Hotel quarantine is ‘breach of human rights’, court told
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The UK’s hotel quarantine policy is a “breach of human rights”, lawyers will tell the Royal Courts of Justice later today. Read…
Almost half Omicron cases in 20-39 age group
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Confirmed cases of Omicron have been in “relatively younger” people, with almost half in the 20-39 age group, according to the latest figures….
Omicron Covid cases could soon exceed one million a day, says Sajid Javid
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Omicron cases could exceed one million a day by the end of this month, on the current trajectory, the Health Secretary has…
Covid passports to become mandatory for large venues in England from next Wednesday
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Covid passports will become mandatory for entry to nightclubs and other large venues from next Wednesday, the Prime Minister has announced. Read…
Singapore tells unvaccinated locals they must pay for treatment if they catch Covid – while it remains free if you’ve had your jabs
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Reading Time: < 1 minute People who are not vaccinated and fall ill with Covid-19 now have to pay for their own treatment in Singapore after the government withdrew support…
Covid: World’s first plant-based vaccine found to 71% effective in clinical trials
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Reading Time: < 1 minute The world’s first plant-based Covid vaccine has shown strong protection against the virus in clinical trials and has been sent to regulators for authorisation…
UK could reach 90,000 infections a day by Christmas, experts warn
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Covid cases could hit 90,000 a day by Christmas, experts have warned, as hospital admissions begin to increase even before the more…
Exclusive: Up to 1 million COVID vaccines wasted in Nigeria last month
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Nigeria last month without being used, two sources told Reuters, one of the biggest single losses of doses that shows the difficulty…
Covid lifeline as wonder-drug from UK firm 'crushes all 37 mutations of Omicron'
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Reading Time: < 1 minute Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK) in partnership with the US-based Vir Biotechnology, Inc (Vir) announced on Tuesday the results of promising, Read More
Previous infection and vaccination combine for best protection against COVID variants
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Reading Time: < 1 minute People who have overcome a coronavirus infection and also received a vaccine have higher-quality antibodies against variants, researchers have found. Read More