COVID-19 Updates
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Ministers accused of putting staff at risk by not wearing masks in Commons
Boris Johnson and most of his frontbench choose not to cover faces in packed parliamentary chamber Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Cabinet ministers have been accused…
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British lockdown trend for shed conversions leads to spike in fires
Blazes in outbuildings rose by 16% last year as workers raced to add offices, bars and gyms to their homes As the first Covid lockdown hit, workers in Britain opted…
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NSW Covid update: daily cases surge to 633 as Gladys Berejiklian dismisses calls to tighten lockdown rules
Non-urgent elective surgery at private hospitals postponed as staff redeployed to public system that government admits is ‘under stress’ Covid Australia daily stats update Follow our live blog for latest…
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Berejiklian warns ‘we haven’t seen worst of it’ after 633 new infections in NSW – as it happened
NSW confirms 633 cases and three deaths; Victoria records 24 new local cases as CHO says outbreak disproportionately affecting children; New Zealand cluster rises to 10 cases. This blog is…
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Record Covid cases in NSW overshadow other statistics which reveal the outbreak will inevitably get worse
Analysis: The state government is in danger of losing control of this Delta wave yet we’re getting less information when transparency should be the top priority Follow our Covid live…
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Cooling inflation gives Bank of England temporary relief
Analysis: pressure to calm UK economy with higher borrowing costs has eased for now UK inflation falls as clothing and footwear retailers cut prices Business live updates: UK inflation slows…
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Coronavirus: citizens in one China hotspot undergo 12 rounds of tests to halt virus but there is a cost
A city in eastern China has carried out 12 rounds of Covid-19 testing of its population in three weeks during the country’s take-no-chances effort to stop the coronavirus in its…
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US reports more than 1,000 Covid-19 deaths in a day
The United States reported more than 1,000 Covid-19 deaths on Tuesday, equating to around 42 fatalities an hour, according to a Reuters tally, as the Delta variant continues to ravage…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong airport’s virus ‘loopholes’ need tightening, health experts say
Hong Kong should consider closing a “loophole” that allows transit passengers at the airport to roam departure terminals and VIP lounges without a Covid-19 test, experts say, but officials have…
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Ardern’s Covid lockdown finds favour as New Zealand watches Sydney’s Delta disaster
Asked what she would say to people who questioned the need for a level 4 lockdown, the prime minister responded with one word: ‘Australia’ See all our coronavirus coverage To…