COVID-19 Updates
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Boris Johnson asks ministers to plan for Covid workplace absences of up to 25%
Public sector leaders told to prepare for worst case scenario after record numbers of daily infections Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson has instructed ministers…
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Schools in England told: wear masks in class as fears mount of Omicron surge
Advice to secondary schools issued amid concerns over new term spike in Covid cases and Keir Starmer calls for more test kits Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus…
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Coronavirus: Europe has recorded more than 100 million Covid-19 cases since start of pandemic
Europe has recorded more than 100 million coronavirus cases, more than a third of all infections worldwide, since the start of the pandemic, an Agence France-Presse tally showed on Saturday.The…
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Teens and young adults driving record Covid cases in US, health officials say
Uptick in Covid among under-50s coincides with surge in cases among young children and increase in pediatric hospitalizations As the US is seeing record numbers of daily coronavirus cases driven…
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Guardian Australia readers respond: how has the pandemic made you rethink life?
The disruptions of the past two years have prompted changes in many lives. Readers tell us about the changes they are making The pandemic has allowed us to see so…
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Coronavirus: Dutch police raid rave party in breach of Covid-19 rules
Dutch police on Saturday broke up a rave in breach of Covid-19 rules that was attended by hundreds in a disused factory, local media reported.Dozens of police officers entered the…
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Covid cases in England hit new record high of 162,572
Latest figures also report 174,000 total UK deaths as Sajid Javid says country must ‘live alongside’ coronavirus Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage England reported a record…
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Coronavirus: France is sixth country in the world with more than 10 million Covid-19 infections
France became the sixth country in the world to report more than 10 million Covid-19 infections since the outbreak of the pandemic, according to official data published on Saturday.French health…
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How much longer can China keep up its zero-Covid strategy?
As Beijing pursues its solitary path, observers are asking whether the policy is about protecting public health – or social order Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage…
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Notre Dame Disneyfied? Unlikely, but the devil will be in the detail | Rowan Moore
Renovations that include modern art and Mandarin biblical quotes will go ahead, despite anti-woke fulminations There was much wailing and gnashing of teeth a few weeks ago when the Daily…