COVID-19 Updates
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Australia’s iron ore exports to China strong, but weak global demand indicates mixed coronavirus recovery
Australian iron ore exports to China surged in the first half of the year, as demand from steel mills rose to supply Beijing’s infrastructure building push to boost the coronavirus-hit…
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Quarantine cheats and tourists threaten Canada amid US coronavirus surge
For 67 days, tiny Prince Edward Island went without a single new case of Covid-19. That changed earlier this month when Canada’s smallest province, best known as the home of…
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Coronavirus live news: 498 more deaths in US as WHO urges countries to focus on contact tracing
A proposed European Union economic recovery package would provide €390bn of grants and €360bn of loans, according to Reuters. The news agency reports that the proposal submitted to EU leaders…
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GlaxoSmithKline makes bold move with £130m Covid-19 investment | Nils Pratley
Monday’s most important vaccine news was the promising early data from the Oxford University and AstraZeneca coronavirus trial – “robust immune responses” is encouraging. But let’s not overlook other vaccine…
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EU clinches deal on US$860 billion coronavirus rescue fund after marathon summit
European Union leaders reached a deal on a massive stimulus plan for their coronavirus-blighted economies at a predawn meeting on Tuesday after a fractious summit that went through the night…
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Trump to resume daily coronavirus briefings on Tuesday – live
A day after Kanye West held his first “campaign” event in North Charleston, electoral authorities in South Carolina have confirmed that the rapper will not appear on the ballot there…
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US military medical teams dispatched to California hospitals hard-hit by Covid-19
US military medical teams have been deployed to five California hospitals to assist in a war against coronavirus that has taxed health care staff in hard-hit areas of the state.…
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Hermes to create 10,000 new jobs as delivery business soars
Parcel delivery firm Hermes is creating more than 10,000 jobs as it gears up to cope with the shift to home shopping during the coronavirus pandemic. The company says it…
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Oxford coronavirus vaccine triggers immune response, trial shows
Oxford University’s experimental coronavirus vaccine is safe and generated a strong immune response in the people who volunteered to help trial it, researchers have said, raising hopes it could contribute…
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Chief nurse was dropped from briefings after refusing to back Cummings
England’s chief nurse has confirmed she was dropped from the Downing Street daily coronavirus briefing after refusing to back Dominic Cummings. Ruth May said that in a trial run for…