COVID-19 Updates
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Scotland records highest number of daily Covid cases
Nicola Sturgeon urges vaccines watchdog to reach decision on inoculation of 12- to 16-year-olds Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Scotland has recorded the highest number of…
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Denmark to lift all remaining Covid restrictions on 10 September
Health ministry says high level of vaccination means virus ‘no longer a critical threat to society’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Denmark is to lift all…
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Back to school: what Covid measures will be in place in England?
New term means end of bubbles, while testing and ventilation monitors will aim to reduce spread Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A. There are relatively few…
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NSW school return date: when students go back and what you need to know
Students are set to go back to face-to-face learning from 25 October under the government’s Covid plan, but not all at once Follow our Covid live blog for the latest…
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Coronavirus: Brazil study finds Sinovac far less effective at reducing deaths in elderly
A large-scale study in Brazil has found the AstraZeneca and Sinovac vaccines – both widely used in low- and middle-income countries – to be effective in reducing hospitalisations, severe illness…
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Past Covid-19 reduces risk of reinfection from Delta variant more than Pfizer vaccine
People who recovered from a bout of Covid-19 during one of the earlier waves of the pandemic appear to have a lower risk of contracting the Delta variant than those…
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‘It’s only going to get worse’: mask war in Arizona schools ramps up as Covid cases soar
The state is poised to ban mandates next month – even as the threat to young children grows Sherry Dorathy has long lived in Miami, Arizona, a small, once prosperous…
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Happy Book Week everyone! Here are some popular costumes during lockdown | First Dog on the Moon
Just because a deadly virus is rampaging across the nation doesn’t mean we cannot celebrate our love of books Sign up here to get an email whenever First Dog cartoons…
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China’s economic health will depend on its Covid-19 recovery
In the second quarter of 2021, China’s GDP grew by 7.9 per cent year on year. That was a relatively strong performance, especially given the enduring effects of the Covid-19…