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Covid live: Russia’s coronavirus death toll passes 250,000; Germany reports new record daily cases

Russia reports 1,239 fatalities to take official death toll to 250,454; Germany’s infection rate rises to 232.1 per 100,000 residentsHesitancy, inequity: is US making the same mistakes with kids’ vaccines?Emmanuel Macron urges acceleration of France’s …

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Coronavirus live: everyone in Germany should get booster, says health minister; 1 in 50 in England had Covid last week

German decision comes amid swelling fourth wave; figures show slightly slower growth in positive tests but officials urge cautionPfizer pills highly effective at preventing Covid deaths, trial suggestsChinese journalist jailed over Covid reporting ‘clo…

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Coronavirus live: UK records 214 deaths; Latvia allows businesses to sack unvaccinated workers

UK government’s latest Covid case figures show 37, 269 people tested positive; only 61% of Latvian adults are fully vaccinated, less than EU average of 75%Europe once again at centre of Covid pandemic, says WHOUK first country to approval oral antivira…

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Covid live: US to begin vaccinating children aged 5-11; WHO approves emergency use of India’s Covaxin

US to begin giving Pfizer vaccines to children aged five to 11; WHO approves Indian drugmaker Bharat Biotech’s Covid vaccine for emergency useJonathan Van-Tam voices concerns over rising UK Covid death rateUK launches trial of drug to tackle fatigue in…

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Coronavirus news live: China tells families to ‘stock up’ amid Covid outbreak, Japan’s cases dramatically decline

China has urged its citizens to stock up on daily necessities in case of emergency; Japan will gradually ease border restrictions amid falling Covid casesThailand, Australia and Israel ease international border restrictionsFacebook failed to protect us…

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Covid live: boosters in UK can now be given earlier to vulnerable people; Russia sets another new high for deaths

Booster jabs in UK can now be given to certain vulnerable people sooner than six months after a second dose; Russia reports 1,163 new Covid deathsCovid booster jabs offered a month earlier for UK care home residentsOne person in 50 had Covid in England…

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Coronavirus live: Russia sets new daily record for Covid deaths, Thailand ready to welcome back tourists

973 deaths in last 24 hours is new record for Russia; Thailand to drop mandatory quarantine for UK and US visitorsBritain’s initial response to pandemic led to more deathsWHO recommends extra jab for immunocompromised peopleFrench study of 22m people f…

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