COVID-19 Updates
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China Covid-19 cases surge by 3 times to cross 3,000 in most severe outbreak since 2020
China is scrambling to address its most severe domestic Covid-19 outbreak in nearly two years, reporting soaring cases in a fresh wave that has seen the country tweak its zero-Covid…
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China on brink of biggest Covid-19 crisis since Wuhan as cases surge
China is scrambling to address its most severe Covid-19 outbreak in two years, reporting soaring cases in a fresh wave that has seen the country tweak its zero-Covid policy by…
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Australia’s unemployment rate could hit 4% even as cost of living pressures grow
Economy bounces back from Omicron wave, but economists expect east coast floods to be reflected in March jobs figures Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Follow…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong business leaders warn of mass closures, bankruptcy as city’s universal testing plan remains uncertain
Struggling Hong Kong businesses are stuck in limbo and cannot make plans for the future amid rising fears of shutdowns or bankruptcy after government proposals for mass Covid-19 testing were…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong scheme to recruit mainland Chinese care workers faces challenges over infection fears
A Hong Kong government plan to recruit mainland Chinese workers to care for infected elderly and disabled residents is facing challenges, as some candidates are concerned about the risk of…
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Coronavirus: France offers fourth Covid-19 vaccination to citizens over age of 80
France is offering a fourth dose of a coronavirus vaccine to people older than 80 who had their booster more than three months ago, the prime minister said on Saturday.Jean…
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Covid made parents ‘more relaxed’ about unauthorised holidays – Ofsted
Chief inspector tells leaders the pandemic has ‘fractured the social contract between parents and schools’ See all our coronavirus coverage The Covid pandemic has made families “more relaxed” about their…
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Call to offer more people fourth jab as Covid rises in England
As numbers admitted to hospital rise again, ministers face calls to extend fourth vaccination beyond the over-75s See all our coronavirus coverage Ministers should consider extending the plan to give…
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Dismay as funding for UK’s ‘world-beating’ Covid trackers is axed
Scientists at home and abroad criticise decision to cancel widely admired infection-surveillance projects including React-1 and Zoe See all our coronavirus coverage If anything about the UK’s response to Covid-19…
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Covid has slipped from the headlines – but with restrictions eased, cases are rising | Kit Yates
Despite what many think, coronavirus is still a threat, and it will be while we fail to take precautionary measures It is two years since the World Health Organization (WHO)…