COVID-19 Updates
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Shaun Bailey quits London assembly role after lockdown party reports
Mayoral candidate attended ‘raucous’ event at Conservative party’s campaign HQ last winter Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Shaun Bailey has stood down from an official role…
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MPs back all ‘plan B’ measures amid large Tory rebellion on Covid passes and mandatory vaccines – live updates
Boris Johnson suffers large rebellion from his own MPs but measures pass; PM earlier tells cabinet surge of new variant cases is coming MPs back Covid ‘plan B’ measures after…
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Pfizer says pill is effective in protecting against severe disease from Covid
Experimental antiviral pill Paxlovid is also effective against the Omicron variant, company announces A pill manufactured by the prominent Covid-19 vaccine provider Pfizer is highly effective in protecting against severe…
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Rebellious mood on Tory backbenches puts Boris Johnson on notice
Analysis: revolt over Covid passports heaps pressure on PM to keep restrictions to bare minimum Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Just hours before the biggest rebellion…
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Andrew Cuomo ordered to give up $5.1m in pandemic book earnings
Ex-governor said he would write book ‘entirely on his own time’ but complaints later surfaced that he used state resources Former New York governor Andrew Cuomo has been ordered to…
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For Starmer, the best way to take Johnson down right now may be to agree with him | Rafael Behr
Voting with the government on plan B is not just in the national interest – it will aggravate splits in Conservative ranks Leaders come and go, policies move with the…
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WHO sees unprecedented Omicron spread, ‘probably’ in most countries
The World Health Organization on Tuesday warned Omicron was spreading at an unprecedented rate and urged countries to act as drug maker Pfizer said its coronavirus pill was effective against…
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How big is the risk of Omicron in the UK and how do we know?
Analysis: Sajid Javid estimates there are 200,000 new cases a day – here’s why the experts suggest that number will soon multiply Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus…
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Target asymptomatic Covid-19 cases to stop community spread: Chinese study
Two in five people infected with Covid-19 did not show symptoms and these cases need to be better managed to prevent community transmission, according to a global analysis by researchers…
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Coronavirus: UK lifts Omicron travel ban for 11 African nations
Britain will remove all 11 countries from its Covid-19 travel red list from Wednesday because there is now community transmission of Omicron, Health Secretary Sajid Javid told parliament.The British government…