COVID-19 Updates
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A year that changed the world – and medical companies’ fortunes
While Covid sent many firms to the wall, others prospered by spotting opportunities, from test kits to mask coatings The pandemic has taken a heavy toll on business, gutting high…
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Coronavirus: Australia posts record one-day rise in cases; Japan worries about easing curbs
Australia’s third most populous state said on Saturday it may order a snap lockdown after a cluster of Covid-19 cases, as the country posted a record one-day rise in daily…
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Australia has more than 2,000 new cases; Tony Abbott attacks mask ‘snitching’ – as it happened
Record cases in NSW and steep rise in Victoria, as Queensland premier flags possible lockdown. This blog is now closed NSW update: Brad Hazzard defends end to daily press conferences…
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Awaiting a ‘tsunami of Covid’: UK lecturers fear students’ return
Unions are calling for compulsory masks and social distancing as the government demands face-to-face teaching Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Dr Stephanie Coen, assistant professor in…
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Coronavirus: US study finds vaccines hold up against Delta variant
Fully vaccinated people were 11 times less likely to die of Covid-19 and 10 times less likely to be hospitalised compared to the unvaccinated since highly contagious Delta became the…
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Victoria Covid update: 450 new cases as infections among pregnant women climb
Only 75 of Victoria’s new coronavirus cases linked to existing infections, as mine worker tests positive in South Australia NSW Covid crisis: Brad Hazzard defends end to daily press conferences…
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NatWest gives RBS the full makeover including carpets, couches and cafes
Revamped interiors and flexible working plan at City HQ look to usher in new dawn for thousands of returning staff It was a lingering reminder of Royal Bank of Scotland’s…
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NSW Covid crisis: Brad Hazzard defends end to daily press conferences as cases and death toll worsen
NSW records 1,599 new coronavirus cases and eight more deaths, while ACT chief minister Andrew Barr reports 15 new infections Follow the Australian Covid blog Qld Covid update: five new…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong to launch door-knock campaign to encourage elderly to get vaccinated
Hong Kong will take its coronavirus vaccination message directly to the residents most reluctant to get a jab, with government workers going door to door to visit the elderly and…
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Couples forced into long-distance relationships by coronavirus pandemic describe how they stay involved in each other’s daily lives and keep the fires burning
Celine Suiter, a Singapore-based photographer and long-term expat, has not seen her husband since September 23, 2020, when he left to take up a new position in France.Closed borders and…