COVID-19 Updates
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Biden admits ‘we’re not going to get $3.5tn’ on sweeping investment plan – live
President says reconciliation bill price tag will be below $3.5tn House committee to convene Tuesday for Bannon referral vote FDA advisory panel recommends Johnson & Johnson booster US to lift…
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Coronavirus: New Zealand faces growing calls for ‘circuit breaker’ lockdown
New Zealand’s government is facing growing calls from public health experts to enact a short, sharp “circuit breaker” lockdown, a week after it shifted away from its much-vaunted coronavirus elimination…
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‘I just want to go home’: the locked-out Queenslanders trapped in no man’s land
Hundreds of people are stuck in northern NSW, living in cars and tents – and running out of time Surrounded by cane fields that stretch out to the Border Ranges,…
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Covid: UK records 44,932 new cases and 145 deaths; US set to partly lift travel restrictions – as it happened
UK figures fall slightly compared to previous day; White House set to lift travel restrictions for some fully vaccinated foreign nationals. This live blog has now closed – for all…
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Thousands protest in Italy as tough coronavirus ‘green pass’ rules take effect
Protesters gathered at Italian ports and thousands took to the streets on Friday against the introduction of one of the world’s toughest Covid-19 pass regimes, but fears of widespread economic…
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UK ministers face questions over firm linked to suspected Covid test errors
Immensa’s sister company already being investigated and a related US firm sent out used DNA test kits Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Ministers are facing questions…
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Liverpool v Atlético placed fans in danger: will anyone be held to account? | Barney Ronay
MPs’ report on Covid crisis states 37 people died unnecessarily because of Champions League match – it was not an event staged in ignorance It has been the way of…
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US plans to open up to vaccinated foreign travellers from November 8
The United States will open its borders to vaccinated foreign travellers on November 8, a White House official said, a move that will expand travel options for those who have…
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US to lift restrictions for fully vaccinated international travelers on 8 November
Early last year, the US banned visitors from more than 30 countries, including China, the UK and most of the EU The US will lift restrictions for international travelers who…
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Why Britons are tolerating sky-high Covid rates – and why this may not last
Analysis: as Covid cases reach 40,000 a day, scientists think normalisation is partly to blame for the lack of public reaction Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage…