COVID-19 Updates
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Scott Morrison says Omicron won’t ‘take us back’ to Covid restrictions as he announces Moderna deal
New facility in Victoria could produce 100m vaccines a year under agreement between pharmaceutical company and federal and Victorian governments Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates…
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Coronavirus: BioNTech booster shots to be made available to all Hong Kong residents from January, Carrie Lam reveals
Hong Kong plans to make BioNTech coronavirus booster shots available to all age-eligible city residents from January, the city’s leader has announced.But Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, speaking at…
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US air force discharges 27 service members for refusing Covid vaccine
The members were in their first term of enlistment and are believed to be the first to be removed for defying order The US air force has discharged 27 people…
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Manchester United game off as Premier League is hit by record 42 Covid cases
Tuesday’s game at Brentford postponed due to Covid outbreak Weekly total reaches new high with Villa and Brighton affected The carefully crafted sense of stability around English football began to…
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Bracing for Omicron: California mask rules return as US Covid-19 cases hit 50 million
California will impose a statewide mask mandate in all indoor public spaces as Covid-19 case rates soar and as precautions ramp up against the Omicron variant.The United States on Monday…
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Covid passports could increase vaccine uptake, study suggests
Certification encouraged vaccination in countries with low coverage, especially among young people Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Coronavirus passports could lead to increased uptake of vaccines,…
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Covid: NHS in crisis mode as hospitals told to discharge patients where possible
NHS England asks hospitals to free up beds as estimated daily Omicron cases hit 200,000 Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The NHS was put on a…
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Infographic: what we know about the Omicron variant
A new coronavirus variant has upended travel plans with countries racing to impose border curbs to keep out the new strain, despite the World Health Organization denouncing blanket bans on…
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NHS gears up for ‘huge challenge’ to hit PM’s new booster jab target
As Omicron advances, health workers have their work cut out to vaccinate 1.2 million people a day Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The prime minister’s Christmas…
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Steve Bell on Boris Johnson’s Christmas Covid crisis – cartoon
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