COVID-19 Updates
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A city divided: as Sydney comes back to life, scars of lockdown linger in the west
In the suburbs hardest hit by Covid restrictions, the economic and psychological recovery has been slow to come Sydney barista Minh Bui rarely used to have time to sit down…
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UK Labour Party complains to police about festive parties held by PM Boris Johnson last year
Britain’s opposition Labour Party has raised complaints to police about Christmas parties held by Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s staff in his office last year in breach of coronavirus restrictions.The reports…
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Thousands march in Austria and the Netherlands against coronavirus lockdowns
Thousands of people marched through Vienna on Saturday to protest against restrictions on public life designed to curb the coronavirus pandemic.Faced with surging daily infections, the government last month made…
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Joe & the Juice bids for growth despite the Covid squeeze
The Nordic cafe chain is planning ambitious expansion in the UK and perhaps an IPO – if it can find the staff Founded by a Danish karate champion, the smoothie…
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‘I dread Christmas. My husband won’t get jabbed’: The families split over Covid vaccines as they plan holiday gatherings
We talk to three people faced with moral crises over reconciling family festivities with the risks posed by coronavirus Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Christmas is…
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Coronavirus: Merkel uses final podcast episode to urge Germans to get vaccinated
German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Saturday urged Germans to get vaccinated against Covid-19, speaking days ahead of leaving office in the final episode of more than 600 weekly video podcasts.“I…
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‘I don’t like mandates’: Germans and Austrians on new Covid measures
People give their views on compulsory jabs and restrictions on those have not been vaccinated Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The German government has announced a…
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Dear Nadhim Zahawi, please sort out Ofsted’s lack of humanity. There’s no excuse | Michael Rosen
Schools need support, not trials led by unsympathetic inspectors who don’t take Covid into account As you preside over the bewildering and nonsensical inconsistency of mask-wearing in schools, I thought…
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Sage scientists seek balanced UK response to Omicron concerns
With Covid variant danger unclear, advisers say home working and less social mixing should be encouraged Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Government officials and scientific advisers…
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Coronavirus: Italian man’s attempt to get vaccinated in a fake arm falls flat
An Italian man who wanted a coronavirus vaccine certificate without actually having the jab tried to play the system by presenting health workers with a fake arm, an official said…