COVID-19 Updates
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Jordan jails health officials over Covid-19 oxygen deaths
A Jordanian court sentenced five senior health officials to three years in prison on Sunday for causing the death of 10 Covid-19 patients following an oxygen outage in a major…
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Raab says ‘formal party’ in No 10 last Christmas would have broken rules
But justice secretary says he has been assured by prime minister no Covid restrictions were breached Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Dominic Raab has become the…
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No 10 put all their eggs in vaccine basket in effort to save Christmas
Analysis: changes to cabinet and public mood from last year make further restrictions less likely The date ringed in red in Westminster is 18 December – not the date for…
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Early feedback on Omicron severity ‘encouraging’: Fauci
Early indications of the severity of the Omicron Covid-19 variant are “a bit encouraging,” top US pandemic adviser Anthony Fauci said on Sunday, while cautioning more information was still needed.“Omicron…
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Coronavirus: Fauci calls Republican ‘overhyping’ claim ‘preposterous’
Ron Johnson: Fauci ‘did exact same thing with Aids’ Fauci: Omicron variant threat to US to be determined Omicron: the latest challenge to Joe Biden’s presidency Dismissing as “preposterous” a…
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Norway Christmas party becomes largest Omicron superspreader event outside South Africa
A corporate Christmas party in Norway turned into an Omicron superspreader event, with up to 60 people possibly infected, officials say. The outbreak has become the biggest outside South Africa,…
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New Covid travel rules ‘too late to stop potential Omicron wave in UK’
Scientific adviser Prof Mark Woolhouse says variant is ‘spreading pretty rapidly’ across UK Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Omicron variant is “spreading pretty rapidly” across…
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The latest challenge to Joe Biden’s presidency: the Omicron variant
Analysis: after he promised to crush the coronavirus, the rise of a new strain could be a blow to perceptions of his competency Joe Biden looked out at an audience…
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Coronavirus: officials punished as China races to contain Inner Mongolia outbreak
The northern Chinese border city of Manzhouli reported 30 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday, down from 58 community cases a day earlier.The National Health Commission said on Sunday that mainland…
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Australia live news update: Victoria and NSW won’t close border over Omicron Covid variant; Qld flood warning; Albanese speaks at campaign rally;
Flash flood warnings for Queensland; Victoria and NSW won’t close border due to Omicron; Anthony Albanese addresses campaign rally; Daniel Andrews press conference; Omicron cases continue to climb in Sydney…