COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: New York’s Times Square to welcome New Year’s revellers again – if they’re vaccinated
Crowds will once again fill New York’s Times Square this New Year’s Eve, with proof of Covid-19 vaccination required for revellers who want to watch the ball drop in person,…
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Five Tory MPs and peers who referred firms to controversial VIP lane
A number of Conservatives made referrals for firms that won Covid contracts, leaked document shows Gove backer won £164m in PPE contracts after ‘VIP lane’ referral Coronavirus – latest updates…
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The Guardian view on vaccine justice: what the world needs now | Editorial
While some in the west are triple-dosed, the vast majority of health workers in Africa remain unprotected. Gestures won’t close the gulf AstraZeneca’s halo has slipped. When it partnered with…
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HMRC boosts efforts to recoup £1bn in suspect Covid payouts
UK tax officials have opened 26,500 investigations over pandemic support claims since spring Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage British tax officials have ramped up efforts to…
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Germany set to tighten rules for unvaccinated as Covid cases rise
State of Saxony latest to introduce 2G rules, with national infection rate at more than double a year ago Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Germany is…
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Covid now a pandemic of poor nations, WHO envoy tells UK MPs
Rich counties taking risk by ‘hoovering up’ boosters, all-party group on coronavirus told Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Covid is now a pandemic of poor nations,…
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Too many NHS staff are still unvaccinated – this is how we change that | Danielle Oum
I work for one of England’s most diverse trusts – building faith in the Covid vaccine is vital to save lives Danielle Oum is the co-chair of the NHS Confederation’s…
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US distressed-investor Oaktree Capital raises US$16 billion with its biggest fund ever
US distressed-investing expert Oaktree Capital Management has raised nearly US$16 billion with its biggest fund ever, as it hunts opportunities in China’s embattled property development market and other parts of…
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JP Morgan chief skips quarantine as he jets into Hong Kong
Jamie Dimon let off 21-day hotel quarantine because he runs a ‘very huge bank’, says Carrie Lam JP Morgan’s billionaire chief executive Jamie Dimon was allowed to skip Hong Kong’s…
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Pfizer set to allow cheaper versions of its Covid-19 pill to improve access
Pfizer Inc reached a licensing agreement that will allow generic-drug manufacturers to produce inexpensive versions of its Covid-19 pill for 95 low- and middle-income countries, following a similar move by…