COVID-19 Updates
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Ted Baker to cut 500 jobs as pandemic losses add to financial woe
The fashion retailer Ted Baker is to axe at least 500 jobs – more than a quarter of its UK workforce – as the pandemic continues to batter the high…
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Trump bids to stop billions in track-and-trace funds as virus cases spike
Donald Trump is seeking to block billions of dollars in funding for coronavirus testing and contact tracing efforts as cases spike across the US, where around 70,000 people are testing…
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After more than a decade of eroding workers’ rights, it’s time for a proper new deal
It’s easy to see why Boris Johnson wants to send people working from home back to the office. Despite the gradual rolling back of lockdown, Britain’s big town and city…
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‘Carbon savings’ from Covid-19 lockdown halve within weeks
The UK’s carbon emissions have begun to rebound following the easing of Covid-19 lockdown measures, causing the “carbon savings” triggered by the coronavirus to halve within weeks. Greenhouse gas emissions…
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Test and trace failures risk exponential case growth in England, official warns
Failures of the government’s test-and-trace system are risking an exponential growth of coronavirus in hotspots across England, a director of public health has warned. Dominic Harrison, the director of public…
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As coronavirus cases surge, Japan looks to give local governments more authority
Japan plans to revise the existing special law for combating the spread of the novel coronavirus to give greater authority to local governments across the country, officials said on Sunday.“A…
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Coronavirus in China: Hong Kong may pay higher price than mainland cities in long term, expert says
Hong Kong’s approach to containing the spread of Covid-19 differs from those used in Beijing and Xinjiang, and the city could pay a high price for it in the long…
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Coronavirus in China: Shenzhen makes it easier for people to report health concerns
The south China city of Shenzhen has drawn up new rules to make it easier and safer for members of the public to report health concerns and possibly prevent future…
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In India, sex workers’ children challenge taboos to help the needy
Sandhya Nair’s favourite childhood memory is of listening to bedtime tales from the woman she called Amma – Hindi for mother. She was a transgender sex worker, and Nair’s next-door…
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Hong Kong third wave: civil servants ‘to resume work-from-home arrangements’, city faces daily record-high of ‘more than 100’ confirmed Covid-19 cases
Most of Hong Kong’s 180,000 civil servants will resume work-from-home arrangements next week with the city facing a grim record-high daily toll of more than 100 confirmed coronavirus infections, sources…