COVID-19 Updates
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US Covid hospitalisations rise above 100,000 for first time since January
CDC study shows people without the vaccine are 29 times more likely to end up in hospital than those fully vaccinated The number of people hospitalised with Covid-19 in the…
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Covid: Arkansas jail dosing inmates with ivermectin, in spite of stern FDA warnings
It is unclear if patients have been told that the de-worming drug is not an approved Covid treatment Inmates at a north-west Arkansas jail have been prescribed a medicine for…
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UK recovery begins to falter amid shortage of workers and supplies
Guardian analysis suggests double whammy of Covid and Brexit causing more than supply chain disruption Covid cases remain elevated as UK travel takes off Wishful thinking will not close Britain’s…
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Covid cases remain elevated as UK travel takes off
Our latest snapshot of key economic indicators also finds cooling inflation and supply chain chaos Recovery shows signs of stalling due to worker shortage Wishful thinking will not close Britain’s…
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Are Covid booster shots necessary? – video explainer
Many countries with already high vaccination rates are considering offering people an additional coronavirus vaccine dose. But are booster shots necessary? And what about the issue of vaccine equity? The…
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More than 1,000 Covid cases a day in NSW and we are told we can have a picnic – welcome to the future | Anne Davies
Analysis: the route Gladys Berejiklian is taking is defined by vaccination rates and hospitalisations – and it’s going to be brutal Follow our Covid live blog for the latest updates…
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‘They left her outside like a dog’: Indigenous woman with Covid ‘turned away’ from hospital – video
A Covid-positive woman was allegedly left to sit outside a hospital in the cold in New South Wales, Australia. Monica Kerwin, a resident of Wilcannia, says the woman was turned…
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Papuans reject Covid-19 vaccines amid distrust, hatred against Indonesian army
“William” is refusing to take a coronavirus vaccine because he fears Indonesia’s military will use the country’s inoculation programme to poison him and wipe out his fellow Papuans.Decades of conflict,…
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Brexit and Covid-19: UK food supplies hit by double whopper
Bare supermarket shelves, no milkshakes at McDonald’s, not enough chickens for Nando’s. Food supply chains in the UK are said to be struggling because of Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic.…