How Omicron cases have soared in China
A sharp rise in cases challenges the country's Covid elimination policy.
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Covid-19 is the disease caused by the coronavirus Sars-Cov-2, which caused a global pandemic from early 2020, necessitating national lockdowns and a huge vaccination programme. Read all of our latest coverage below.
China’s zero-Covid policy faces its greatest test
Tens of millions of people are under lockdown and there are fears of disruptions to global supply chains as a…
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Hong Kong faces its pandemic peak
A zero-Covid policy and low vaccination rates have left the population vulnerable.
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Whisper it, but I’m going to miss wearing a mask
As a woman, anonymity on the street was a delicious relief.
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Right-wingers that judge Deborah Meaden for wearing a face mask are anti-British
The one thing that unites Britain is not caring what other people wear.
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Cutting Covid support is a betrayal of the working class
Low-income workers have been given a bleak choice by the government: attend work while sick or risk falling into financial…
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Don’t believe the hype – ending free tests is a good thing
We're spending billions on lateral flow kits which are handed out like sweeties.
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How will history judge the UK’s Covid-19 performance?
A buccaneering approach to vaccines means Britain’s pandemic record is not as bad as feared – but it isn’t anything…
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If the government acts like Covid doesn’t exist, should we?
Moral dilemmas and social tensions are thrown up by the end of pandemic restrictions.
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Vulnerable people are effectively being told “go to hell”
Boris Johnson is lifting Covid restrictions without any plan to protect people such as me with compromised immune systems.
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How Covid ends
Boris Johnson is scrapping all remaining Covid-19 restrictions. Scientists warn that this is just another phase of an unpredictable journey.
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“It is embarrassing for the Prime Minister”: why the government really U-turned on NHS mandatory vaccines
“I’ve been bombarded with messages of people so worried that they were going to lose their livelihoods. It’s been horrific.”
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Putin and Xi “synchronise their watches” on Ukraine
The two leaders will discuss the crisis this week in talks ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics.
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Won’t someone think of the UK’s oppressed landlords?
Shed a tear for the forgotten victims of Covid-19.
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Ending masks and isolation will kill vulnerable people
People say their human rights are being violated by Covid rules but they have no qualms about taking away my…
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Should we vaccinate our kids?
Jabs have risks, but then so does Covid.
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With the Beijing Winter Olympics near, can China sustain its “zero Covid” strategy?
As the rest of the world learns to live with coronavirus, China is increasingly isolated.
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Why it’s a dangerous myth to claim that only 17,000 people died of Covid
The argument that patients who had pre-existing conditions did not die of coronavirus is both inaccurate and insulting.
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The end of home-working is a political decision, not a scientific one
If workers prefer to work from home, and have proven over 22 months they can do so, what's the problem?
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How do we solve our pandemic fatigue?
There needs to be a way to talk about what we have lost that acknowledges both the real risks of…
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