COVID-19 Updates
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Canada PM Justin Trudeau ‘to call snap election’, seeking approval for coronavirus response
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is planning a snap election for September 20 to seek voter approval for the government’s costly plans to combat Covid-19, four sources familiar with the…
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Record number of NHS England patients waiting for routine hospital treatment
Health secretary warns 5.45m figure will rise sharply even further, as result of backlog from pandemic Sajid Javid has warned that the number of people needing hospital treatment in England…
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If we really value our freedom, repealing Covid police powers won’t be enough | Owen Jones
From voter ID rules to restrictions on protest, repressive measures are on the UK government’s post-pandemic agenda As a bewildered country blinks in the tentative daylight of freedom, after nearly…
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Covid live news: UK reports 33,074 new cases and 94 deaths; Ireland registers over-12s for jabs
UK cases rise from 29,612 to 33,074, meaning the weekly average is up 8.6; Ireland registering 12- to 15-year-olds for jabs Police on alert after Covid testing centre attacks UK…
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Forcing people to return to offices is wrongheaded, says Starmer
Labour leader tells Guardian flexible working is one of few good things to have come out of pandemic Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Ministers, civil service…
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Tax on billionaires’ Covid windfall could vaccinate every adult on Earth
Analysis finds 99% levy on pandemic wealth rise could also pay all unemployed $20,000 – and still leave super-rich $55bn richer Every adult in the world could get a Covid-19…
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‘We’re going to see a lot of deaths’: Covid leaves Mississippi hospitals at brink of failure
Only 35.6% of residents are fully vaccinated in the state, which is opening a field hospital as officials brace for climbing death toll Health officials in Mississippi have warned the…
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Covid booster shot to be recommended for immune-compromised people – Fauci
Data still being collected for other vaccinated groups to determine if or when their protection goes ‘below a critical level’ Dr Anthony Fauci says an additional Covid-19 booster shot will…
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UK charity shops go online to plug Covid spending gap
Number of items sold via internet surges by 151% between February and July Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Charity shops, the stalwart of many British high…
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Global demand for oil slashed by ongoing Covid issues, says IEA
Influential agency reverses earlier prediction of possible glut in the market in second half of 2021 Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The world’s appetite for oil…