COVID-19 Updates
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Johnson to end forced self-isolation after positive Covid test in England
PM to announce end to legal duty to quarantine next week as part of ‘living with Covid’ measures Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The prime minister…
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Ministers warned getting rid of free Covid tests will lead to £500 ‘caring tax’
Vulnerable and carers could face high costs and social anxiety if they have to start paying a charge Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Abolishing free Covid…
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What happens next with Covid protocols?
Free home testing and self-isolation likely to end, but ONS infection survey remains Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage First reports suggested that this service was going…
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US FDA considers approving second Covid-19 booster shot – report
Wall Street Journal says regulator could authorize fourth shots of Pfizer and Moderna vaccines by the fall US health regulators are looking at authorizing a potential fourth dose of a…
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Coronavirus: social welfare group hits back after Hong Kong officials’ warning, says ‘unfair accusations’ will not help care homes in Covid-19 fight
A major social welfare group has hit back after Hong Kong officials warned operators of care homes for the elderly could be violating the sector’s code of practice if they…
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China allows mixing of Chinese-made Covid-19 vaccines to boost immunity
Chinese regulators have approved the mixing of domestic vaccines as boosters to improve immunity against Covid-19, and added two more Chinese-developed shots to the booster roster.But there is still no…
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California’s first surgeon general on Covid: ‘Greatest collective trauma’ of a generation
Dr Nadine Burke Harris is an expert on how childhood trauma can affect health. That proved to be valuable expertise during the pandemic When Dr Nadine Burke Harris was first…
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Suzhou and Hohhot coronavirus hotspots in China ‘triggered by imported cases’
Chinese authorities are grappling with two rapidly spreading outbreaks of the coronavirus, both of them triggered by imported cases, according to the National Health Commission.The NHC said on Saturday that…
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Coronavirus: Beijing expert who beat Wuhan outbreak now on Hong Kong front line against Covid-19
Two years after he was sent to central Hubei province to lead the battle against one of the worst public health crises in the history of modern China, the country’s…
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Chinese medical staff rally for Hong Kong Covid-19 campaign
The southern province of Guangdong is preparing to send more than 1,000 doctors and nurses to neighbouring Hong Kong to help tackle the city’s surge in coronavirus cases, according to…