COVID-19 Updates
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World Alzheimer’s Day: what you can do about dementia, from changing your lifestyle to lower your risk of getting it to spotting the warning signs in older people
When I tell people my mother has dementia, they say: “Oh, I am so sorry”. They might add: “It’s a terrible illness.” But they don’t say anything else. They offer…
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Covid live: UK records 36,100 new cases; Pfizer vaccine safe for children aged 5-11, company says
UK also reports 49 further deaths; Pfizer says their vaccine produces strong antibody responses in children aged 5 to 11 US will lift travel ban for vaccinated passengers from UK…
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Texas couple denied service at restaurant for breaking ‘no mask’ rule
Hang Time owner says rule is part of the restaurant dress code and he reserves the right to refuse business A Texas couple were denied service at a restaurant because…
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Pfizer says its coronavirus vaccine safely bolsters antibodies in younger children
Pfizer Inc. and partner BioNTech SE said their Covid-19 vaccine was safe and produced strong antibody responses in children ages five to 11 in a large-scale trial, findings that could…
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Global markets fall sharply despite boost from US plan to relax Covid travel
Concerns grow over rising inflation and possible contagion in China’s property market from debt-stricken developer Evergrande Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Global financial markets have fallen…
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Inflation is not the worry the US Fed, and the markets, suppose
Inflation is not the bogeyman it is cracked up to be. Doomsters were caught off guard last week when the US consumer price index (CPI) recorded a lower-than-expected 0.3 per…
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Australia’s lockdown rules ease for boarders but Indigenous students still face barriers
The pandemic has only made worse the sense of isolation felt by boarding students from remote communities Sign up for the Rural Network email newsletter Join the Rural Network group…
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More than 45,000 Australians stranded overseas registered for government help
The tightening of arrival numbers and the deteriorating situation in Afghanistan have seen the number balloon in recent months Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing The…
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Roadmaps out of lockdown: why NSW and Victoria are taking different paths to Covid normal
Vaccination targets are key to easing restrictions, but both states have different targets and timelines. Here is what you need to know Follow our Covid live blog for the latest…
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UK gas supply robust and talk of three-day week ‘alarmist and misguided’, says business secretary – as it happened
This live blog is now closed. You can find our latest story here: No 10 dismisses ‘winter of discontent’ warnings amid energy crisis talks Will bills go up and should…