COVID-19 Updates
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China travel industry recovery halted by coronavirus outbreaks, third-quarter trips down over 18 per cent
China’s domestic tourism market plunged in the third quarter, setting back the recovery achieved in the first half of the year as intermittent coronavirus outbreaks put a halt to interprovincial…
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US man who survived Covid says sorry to doctors for not getting vaccinated
Richard Soliz from Seattle, who spent month ill in hospital, thanks staff and says he ‘deeply regrets’ not getting vaccine After being hospitalized for 28 days with Covid-19, a man…
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‘It’s going to get worse’: view from inside the NHS as winter approaches
Amid warnings of ‘unprecedented’ demand for hospital beds, six health workers describe how pressures are affecting them Bed occupancy in England’s hospitals has already reached normal peak winter levels, NHS…
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Jailed Wuhan journalist Zhang Zhan nominated for RSF press freedom award
Chinese citizen journalist recognised for her reporting in early weeks of pandemic in face of threats Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The detained Chinese journalist Zhang…
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China’s census accuracy faces reality check in Covid-19 vaccination and testing
China’s coronavirus vaccination programme is having a side effect: casting doubt on the nation’s recently completed once-a-decade census that put the population at 1.4 billion people.The task of conducting a…
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Singapore-Malaysia border reopening: vaccinated travel lane for quarantine-free entry agreed
Singapore and Malaysia will allow quarantine-free air travel between the two countries for individuals vaccinated against Covid-19, the first step towards reversing a border lockdown that began last March.The two…
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‘We could all relate’: how MasterChef tapped into lockdown cooking boom
Exclusive: show was already loved but pandemic brought food’s emotional power to fore, say producers Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage From sourdough starters to the ubiquitous…
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‘Massage breaks the pain cycle’: the return of touch – after almost two years without it
For many people, social distancing and lockdowns left them bereft of physical contact. Here, touch experts explain why it is so essential and what we lost in its absence In…
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Republicans slam Biden vaccine rule for businesses as health groups defend it
Divided reaction to mandate requiring that large companies either vaccinate staff or administer tests mirrors vaccine rollout in US Biden administration plans to get US companies with 100 or more…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong border with mainland China to fully reopen to quarantine-free travel by June at latest, official sources say
Hong Kong’s land border with mainland China will reopen fully to quarantine-free travel by June at the latest, official sources have revealed, signalling a significant breakthrough after months of the…