COVID-19 Updates
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Covid testing to be scaled up in England as winter pressure on NHS draws near
A new variant and waning immunity mean surveillance that had been wound down since pandemic will be increased Coronavirus testing and monitoring are set to be scaled up for the…
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The BBC’s Marianna Spring: ‘The more violent the rhetoric, the more important it is I expose it’
The broadcaster’s first disinformation correspondent spends her time pursuing trolls and dismantling conspiracy theories. In return she is abused, slandered, threatened. She talks about battling cranks, extremists – and Elon…
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China’s resort and hotel operators await windfall as National Day holiday set to unleash pent-up demand, inflate room prices
The eight-day National Day holiday season promises to deliver a windfall for China’s tourism industry. Pent-up demand could overwhelm capacity, allowing hotel operators to raise prices by as much as…
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As a new variant emerges, is Covid coming back?
Vaccines, available only to high-risk groups, have been brought forward as cases begin to rise and winter looms The vaccine campaign against Covid-19 has just been brought forward by a…
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Disability groups hit out at move to drop Queensland Health vaccine mandate
‘Come and live in somebody’s shoes who is at high risk of serious complications from the flu or Covid,’ disability advocate says Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free…
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Hong Kong’s empty retail space falls to 3-year low, though sector recovery is hobbled as more tourists leave than enter
However, the sector faces a challenge: while the number of visitors has been increasing, more Hongkongers have been travelling outside the city, shifting their purchasing power elsewhere, says Cushman &…
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UK scientists find link between proteins related to blood clots and long Covid
Biomarker discovery indicates that sufferers from brain fog and fatigue post-virus could be treated with anticoagulants Scientists have identified molecular signatures in the blood that are linked to brain fog,…
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Brighton cat killer Stephen Bouquet died from Covid-19, inquest finds
Former security guard who killed nine cats and injured seven more in East Sussex died less than a year into his five-year sentence The Royal Navy veteran nicknamed the Brighton…
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UK health officials bring forward autumn flu and Covid vaccinations
Move in England comes after detection of highly-mutated coronavirus variant that is spreading around the world Health officials have brought forward plans for autumn flu and Covid vaccinations after detecting…
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Covid cases are surging. We need more from government than ‘Keep coughing and carry on’ | Arwa Mahdawi
Almost a year after Joe Biden declared the pandemic over, coronavirus is still officially a ‘global health risk’. So what are the authorities in the US and UK doing about…