COVID-19 Updates
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Beijing bolts doors to coronavirus as Communist Party meeting and Olympics loom
It all began with just one case of Covid-19, but China’s capital is not taking any chances as it screens arrivals from around the country and turns away those deemed…
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The Guardian view on Covid and the NHS: ministers in denial over a looming crisis | Editorial
Boris Johnson’s government is drifting into another Covid winter showing none of the urgency or seriousness it demands Compare and contrast the following sets of statements, the first from Westminster.…
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Rising number of anti-vaxxers ‘willing to take direct action against schools’
Warning comes after Keir Starmer calls for councils to be allowed to use exclusion orders to protect schools Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage “Substantial numbers” of…
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False Covid test results not cause of surge in south-west England, says No 10
Government suggests current sharp rise is linked to previous lower rates in region rather than Wolverhampton lab errors Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Downing Street has…
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Inside Melbourne’s Park hotel, refugees sit and wait for Covid to find them
Detainees confined to their rooms say they feel hopeless and afraid as the virus continues to spread Vaccine rollout tracker; cases and data tracker Get our free news app; get…
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English councils cancel bonfire night displays amid rising Covid rates
Manchester joins Nottingham and Leeds, saying it will be impossible to check the Covid status of all attending Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Bonfire night celebrations…
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Experts frustrated as German footballer says he has not had Covid jab
Immunologists say Bayern Munich’s Joshua Kimmich is mistaken and vaccine misunderstandings persist Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage German immunologists have warned that fundamental misunderstandings about the…
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Ron DeSantis wants to pay anti-vaccine police $5,000 to relocate to Florida
Governor says he will give bonus to officers from other states who have lost jobs by refusing government mandates The Republican governor of Florida, Ron DeSantis, plans to offer $5,000…
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Coronavirus: we need to make sure health systems are ready for more surges, WHO official says
The world should expect more surges in Covid-19 cases and needs to prepare health systems to cope with them and to live with the virus, a top World Health Organization…