COVID-19 Updates
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Death of child with Covid-19 prompts calls for Māori to be prioritised in NZ vaccine rollout
Māori boy who died last week was youngest New Zealander to die with virus and the first child Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The first death…
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Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker test positive for Covid amid US Omicron surge
Massachusetts and New Jersey senators confirm they have both been vaccinated Fauci: Omicron ‘raging through the world’ US senators Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker have confirmed they have tested positive…
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Covid news: UK reports 82,886 new cases; Omicron dominant in Ireland – as it happened
Latest UK daily cases show a 72% jump on the 48,071 new infections recorded last Sunday; Irish officials say 52% of cases estimated to be new variant UK PM and…
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Nucleic tests up to Omicron task – but keep eye on quality, top Chinese kit maker BGI says
Coronavirus nucleic acid test kits already on the market should be able to detect the Omicron variant, but accuracy could vary with sampling and product quality, a senior officer with…
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UK newspaper publishes photo of Boris Johnson at alleged garden party gathering
Britain’s Guardian newspaper on Sunday published a photograph of Prime Minister Boris Johnson and more than a dozen other people drinking wine in the garden of his Downing Street residence…
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Christmas curbs could be brought in within days, says Sajid Javid
Health secretary expected to announce whether social mixing will be curtailed over festive period Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Sajid Javid has made clear that fresh…
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Coronavirus: Israel in fifth wave, considers adding US to Omicron red list
Israel is in the midst of a fifth Covid-19 wave due to the Omicron variant, Prime Minister Naftali Bennett said on Sunday, urging citizens to step up vaccination and to…
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Whole households should stay home if one member gets Covid, say Sage advisers
One positive case means significant chance others are infected, warn scientists amid Omicron wave Whole households should cancel gatherings and visits to events if a single member tests positive for…
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Chatting over cheese and wine: anatomy of Downing Street lockdown gathering
No 10 says no rules are being broken in photograph that has come to light from first coronavirus lockdown Boris Johnson and staff pictured with wine in Downing Street garden…
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Germany facing fifth Covid-19 wave as Omicron cases surge
Germany’s health minister Karl Lauterbach ruled out a Christmas lockdown on Sunday but warned a fifth Covid-19 wave could no longer be stopped and backed mandatory vaccination as the only…