COVID-19 Updates
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Bereaved families call for acceleration of UK Covid inquiry after MPs’ report
Ministers should apologise for poor handling of crisis and loss of lives in pandemic, families say Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Bereaved families have called for…
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Calls for inquiry as negative Covid PCR tests after positive lateral flow reported
Scientists urge urgent investigation to ensure that people are not being given false negative results Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Scientists are calling for an urgent…
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Christmas shortages loom as Felixstowe struggles with backlog
Suffolk port handling 40% of UK’s containerised imports and exports forced to turn away ships from Asia Fears are growing about Christmas stock shortages after Felixstowe, the UK’s biggest container…
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Canberra set to become the most Covid vaccinated city in the world
Australia overall may be at the lower end of OECD vaccination rate tables, but our often derided capital city has got the jab done Get our free news app; get…
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Covid vaccines: Australian GPs and some health departments in the dark over booster shots
People eligible for third dose have been turned away from clinics that are awaiting more information from commonwealth on how to proceed Delta deaths expose Australia’s great disadvantage divide Victoria:…
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One tonne of Clive Palmer hydroxychloroquine sent for destruction after dispute with TGA
Tycoon imported 1,118kg of the drug before Therapeutic Goods Administration decided it would not be used to treat Covid Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Five…
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Banks and rich nations must extend hand to those battling Covid
Analysis: social unrest is around the corner without further support such as vaccine waivers and debt relief Britain’s recovery from the pandemic is slowing. So is the bounceback in Europe…
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Serious financial problems afflict 40% of US households in recent months
Households struggle to afford medical care and food, with figure rising to 59% for those with income under $50,000 a year Nearly 40% of US households have faced serious financial…
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WHO group backs third Covid-19 shot for elderly vaccinated with Sinovac or Sinopharm
An extra Covid-19 vaccine shot should be offered to people aged 60 and above immunised with Sinovac Biotech and Sinopharm doses, a WHO advisory group said on Monday.The Strategic Advisory…
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Explainer: why has the UK’s vaccination rate slowed down?
Since April, Britain has been overtaken by France, Germany, Italy and Spain Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The UK has lost its place as Europe’s vaccine…