COVID-19 Updates
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Martin Rowson: the seven days of Covid Christmas – cartoon
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The Guardian view on Covid-hit arts: there is a solution | Editorial
A short-time work scheme would help freelancers when the going gets tough It is not just the hospitality industry that is facing chaos in this moment of not-lockdown. The cultural…
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Coronavirus: Pfizer pill becomes first US-authorised home Covid-19 treatment
US health regulators on Wednesday authorised the first pill against Covid-19, a Pfizer drug that Americans will be able to take at home to head off the worst effects of…
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Small steps or an irresponsible lack of action: Australian experts react to national cabinet’s announcement | Catherine Bennet, Nancy Baxter, Raina MacIntyre
Leading epidemiologists agree there is a clear need for protective measures to slow the Omicron surge, but some say our leaders aren’t doing enough Which Covid rapid antigen tests can…
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Coronavirus: Omicron doubles or triples the risk of infection on flights, says IATA expert
Omicron could double the risk of catching Covid-19 during a flight according to an airline industry medical expert, who warned that the airport carries a higher likelihood that the virus…
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How twin pressures of Brexit and raw material shortage damaged GDP
Analysis: The UK’s revised-down Q3 figures should come as no surprise given business has been in second gear since 2016 Economy grew more slowly that expected before Omicron If the…
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Coronavirus: Japanese workers test positive for Covid-19 at Dubai Expo
A restaurant at the Dubai Expo has closed temporarily after 10 employees tested positive for coronavirus, and as the UAE Wednesday recorded its highest number of infections in three months.The…
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US Army testing universal vaccine to target all coronavirus variants
The US Army is wrapping up early clinical trials on a vaccine it hopes will target all existing coronavirus variants.Named SpFN, for Spike Ferritin Nanoparticle, it has shown promise in…
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Coronavirus: in Thailand and Singapore, Omicron hits Asia’s nascent tourism revival
When Thailand first announced its quarantine-free programme – the “Phuket Sandbox” – for foreign tourists in July, Pattaya-based travel operator Bee (not her real name) felt relieved that her business…
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Coronavirus: Israel to offer fourth Covid-19 vaccine dose in race to outpace Omicron
Israel is to offer a fourth dose of a Covid-19 vaccine to people older than 60 or with compromised immune systems, and to health workers, as part of a drive…