COVID-19 Updates
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Waiting lists must not be a pretext for privatising the NHS | Stella Creasy
During the pandemic the government has poured money into private healthcare firms. But who is really benefiting? Stella Creasy is the Labour MP for Walthamstow Millions of patients are currently…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong health expert warns of ‘very high risk’ to unvaccinated, seniors after cases detected at hospitals, homes for elderly
A rising number of Covid-19 cases were detected at Hong Kong hospitals and care centres for the elderly, with a health expert warning that unvaccinated and older residents were at…
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Omicron: residents raise stink as rubbish piles up at Hong Kong estate hit by escalating Covid-19 outbreak
Mounting piles of garbage bags in lift lobbies were among complaints of residents locked down for five days at a coronavirus-stricken Hong Kong public housing estate, with some raising concerns…
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Sunak as PM? He’d better not wait till the chickens come home to roost | Larry Eliott
Brown quipped that there are two sorts of chancellor: the ones who failed and the ones who got out in time Rishi Sunak is the Covid chancellor. Few outside Westminster…
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Genting Hong Kong: How Malaysian billionaire Lim Kok Thay’s cruise empire imploded
In the 1990s, Lim Kok Thay started a cruiseferry and gambling boat business in Hong Kong and turned it into one of Asia’s biggest cruise operators.It was a labour of…
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Cloth or N95? Covid mask disputes pit employees against bosses
Public health agencies worldwide struggle to promote best practices as understanding of virus evolves When Corey Gallagher returned earlier this month to the postal sorting facility where he works and…
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Stress: how to know if you are suffering from it and ways to relieve the stress if you are
If a colleague asks whether you are stressed, many of us will snap back: “No, I’m not.” We respond swiftly, as though being stressed were a sign of weakness or…
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Covid live: No 10 swipe card data given to ‘partygate’ investigation
Latest updates: follow all the news and politics developments resulting from the coronavirus pandemic in the UK and around the world Shadow attorney general Emily Thornberry on now. She says…
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Mandatory Covid jabs policy divides NHS leaders in England as deadline nears
Trust chiefs hold conflicting views over compulsory vaccinations, which look set to put staffing of health service under even more pressure Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage…
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Africa’s health boss seeks to tempt expat medics to come back home
Head of the continent’s disease control centre says doctors and nurses are needed to bolster the local pandemic response Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage During the…