COVID-19 Updates
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Ben Jennings on the pressures facing the NHS as Omicron spreads – cartoon
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Boris Johnson resists lockdown as Omicron fuels record 218,000 daily coronavirus cases in UK
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Tuesday said that England could withstand a surge in Covid-19 infections without shutting down the economy as Britain reported another record daily high in…
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Israel finds fourth vaccine boosts antibodies five-fold; Violence at pandemic protests in Germany
A fourth dose of Covid-19 vaccine boosts antibodies five-fold a week after the shot is administered, Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Tuesday, citing preliminary findings of an Israeli…
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The foundations of our healthcare system have been washed away | NSW emergency nurse
Working conditions have deteriorated, staff have quit, and our leaders ignore us. I worry for the profession I have grown to love “Our healthcare system remains strong,” says our premier.…
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Coronavirus: WHO sees more proof Omicron is milder in ‘decoupling’ between cases and deaths
More evidence is emerging that the Omicron coronavirus variant is affecting the upper respiratory tract, causing milder symptoms than previous variants and resulting in a “decoupling” in some places between…
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Listen to the teachers – we have a plan to keep classrooms open and pupils safe | Rachael Warwick
I refuse to accept that any generation of children will be ‘lost’ as we fight this pandemic. But schools need much more support This is not the start to the…
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Code red on China’s tech line against Covid-19
It all came crashing down in Xian on Tuesday.As the city of more than 13 million people entered its 13th day of lockdown to try to contain the worst outbreak…
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Facing Omicron wave, US sets global daily record of over 1 million Covid-19 cases
More than 1 million people in the United States were diagnosed with Covid-19 on Monday as a tsunami of Omicron swamps every aspect of daily American life.The highly mutated variant…
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Covid live news: US sets global record of 1m daily cases; staff absence causing crisis say NHS trusts
More than 1 million people in the US were diagnosed with Covid on Monday; NHS trusts in England issued alerts as fears grow vital care will be compromised by workforce…
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China’s Xian to end Covid-19 lockdown if it reaches ‘zero social transmission’
The full lockdown in the Chinese city of Xian, which has entered a 13th day, will be lifted only when “zero social transmission” of Covid-19 infections is achieved, local authorities…