COVID-19 Updates
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As a Melbourne emergency doctor during the Delta wave, I can only function in survival mode for so long | Emergency junior doctor
We are forced to take on more risk with every shift. And for patients, the emergency department is no longer always the safe place it should be It wasn’t a…
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Bali is reopening to tourists, but nervous locals wonder what the future will bring
The pandemic has prompted a rethink of tourism’s role on the island as some call for only ‘quality’ visitors After being shuttered for 17 months, the upmarket Hujan Locale restaurant…
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Why Australia’s bumper season of avocados is stressing out farmers
Australia is swimming in avocados thanks to bumper harvests and months of stay-at-home orders that have kept people away from cafe brunches.Once considered a symbol of lavishness on the brunch…
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Covid live: UK reports 38,520 cases and a further 181 deaths; Moderna backs booster jabs ahead of FDA hearing
UK cases fall back below 40,000 mark; Moderna says boosters reduce ‘breakthrough’ infections Calls for UK inquiry as negative PCR tests after positive lateral flow reported Bereaved families call for…
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Matt Hancock appointed UN special envoy to help Covid recovery in Africa
Former health secretary’s role comes as MPs release damning report into UK’s pandemic response Matt Hancock has announced he has been appointed a special representative to the United Nations. The…
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Ben Jennings on the UK’s Covid response under Johnson – cartoon
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‘The real problem is the repetition of mistakes’: scientists react to Covid inquiry
Senior figures say failure to prevent second wave was inexcusable given what was known about the virus Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The failure to prevent…
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Government must be transparent about science advice it receives
Analysis: inquiry into UK’s response to Covid crisis shows Sage guidance should be put in public domain as soon as possible Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage…
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The Guardian view on the Covid report: a reckoning begins | Editorial
Multiple failings are revealed in a critique of pandemic policy by MPs. It marks the start of a long, hard process The report published on Monday by two parliamentary committees…