COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: Russia ‘could have Covid-19 vaccine by September’, official claims
A top Russian official said his country could roll out a vaccine against Covid-19 as soon as September, while denying accusations that hackers working for the country’s intelligence agency tried…
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Are coronavirus lockdowns justified given the health, economic and social costs?
Perspective has always been a challenge for journalism. This is ever more the case as news sources move to instant online feeds. Keeping perspective on Covid-19 is a near impossible…
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No way out: the undocumented migrants caught between a rock and a hard place in Malaysia
After crossing illegally into Malaysia in 2016 from Myanmar, Sabe Phyu and Banyar contacted a Burmese agent who promised to arrange work visas for them. Instead, the agent disappeared with…
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Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro believes coronavirus restrictions have ‘suffocated’ economy
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro said on Saturday that lockdown measures used to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus “kill” and have “suffocated” the country’s economy.“Without salaries and jobs, people…
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G20 officials pledge to use ‘all available policy tools’ to bolster coronavirus-hit global economy
Finance officials from the Group of 20 major economies on Saturday vowed to continue using “all available policy tools” to fight the coronavirus pandemic and bolster the global economy, warning…
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Barack Obama leads tributes to civil rights leader John Lewis – live
Donald Trump has broken his silence on the passing of John Lewis with a tweet posted moments ago. “Saddened to hear the news of civil rights hero John Lewis passing,”…
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‘Our ICU beds are full’: Covid-19 cases surge across American south and west
Covid-19 cases are surging across much of the American south and west, as familiar scenes of weary doctors and nurses in packed hospitals replay across a new region. In Washington,…
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My first restaurant meal since lockdown was strange and joyful
I’m not sure I would have gone out for dinner on so-called “Super Saturday” had it not been for the fact that it was my birthday. But go out I…
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Scotland records highest daily rate of positive Covid-19 tests for month
Scotland has recorded its highest number of daily positive coronavirus tests for almost a month, with 21 confirmed results in 24 hours as the deputy first minister warned of the…
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Global report: WHO reports record daily increase of coronavirus cases
Iran’s president says an estimated 25 million people in the country could be infected with the coronavirus, way above the country’s official rate, as the World Health Organization reported a…