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Centre for Population report shows 129,000 people died between January and August 2022, 17% higher than average for the periodGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastThe pandemic cut Australia’saverage life expectancy a…
Ruling says enough scrutiny exists to detect fraud while naming recipients in £47bn scheme puts them at riskThe British government has been given the go-ahead to keep concealing the names of companies that received in total more than £47bn in state-bac…
Mark Butler signals measure could be lifted if China provides ‘real-time uploading’ of genomic sequencing of casesFollow our Australia news live blog for the latest updatesAustralia’s health minister says he wants pre-flight Covid testing for traveller…
Analysis of Chinese data finds no new variants of concern emerging, but world health body says it still does not have ‘complete data’The World Health Organisation has criticised China’s “very narrow” definition of Covid-19 deaths, warning that official…
Pharmacy leaders cite ministers’ ‘lack of planning’ amid problems obtaining common productsA shortage of cough and cold medicines in the UK is a result of ministers’ “lack of planning”, according to pharmacy leaders.Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives were ac…
Exclusive: DHSC alleges gowns were not sterile, could not be used within NHS ‘for any purpose’, and technical labelling was ‘invalid’ UK politics live – latest news updatesThe UK government has accused a company linked to the Conservative peer Michelle…
The number of deaths from the coronavirus pandemic in Iran remained unchanged at 144,696 with another zero death day over the past 24 hours, Iran’s Health Ministry announced on Wednesday.
Crisis affects all country’s hospitals, while 838 patients wait on trolleys in wards or emergency departmentsIreland’s hospitals are reeling from record overcrowding amid what the government has called a “perfect storm” of respiratory infections.The Ir…
Bloc recommends negative coronavirus tests from all arrivals despite warnings from Beijing of retaliationThe European Union wants all travellers from China to take pre-departure Covid tests, in response to surging levels of the virus after Beijing hast…
Proof of vaccination will be needed until at least 10 AprilTwo key US tournaments begin on 6 March and 20 MarchNovak Djokovic is again set to miss Indian Wells and the Miami Open after United States travel authorities extended the requirement for non-U…