Coronavirus Updates
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London police in the hunt for man who injected woman with fake COVID-19 vaccine
Police are on the hunt for a fraudster claiming to work for the NHS who they say injected a 92-year-old woman with a fake Covid-19 vaccine. The City of London police said the victim, a resident of S…
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Japan declares state of emergency for Tokyo area as coronavirus resurrects
Japan declared a limited state of emergency in the capital, Tokyo, and three neighbouring prefectures on Thursday to stem the spread of the coronavirus, resisting calls from some medics for wider cur…
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Australia introduces mandatory negative covid-19 test from all visitors
Travellers to Australia will have to show a negative COVID-19 test before they can get on their plane, the prime minister said on Friday, as the city of Brisbane went into lockdown after the discover…
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Singapore PM receives COVID-19 vaccine, urges others to follow
Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong received his first shot of a COVID-19 vaccine on Friday, and urged others to take the jabs in a country that has largely brought the pandemic under control. T…
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Research shows Wuhan COVID infections 3 times higher than official figure
The number of people who have been infected with COVID-19 in the Chinese city of Wuhan, where the virus was first identified, could be around three times the official figure, according to a study by …
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Italy records 414 coronavirus deaths on Thursday; over 18,000 fresh cases
Italy reported 414 coronavirus-related deaths on Thursday against 548 the day before, the health ministry said, while the daily tally of new infections fell to 18,020 from 20,331. Some 121,275 swab t…
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Portugal looks to impose fresh lockdown as covid-19 infections skyrocket
Portugal will decide next week on potential tougher restrictions that could amount to a new lockdown if a worrying surge in coronavirus infections continues, Prime Minister Antonio Costa said on Thur…
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Australia’s PM says covid-19 vaccinations likely to commence in February
Australia is on course to begin administering the first COVID-19 vaccines in February, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Thursday, as the country moves to accelerate its inoculation programme as …
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The E.U. drug regulator approves the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
The European Union drug regulator approved the Moderna coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday after moving up a decision that had been scheduled for later in January. The regulator, the European Medicines …
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China STILL refuses access to WHO experts researching origins of COVID-19
China said Wednesday it was still negotiating with the World Health Organization on the dates and itinerary for a visit by international experts looking into the origins of COVID-19, after the head o…