COVID-19 Updates
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Hong Kong business community’s big question after quarantine shift: will it convince Beijing to reopen border?
As Hong Kong further tightened what were already some of the world’s strictest Covid-19 policies on Monday, the city’s business sector expressed one clear hope – that it would be…
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New NSW Covid restrictions: update to reopening rules for Sydney, regional NSW, freedoms for vaccinated people – explained
Here’s what we know about the next two stages of reopening in New South Wales, and what you can and can’t do as the state leaves lockdown Follow our Covid…
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Tonga enters lockdown after first coronavirus case recorded
Tonga’s main island entered a week-long lockdown Tuesday just days after recording its first case of Covid-19, ending the Pacific nation’s run as one of the last virus-free places in…
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New York: 9,000 public workers put on unpaid leave for refusing Covid vaccine
Mayor says thousands of firefighters have called out sick in apparent protest, with 18 of 350 units out of service About 9,000 New York City municipal workers were put on…
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Why the prospects for Britain’s ‘shortage economy’ look grim
UK news headlines have not made for easy reading in recent months. Economic growth may be bouncing back from last year’s Covid-19-related recession, but the sight of panic buying in…
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Vladimir Putin asks army for help as coronavirus cases spiral in Russia
President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Russia may need the army’s help to build field hospitals for Covid-19 patients as Russia battles a surge in infections that has led…
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One in four 35- to 54-year-olds in England not complying with Covid self-isolation
ONS figures suggest proportion of people following rules has slipped since summer Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage One in four people in their mid-30s to mid-50s…
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Law group threatens to sue over Immensa Covid testing scandal
Good Law Project asks health secretary to terminate contracts and offer payouts or face legal action Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The health secretary is facing…
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Global Covid-19 death toll passes 5m
US, Brazil, India, Mexico and the UK together account for more than half of total, which is based on official figures Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage…