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25.01.2021 / 22:49

New Zealand enjoying life we can only envy from afar

It can feel like looking at another planet, rather than a country on the other side of the world. New Zealand is currently enjoying a life we can only eye enviously from afar - from spectator-filled rugby stadiums to New Year's celebrations.

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Netherlands anti-curfew protests spark clashes with police and looting

Protests against a curfew to curb the spread of Covid-19 in the Netherlands degenerated into clashes with police and looting in cities across the country yesterday, authorities and reports said.

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AstraZeneca warned it must meet EU vaccine supply

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has warned the pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca that it must meet its contractual obligations in delivery supplies of the Covid-19 vaccine.

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Spanish woman who 'died' of Covid returns to care home

An 85-year-old woman believed by her family to have died from the coronavirus surprised her relatives by returning to her care home nine days after they were told she had been buried, a newspaper reported on Sunday.

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Borders tightened as Dutch lockdown anger spills over

Border restrictions are being tightened around the world today in the face of an unrelenting coronavirus threat.

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Fortunes of Ireland's billionaires rises more than €3bn since pandemic started - report

A new report by the Oxfam charity claims the fortunes of Ireland's billionaires has risen €3.3bn since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic.

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Germany buys same antibody treatments used to treat Trump

Germany will become the first European Union country to start using the same experimental antibodies treatment credited with helping Donald Trump recover from Covid-19, health minister Jens Spahn said today.

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£15,000 in fines handed out after illegal London rave

More than £15,000 in fines has been handed out after police shut down an illegal rave attended by more than 300 people in east London.

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Britain a 'long, long way' from lifting Covid-19 restrictions

The British Government is a "long, long, long way" from being able to lift coronavirus lockdown restrictions in England, the Health Secretary, Matt Hancock, has warned.

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France imposes new border controls to curb virus spread

New border controls came into force in France as part of a massive effort to contain the spread of Covid-19 and avoid another nationwide lockdown.

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EU says it will make companies respect vaccine deals

The European Union will make pharmaceutical companies respect contracts they have signed for the supply of Covid-19 vaccines, according to European Council President Charles Michel.

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New Zealand detects first case of community transmission in two months

New Zealand health officials have confirmed the first case of Covid-19 in the community for more than two months, sparking urgent contract-tracing efforts north of Auckland.

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China marks Wuhan lockdown anniversary

China has reported more new cases of Covid-19 and the financial hub of Shanghai imposed new restrictions, as the country marked the anniversary of the world's first coronavirus lockdown in Wuhan city, where the disease emerged in late 2019.

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Europe, vaccines and variants: The race against time

Europe is in a race against time. While the early rollout of the vaccine has been beset by difficulties, it is expected to pick up dramatically from March. But the arrival of more infectious Covid variants is threatening to extinguish the hopes associated with mass vaccination.

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Jewish leaders condemn 400-person London wedding broken up by police

Jewish leaders have condemned a wedding attended by around 400 people at a north London school after it was broken up by police.

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Covid-19 deaths in Germany top 50,000

Germany has recorded more than 50,000 deaths from the coronavirus since the start of the pandemic, the Robert Koch Institute disease control centre has said.

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Japanese PM insists Olympics will go ahead despite reports

The Japanese Prime Minister has said he is determined to host the Tokyo Olympic Games, which are scheduled to begin on 23 July.

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Covax: The global plan to share Covid vaccines

The Covax programme, bolstered by the new US presidency, aims to secure enough Covid-19 vaccines this year for the most vulnerable 20% in every country, rich or poor.

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Covid cases 'may have risen' at start of England lockdown

Experts tracking the spread of Covid-19 in England say infections may have gone up at the beginning of the current lockdown.

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US virus deaths top WWII fatalities as Biden warns worst yet to come

New US President Joe Biden has warned the worst of the pandemic is still to come, as the number of American coronavirus deaths surpassed the country's troop fatalities in World War II.

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UK to examine effectiveness of single vaccine dose after Israeli study

The UK will have to look "very carefully" at the effectiveness of a single dose of the Pfizer/BioNTech coronavirus vaccine, the country's chief scientific adviser has said.

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Push-up punishment for foreigners without masks in Bali

Foreigners caught not wearing face masks on the Indonesian resort island of Bali are being subject to an unusual punishment: push-ups.

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Partial lockdown in Beijing over Covid-19 outbreak

A partial lockdown has been imposed on the Chinese capital, with 1.6 million residents banned from leaving Beijing, after a handful of cases were detected.

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70% of population should be vaccinated by summer - European Commission

The European Commission has called on member states to accelerate the roll-out of vaccination across the EU so that by March 2021, at least 80% of people over the age of 80, and 80% of health and social care professionals in every member state should be vaccinated.

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British health minister in isolation after close contact alert

Britain's health minister Matt Hancock has said he is self-isolating after coming into close contact with someone who has tested positive for coronavirus.

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Germany set to extend restrictions until mid-February

German Chancellor Angela Merkel wants to extend a lockdown to restrict coronavirus infections until 15 February, Bild newspaper reported, citing a draft resolution of the federal government.

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WHO, China criticised over response to coronavirus by expert group

The World Health Organization and Beijing could have acted faster when Covid-19 first surfaced in China, a group investigating the global response has concluded.

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World on brink of a 'catastrophic moral failure' on vaccines - WHO chief

The head of the World Health Organization has said the world was on the brink of a "catastrophic moral failure" on distributing vaccines, urging countries and manufacturers to share Covid-19 doses more fairly around the world.

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Quarantined tennis players in Australia told 'no special treatment'

Dozens of tennis players in hotel quarantine ahead of the Australian Open were told they would get no "special treatment" to leave their rooms to train, despite complaints from some players.

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Ice cream contaminated with Covid-19 detected in China

Anti-epidemic authorities in north China's Tianjin Municipality are tracing close contacts with ice cream contaminated with the coronavirus after three samples tested positive for the virus.

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Biden promises vaccine blitz during first 100 days

US President-elect Joe Biden has announced he would surge federal resources into making "thousands" of vaccine sites, while also deploying mobile clinics and expanding the public health workforce to accelerate the rollout of Covid-19 shots.

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Pfizer temporarily reduces Covid vaccine deliveries to Europe

Pharmaceutical company Pfizer is to temporarily reduce deliveries to Europe of its vaccine against Covid-19 while it upgrades its production capacity.

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EMA hopeful of approving AstraZeneca vaccine by 29 January

The head of Europe's medicines regulator has said she is hopeful it will give approval to the AstraZeneca vaccine by the end of the month.

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Coronavirus cases in Europe top 30 million

More than 30 million coronavirus cases have been officially recorded in Europe, according to an AFP tally based on official health statistics.

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Covid immunity may last five months but people could still spread virus - study

Previous Covid-19 infection provides some immunity for at least five months, but people may still carry and transmit the virus, according to a new study.

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China reports first coronavirus death in 8 months

China has recorded its first Covid-19 death in eight months, as experts gathered to discuss worrying new strains of the coronavirus that are spreading rapidly around the globe.

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US Covid-19 death toll hits new daily record of nearly 4,500: Johns Hopkins

The US death toll from Covid-19 hit a new daily record of nearly 4,500, Johns Hopkins University has said.

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Two US politicians test positive for Covid-19 after Capitol riots

Two members of the US Congress have tested positive for the coronavirus, with one accusing Republicans of refusing to wear masks and mocking those who did during a riot at the US Capitol last week.

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AstraZeneca requests European Medicines Agency to approve Covid vaccine

The European Medicines Agency has received a request for approval from AstraZeneca for the Covid-19 vaccine it developed with Oxford University.

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Japan working to isolate, analyse new virus variant

Japan is working to isolate and analyse a new variant of the coronavirus detected in four people who arrived from Brazil, a health ministry official said.

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People in UK told not to leave home just to sit outside

Sitting on a park bench for a "short pause" during exercise is reasonable, but leaving the home just to sit in public is unlawful under coronavirus rules, Downing Street has clarified.

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Wuhan breathes easy one year after first Covid death

One year ago, China announced the first death from a new virus in Wuhan. 12 months later, Covid-19 has claimed 1.9 million lives in an unrelenting march across the world.

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China says WHO Covid-19 team to visit on Thursday

Ten World Health Organization scientists will visit China from Thursday to probe the origins of Covid-19, authorities said, more than a year after the pandemic began and amid accusations Beijing has tried to thwart the investigation.

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Mass vaccination sites to open in England

Vaccinations against coronavirus are to be ramped in England up as mass injection centres open but pleas have been made to the public to stick to the lockdown rules to prevent avoidable deaths.

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Covid-19 cases in US surpasses 22.09 million

The total number of Covid-19 cases in the United States has surpassed 22.09 million as of yesterday evening, according to the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University.

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UK Covid cases surpass 3 million, death toll tops 80,000

The UK has passed the grim milestone of three million cases during the pandemic after the government announced another 59,937 new cases.

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Brisbane locks down as new strains put Australia on high alert

Australia's third-largest city of Brisbane was in its first day of a snap lockdown today, with officials elsewhere on "high alert" over the emergence of more contagious strains of Covid-19.

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Chinese city sealed off to stem virus outbreak

China has sealed off a large city near Beijing, cutting transport links and banning millions of residents from leaving, as authorities move to stem the country's largest Covid-19 outbreak in six months.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0