military weapons and human rights activists, in…
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People want a greener, happier world now. But our politicians have other ideas | George Monbiot
Out there somewhere, marked on no map but tantalisingly near, is a promised land called Normal, to which one day we can return. This is the magical geography we are…
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US public increasingly sceptical of Covid-19 death toll, poll finds
Skepticism is growing in the United States about the accuracy of publicly reported numbers for Covid-19 deaths, according to Axios-Ipsos polling published on Tuesday. Coronavirus US: record hospitalisations in seven…
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‘Flying blind’: US failure to report vital coronavirus data is hobbling response
The United States is failing to report vital information on Covid-19 that could help track the spread of the disease and prevent the deaths of tens of thousands of Americans,…
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Covid-19: test all health and care workers weekly, says UK scientist
All health and care staff should be routinely tested for Covid-19 once or twice a week, according to one of the UK’s most eminent scientists, Sir Paul Nurse, whose team’s…