COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus Hong Kong: tough new quarantine regime for Cathay Pacific aircrew puts flights at risk
Hundreds of Cathay Pacific employees including pilots and cabin crew could be sent into quarantine in Hong Kong under a tough new policy aimed at controlling the spread of Covid-19…
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End of furlough scheme had smaller than feared impact on unemployment
Supported workers still more likely to lose jobs, but sector shortages cushion worst anticipated effects Staff who were placed on furlough are six times more likely to lose their jobs…
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On Covid, we need to be careful when we talk about numbers
A recent wave of mistakes shows how misinterpreting data risks misrepresenting the impact of the virus Since we have just had Maths Week in England, it seems appropriate to look…
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Coronavirus in China: tolerance wanes for Chengdu’s track and test regime
Kristen Ng, a musician and promoter, went to see the new James Bond movie at a cinema two weeks ago with her girlfriend in Chengdu, the southwestern Chinese city where…
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Anti-vaxxers who got Covid-19 shots take bath in borax to ‘detox’ body
There is no truth behind social media scuttlebutt that people can “detox” their body of the Covid-19 vaccine in a bath made with the household cleaner borax, experts said.Anti-vaxxers on…
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Coronavirus: Singapore eases rules on vaccination records for travellers from US after complaints
After some US-based Singaporeans expressed frustration at being unable to use a quarantine-free travel lane between the city state and America because they did not have a permitted proof of…
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Covid vaccination won’t be available to under-12s until 2022, Greg Hunt says
Federal health minister says rollout will be ready when it’s ‘safe’, despite batches with correct dosage not expected to arrive in Australia until 2022 • Download the free Guardian app;…
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Australia live news updates: Cop26 deal on coal sends ‘clear message’ to Morrison; Victoria reports fewer than 1,000 Covid cases
Cop26 agreement made in Glasgow aims for ‘phasing down’ of coal; Greg Hunt indicates Australia may not update 2030 emissions target, despite Cop26 deal requiring it; Victoria records 905 Covid…
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Covid live news: UK records 157 deaths; Germany mobilises 12,000 soldiers to fight coronavirus– report
UK also recorded 38,351 new coronavirus cases; German paper reports that 12,000 soldiers will be mobilised by Christmas Conservative judges block Biden’s vaccine requirement for businesses Why is Europe returning…