COVID-19 Updates
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Hunger and debt: hit by Covid-19, farmers in the Philippines hope their children follow a different path
Nueva Vizcaya, a landlocked province in the Philippines with a population of about 460,900, is home to some of the biggest vegetable producers in the country.An agricultural region eight hours’…
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A friend leans in for a hug. Do I dive for cover, muttering ‘Covid’, or hug back? | Hephzibah Anderson
As we engage again in social situations, the new etiquette rules are bewildering The other day, flogging tickets to the school summer fair – now the autumn fair due to…
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Slow but steady has seen the EU win out in the vaccine race
Ursula von der Leyen says the union’s vaccination programme is now a success after its stumbling start We did it,” said Ursula von der Leyen in her annual state of…
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The Observer view on the government’s flawed winter plan for Covid | Observer editorial
Measures taken now, such as mask wearing and better ventilation in schools, would help the NHS avoid further costly delays to non-Covid treatment A small room, with the windows shut,…
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China’s Delta variant outbreak: Covid-19 cases rise again in Fujian province ahead of Mid-Autumn Festival
Covid-19 cases climbed again in Fujian, China’s southeastern province battling the country’s latest outbreak of the pandemic, as local authorities stepped up travel restrictions and suspended mass activities ahead of…
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‘Locals love us’: country Australia’s general stores come into their own amid Covid
Small town residents couldn’t do without them, especially now, because ‘you don’t get this service anywhere else’ Sign up for the rural network email newsletter Join the rural network group…
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‘People are hurting’: food charities in demand in Sydney’s Covid hotspots
OzHarvest says it is distributing five times as many hampers as it was at the start of lockdown Follow our Covid live blog for the latest updates 5km and 10km…
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‘Freedom day doesn’t include me’: for some, the end of lockdown will be a time of fear
Those most at risk from Covid say the easing of restrictions when vaccination targets are met will bring anxiety and danger Covid vaccine rollout and rates tracker; cases, trends and…
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Coronavirus live news: UK records a further 164 deaths and 30,144 new cases; anti-vaxxers protest in London
Figure brings the total UK death toll to 135,147; Russia reports 20,329 new cases in 24 hours; anti-lockdown protesters clash with police in Melbourne Prove your Covid status if you…
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Ministers told to bar EU from UK trial data in vaccines row
England’s deputy medical chief asked for data to be withheld unless British vaccine guinea pigs allowed to travel abroad • Coronavirus – latest updates• See all our coronavirus coverage England’s…