COVID-19 Updates
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Pandemic on Wall Street causes rising levels … of bonuses
Enforced takeovers during the crisis will mean a bumper year for the bankers who advise on billion-dollar deals Just as most of us are feeling the effects of soaring inflation,…
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Germany tightens restrictions on travel from UK to curb Omicron spread
Carriers banned from transporting British tourists to Germany as it classifies UK as virus variant area of concern Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Germany is tightening…
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Police suffer minor injuries in London scuffles with anti-vax protesters
Shoving broke out between police and demonstrators as thousands marched against Covid restrictions Police officers suffered minor injuries during “scuffles” at an anti-vaccine protest in Parliament Square in Westminster. The…
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Paul Rudd Saturday Night Live to film without audience amid Omicron surge
People’s Sexiest Man Alive to host show for fifth time NBC cites ‘abundance of caution’ behind Covid move The actor Paul Rudd, People’s Sexiest Man Alive of 2021, was set…
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Kamala Harris concedes White House ‘didn’t see’ Delta and Omicron coming
Vice-president’s candid admission on Covid variants came in wide-ranging interview with the Los Angeles Times Kamala Harris has conceded that the Biden administration was blind to the emergence of the…
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UK scientists: bring in curbs now or face up to 2m daily Covid infections as Omicron spreads
Deaths could hit 6,000 a day and delaying restrictions until New Year will cut effectiveness, say Sage experts Read more: is there any good news at all on Omicron? The…
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Australia won’t reach 80% Covid booster rate until well into 2022, analysis shows
Australia ranks near last of 70 countries that have reported Covid-19 vaccine booster rates Australia could take until well into next year to hit an 80% booster vaccination rate, with…
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Christmas in 2021: ‘If you haven’t decked any kind of hall, give yourself a break’
In years past, celebrating the festive season has been about Pinterest and Martha Stewart. This year the visuals aren’t the point – it’s about people, not pressure Last week a…
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Netherlands to go into Christmas lockdown to tackle surge of Omicron variant, says PM
The Netherlands will go into lockdown over the Christmas period to try to stop a surge of the Omicron coronavirus variant, Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte said on Saturday.All non-essential…
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Thousands demonstrate in Hamburg against coronavirus measures in Germany
Several thousand people have protested in Hamburg against the coronavirus measures in place in Germany. According to the police, they marched in several blocks through the city centre on Saturday.“No…