COVID-19 Updates
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Global success in fighting flu shows a way out of coronavirus lockdowns
It was obvious, but I had not thought about it until I opened my August edition of Scientific American to the headline: “What Happened to the Flu?”. In short, the…
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Thousands join convoy protests in Bangkok to demand resignation of Thai prime minister
Thousands of protesters in cars and on bikes massed in Bangkok’s central shopping district on Sunday, one of several mobile rallies across Thailand demanding Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha resign over…
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The Guardian view on Sunak’s task: build a society fit for industrial change | Editorial
Post-Covid, the state can help workers find new jobs in blossoming sectors when old jobs in obsolete ones wither away Last August, Rishi Sunak was so confident that Covid was…
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Pret a Manger in post-pandemic plan to expand beyond big city centres
Restaurant to open about 100 outlets and 100 franchises, as branches in regional towns ‘busier than ever’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Pret a Manger is…
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All 16- and 17-year-olds in England to be offered Covid jab
Young people to be vaccinated by 23 August to give time to build up immunity before start of school year Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage All…
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The Texas Covid crisis worsens – why is the governor resisting masks?
Greg Abbott is turning to out-of-state medics to help – but has expressly prohibited Texans from requiring masks or vaccines On Tuesday afternoon, a steady stream of customers flowed into…
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Vaccine hesitancy is a symptom of people’s broken relationship with the state | Nesrine Malik
From Khartoum to Kansas, vaccine conspiracy theorists have one thing in common: they have lost their faith in government Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage It’s hard…
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Covid news: all 16- and 17-year-olds in England to be offered first jab by 23 August – as it happened
UK department of health says the date will give teenagers change to build up immunity before school starts French Covid permit scheme extended to Paris department stores All 16- and…
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French Covid permit scheme extended to Paris department stores
Shoppers in capital and parts of Med coast will have to show pass sanitaire as case numbers rise Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage France’s pass sanitaire…
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Infection rates are rising, yet the start of the new US school year gives me hope | Emma Brockes
Looking to the new term as a life-changing boundary feels reassuring There is still a month on the clock until state schools go back in New York, but for plenty…