COVID-19 Updates
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UK has been slower than some countries in giving Covid jabs to younger children
Progress has been slower than in adults, with authorities blaming hesitancy among parents and some doctors as well as mixed messaging from experts Coronavirus – latest updates See all our…
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Coronavirus: ‘anti-epidemic’ taxi service for Covid-19 patients in Hong Kong to begin on Friday, with drivers set to earn HK$3,000 a day
An “anti-epidemic” taxi service for coronavirus patients will begin on Friday under a plan aimed at easing the strain on Hong Kong’s public health care system, with about 300 vehicles…
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What did kids learn in the pandemic? That adults know nothing | Adrian Chiles
This loss of innocence puts my own childhood traumas into perspective I was told by someone who’d been on an intensive course of self-improvement that we need to identify three…
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Omicron infection after vaccination may protect against other coronavirus strains, study finds
An Omicron breakthrough infection after vaccination could offer protection against other strains – but that protection was not observed in unvaccinated people, a study in South Africa, has suggested.Meanwhile, another…
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Walls of styrofoam boxes pile up across Hong Kong after cross-border truckers told mainland China no longer taking them
Styrofoam boxes used to bring vegetables over the border have piled up on Hong Kong streets after mainland Chinese authorities refused to take them back due to the city’s worsening…
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Covid news live: Children between five and 11 in Scotland to be offered jab; global cases fell 19% in last week – WHO
Latest updates: Nicola Sturgeon confirms Scotland will follow Wales in offering vaccinations to children; 16 millions cases reported globally last week Scotland to offer Covid jab to all children aged…
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Scotland to offer Covid jab to all children aged five to 11, says Sturgeon
First minister says work under way to determine how best to vaccinate children, after similar move in Wales Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Scottish government…
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UK politics live: ending free Covid testing would be a mistake, says Keir Starmer
Latest updates: Labour leader opposes plans to wind down free Covid testing, currently being pushed by chancellor Rishi Sunak Workers entitled to ask for pay rise, says Keir Starmer Starmer…
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Coronavirus: New Covid-19 cases drop by 19 per cent globally, deaths stable
The number of new coronavirus cases globally fell by 19 per cent in the past week while the number of deaths remained stable, according to the World Health Organization.The UN…
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Social media and grief: how to respond online to someone’s loss, and what the experts say about commenting with emojis
Grief is everywhere. It always has been, but before social media it was easier to pretend it wasn’t. Open Facebook, Instagram or TikTok now and the suffering is omnipresent –…