COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus live: Scotland to require vaccine passports from 1 October; fears over German vaccine campaign
People in Scotland will need vaccine passport to enter nightclubs and large events; German vaccine plan ‘not sufficient to stop fourth wave’ Fauci says US Covid cases 16 times too…
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Ministers hoping vaccines watchdog will back mass rollout of booster jabs
Government awaits JCVI decision as MHRA says third jab of Pfizer or AstraZeneca would be safe Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Ministers have piled pressure on…
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More than 8,000 people in hospital with Covid in UK
Figure highest for almost six months leading to fears of resurgence in virus’ ability to cause serious illness Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage More than 8,000…
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Joe Biden expected to mandate Covid vaccines for federal workers
President to outline six-point plan to tackle Covid-19 spread Order covers executive branch, federal and military workers Joe Biden, seeking to restore public confidence in his handling of the pandemic,…
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British Council to close 20 offices across globe after cuts and lost income
MP Nigel Adams, who spelt out the cuts, says it is wrong to say council can only make impact with offices in-country The British Council, the British government’s cultural arm…
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NSW businesses may face bumps on the ‘roadmap to freedom’ out of lockdown
Pubs, restaurants and retailers face significant legal and logistical questions about how they will manage their new anti-Covid obligations Follow our Covid live blog for the latest updates NSW Covid…
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When lockdown saps our hope, we can start scheming like Tom Hanks in Castaway to flee this desert island | Zac Seidler
As our worlds shrink, much attention has been paid to what’s been lost, and it has stifled a drive for dreaming of what could be As lockdowns drag on across…
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One in five parents do not want their children to have Covid vaccine, Australian survey finds
Vaccine hesitancy has fallen overall with record uptake fuelled by Delta outbreaks in NSW, Victoria and the ACT Follow our Covid live blog for the latest updates Restrictions: NSW; Vic;…
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Oxford Covid biotech firm plans £2.4bn flotation on LSE
Business founded in 2005 has won contracts worth £144m from the UK government during pandemic Oxford Nanopore, whose Covid-19 technology was snapped up by the UK government and used to…
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‘Not even modestly good control’: Fauci says US Covid cases 16 times too high to end pandemic
Until cases dip to 10,000 a day, we are still in full ‘pandemic mode’, infectious disease expert says The US has far too many cases of the coronavirus to see…