COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus live: Japan and Taiwan report Omicron surges; Ireland lifts restrictions
Tokyo reports fourth day of record infections; Taiwan to tighten restrictions after 60 Covid cases at Taoyuan factory See all our coronavirus coverage Russia reported a new record number of…
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9-seconds-apart transmission: can masks still protect us from coronavirus? Hong Kong railway station case sparks fresh debate
Do masks still protect us? The hot-button issue has once again surfaced in Hong Kong after three people passing through a railway station nine seconds apart led to the transmission…
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Shielders say lifting of England’s Plan B restrictions ‘complete nightmare’
Among the 3.7 million clinically extremely vulnerable people in England, the removal of Covid restrictions has raised concerns The government has announced the lifting of all plan B restrictions in…
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‘More people will die’: fears for clinically vulnerable as England axes plan B
Coronavirus pandemic’s finishing line has not yet come clearly into focus for millions of people Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage “We must learn to live with…
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Taiwan sees sharp rise in Covid cases, posing risk to Lunar New Year
Outbreak at factory challenges zero Covid strategy that has kept the island largely free of the disease Taiwan has reported a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases with a cluster among…
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For your eyes only: Hong Kong schools offer virtual travel tour to Japan for pupils to enjoy at home
Primary schools in Hong Kong are offering online tours for pupils to travel to Japan from the comfort of their screens at home as an alternative way to broaden their…
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Western Australia races to contain Perth Covid cluster as Greg Hunt declines to condemn border decision
New South Wales records 30 Covid deaths, Victoria 20, Queensland 10, South Australia three and Tasmania one ‘He has pulled the rug’: Mark McGowan’s backflip on Covid reopening splits WA…
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‘I cried all day’: the anguish of people locked out of Japan by Covid
Travel restrictions have stranded almost 150,000 students, workers and others hoping to join relatives Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Late last year, Pablo Ortez quit his…
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Irishman faces 20 years in jail after exposing himself on flight to New York
Shane McInerney allegedly refused to wear a mask, threw a can at another passenger and mooned at a flight attendant An Irishman who refused to wear a Covid mask during…
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Coronavirus: ‘at least 130 Covid-19 cases’ uncovered at Hong Kong public housing estate
Hong Kong authorities have uncovered at least 130 preliminary-positive Covid-19 cases at a coronavirus-stricken public housing estate, with officials meeting to decide whether to lock down more housing blocks, the…