COVID-19 Updates
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Use NHS 111 online service to protect busy A&Es, says health chief
Prof Stephen Powis calls on patients with ‘urgent but not life-threatening’ problems to take pressure off services People are being urged to go online if they need care for something…
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Running on empty: soaring fuel prices push Hong Kong’s bus, taxi drivers to the breaking point
Honda Hon Tat-kwong has been driving children to school in his 13-seater minibus for the past 10 years, and he has never felt so anxious about rising fuel prices.The price…
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Covid live news: UK weekly cases down 13%; US sending more vaccines to Taiwan
Follow the latest updates on the coronavirus from the UK and around the world See all our coronavirus coverage Six more Covid-19-related deaths were reported in Northern Ireland on Sunday,…
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White House press secretary Jen Psaki says she has Covid-19
White House press secretary Jen Psaki said on Sunday she has contracted Covid-19.She said she was last in contact with US President Joe Biden on Tuesday, when she met him…
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‘Vax’ chosen as word of the year by Oxford English Dictionary firm
Accolade reflects how use of the short form of ‘vaccine’ rose by 72 times in a year and spread across society In a year when talk over the virtual garden…
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Jen Psaki, White House press secretary to Joe Biden, tests positive for Covid
Psaki, who did not travel with the president to Europe, says her last contact with Biden was on Tuesday Jen Psaki, Joe Biden’s White House press secretary, said on Sunday…
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Coronavirus: Thailand ends quarantine for vaccinated visitors from China, US, Singapore, others
Thailand is ending quarantine for vaccinated visitors from more than 60 countries including China, India, Japan, Singapore and the US, in the biggest reopening gamble in Asia and one that…
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The Guardian view on habits: a pandemic of lost routines | Editorial
Never before have our daily routines been so altered. But we need good habits and must rebuild them The pandemic has broken many things, and among them are habits of…
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Ruling party of Fumio Kishida wins smaller majority in Japanese election
Conservative LDP along with coalition partner Komeito retain control of parliament but PM’s authority is reduced Japan’s ruling conservative party held on to power in Sunday’s election, but gains by…
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Nine percent of New York City workers still unvaccinated after Friday deadline
Last-minute rush of jabs boost vaccination rate to 91% Fox News host gets death threats for vaccinations plea Nine percent of New York City’s municipal workforce remains unvaccinated following a…