COVID-19 Updates
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Volunteers in Vietnam come to the rescue as coronavirus lockdown hits the vulnerable
When Phuong joined Vietnamese community charity Happy Vegetable Trip over a month ago, she was amazed at the amount of work involved in getting free food to those in need.…
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Larry Brilliant, eradicator of smallpox, proposes ‘ring vaccination’ to combat coronavirus, says herd immunity is not achievable
One of the world’s best known epidemiologists has a stark warning: mass vaccination will not stop a virus, and achieving herd immunity by giving jabs to billions of people is…
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Coronavirus: Thousands need new shots after German nurse ‘swaps vaccine for saline’
Authorities in northern Germany appealed to thousands of people on Tuesday to get another shot of Covid-19 vaccine after a police investigation found that a Red Cross nurse may have…
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Coronavirus live news: China reports highest cases since January; India reports lowest infections since March
UK reports 146 daily deaths, highest figure since 12 March; more than three-quarters of adults in UK now fully vaccinated Germany to abolish free Covid testing in bid to boost…
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Thai protesters use stones, ping pong bombs, firecrackers against police during motorbike rally
Thai riot police fired water cannons, rubber bullets and tear gas at protesters in Bangkok on Tuesday as hundreds rallied for democratic reform and against the government’s handling of the…
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US urged to fast-track vaccine approval for children under 12 as cases rise
Children accounted for 15% of new Covid cases reported last week, American Academy of Pediatrics data analysis shows As Covid cases among children continue to rise in the US due…
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China approves mixed-use Covid-19 vaccine trials to start in autumn
China’s medical products regulator has approved local trials for the combined use of the Chinese Sinovac Covid-19 vaccine and a DNA vaccine developed by American biotech company Inovio.The trials are…
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Jamaica calls for deportation flight from UK to be halted over Covid fears
High commissioner urges Home Office to stop flight after outbreak among those due to be onboard Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Jamaican government has called…
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Luxury watch sales surge as Britons go on spending spree with lockdown savings
Sales at UK’s biggest supplier of Rolex and Omega watches rise 43% on pre-pandemic levels The UK’s biggest seller of Rolex and Omega watches said sales had surged as Britons…
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China’s Dr Fauci talks about coexisting with the virus. Cue social media storm
Trusted virologist Zhang Wenhong is under fire in China over remarks echoing what many experts around the world have said: that Covid-19 is not going away and we will have…