COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: jabs scheduled in Hong Kong care homes to boost vaccination rates among elderly
Residents of Hong Kong care homes will be automatically scheduled for Covid-19 jabs under a government plan to boost sluggish vaccination rates among the elderly.They would not receive the shots…
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China, US united on Covid-19 probe? Lancet commission head says it’s the only way forward
The US and China need to put aside differences and work together to set new safety standards for laboratories doing virus research, said Jeffrey Sachs, chair of the Lancet Covid-19…
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UK growth revised up to 5.5% amid higher NHS spending and exports rise
GDP grew faster than forecast in second quarter as fewer Covid restrictions prompted households and companies to spend Higher NHS spending, stronger investment and a bounce back in exports helped…
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Mark Drakeford attacks Westminster ‘failure’ over fuel crisis
Welsh first minister also says universal credit cut ‘disgraceful’ and he has not spoken to PM since June The Welsh first minister has launched a strong attack on the UK…
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UK’s new £500m winter hardship fund branded as ‘sticking plaster’
Charities and Labour call grants for struggling families an ‘11th-hour bid to save face’ as furlough and benefit cuts loom Charities and the Labour party have criticised the government’s planned…
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US hospitals outfitting nurses with panic buttons amid rise in assaults
Violence against healthcare workers from patients and families has increased during the pandemic In 2019, Laura Paul, a registered nurse, was seeing a sedated patient in the intensive care unit…
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Coffee bean price spike just a taste of what’s to come with climate change
Global coffee prices forecast to hit $4.44 a kilogram due to Brazilian cold snap following a string of droughts and pandemic supply chain issues Get our free news app; get…
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Victoria to cut Pfizer interval as cases surge to record high – as it happened
NSW extends stay-at-home orders for 17 regional LGAs as state records 941 cases; South Australia records one local case; five Queensland areas including Brisbane and Gold Coast return to stage…
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‘I’ll never go back’: Uganda’s schools at risk as teachers find new work during Covid
Many private schools may not reopen after staff laid off during lockdown say they will not return to the profession The last message Mary Namitala received from the private school…
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My patients in Melbourne tell me how they caught Covid, and the reasons leave me sad and frustrated | Kate Gregorevic
The impact of poverty on health has always been obvious to me, now maybe it will be obvious to everyone else When I do my ward round on my patients…