COVID-19 Updates
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What do we know about the new Omicron coronavirus mutant spreading in the US?
A descendant of the super-contagious ‘stealth’ strain, BA.2.12.1 was responsible for nearly 30 per cent of new US cases last week. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Long Covid: only one in four feels fully recovered a year after infected, says UK study
Women, obese patients and those who were mechanically ventilated even more vulnerable to long-lasting symptoms, according to paper published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. Read the original article at South…
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UK health agency to cut 800 jobs and halt routine Covid testing
Exclusive: ‘Alarming’ cuts by UK Health Security Agency could cost lives, public health experts warn The flagship public health body set up by Boris Johnson to combat the pandemic is…
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‘No sign Putin is serious’ about Ukraine negotiations, says Blinken – as it happened
Senators question secretary of state Kamala Harris tests positive for Covid White House unveils latest Covid-19 strategies Supreme court justices hint at support for Biden immigration policy Russia-Ukraine war –…
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Johnson threatens to privatise Passport Office over backlog
As travel chaos looms, PM also reported to have warned DVLA over delays in processing applications Boris Johnson has threatened to “privatise the arse” off the Passport Office if it…
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Lack of Covid testing leaves researchers blind to evolution patterns, WHO warns
Potentially dangerous mutations of the virus could go unnoticed due to testing cuts, UN health agency says A dramatic drop in testing for Covid-19 has left the world blind to…
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US Vice-President Kamala Harris tests positive for Covid-19
Biden is not considered a ‘close contact’; Harris is not exhibiting symptoms, and will isolate at home and work remotely. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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US working to make Covid drugs more widely available as cases fall
But White House’s Covid response coordinator says more funding will be needed to supply pills beyond a few more months President Joe Biden’s administration is striving to expand availability of…
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Kamala Harris tests positive for Covid
The vice-president’s case is considered a ‘breakthrough’ infection, as she is fully vaccinated and received a booster shot last October US vice-president Kamala Harris has tested positive for Covid-19, her…
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Keir Starmer denies Partygate has distracted Labour from cost of living crisis – as it happened
Labour’s leader says his party has a ‘laser-like focus on the cost of living’. This live blog has now closed – for updates on the war in Ukraine, please follow…