India has began its ambitious project of vaccinating its 1.3 billion citizens – as it aims to administer 300 million jabs by August. Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the voluntary vaccination programme at 3,006 locations
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COVID-19: Australians angry as elite tennis players arrive in country despite travel restrictions
A group of elite tennis players will have to self-isolate for 14 days after two flight passengers tested positive for coronavirus – as Australians expressed anger that they were allowed in the country while thousands
Read moreCOVID-19: Ice cream tests positive for coronavirus in China
Ice cream has been found to have been contaminated with COVID-19 in China after three samples tested positive for the virus. Anti-epidemic authorities in north China‘s Tianjin Municipality are tracing people who may have been
Read moreCOVID-19 border tests detect ‘very low levels’ among hauliers
More than 66,000 hauliers have so far been tested at the Channel crossing with only “very low levels” of coronavirus detected, Transport Secretary Grant Shapps has told Sky News. The cabinet minister said there were
Read moreCOVID-19: Supreme Court backs small firms over business interruption insurance claims
Small firms are cheering a Supreme Court ruling that appears set to force insurers to pay out on disputed coronavirus business interruption claims worth at least £1.2bn. Judges were asked to set the parameters for
Read moreTop Japan sumo wrestler Hakuho released from hospital after Covid-19 infection
TOKYO (REUTERS) – Japan’s top-ranked sumo wrestler Hakuho has been released from hospital after being treated for a coronavirus infection, Japanese sports daily Sports Hochi reported on Thursday (Jan 14). Hochi reported that Mongolian-born Hakuho, who is
Read moreChina exports grow by more than expected in December, imports quicken
BEIJING (REUTERS) – Chinese exports grew by more than expected in December, customs data showed on Thursday (Jan 14), as coronavirus disruptions around the world fuelled demand for Chinese goods even as a stronger yuan
Read moreCOVID-19: UK ‘taking steps’ over coronavirus variant detected in Brazil, says Boris Johnson
The UK is “taking steps” to keep out cases of a coronavirus variant discovered in Brazil, the prime minister has said. Speaking to MPs on the Liaison Committee, Boris Johnson said he was “concerned” about
Read moreCOVID-19: China attacks PM after he suggests coronavirus could have spread from people grinding pangolin scales
China has accused Boris Johnson of engaging in “groundless conjecture” after he suggested that coronavirus could have spread from people grinding up the scales of pangolins. The prime minister speculated about the origin of COVID-19
Read moreCOVID-19 vaccine in Colorado: 65+ to be eligible for vaccine in Phase 1 expansion
Colorado will revise its rollout of COVID-19 vaccines once again by allowing people 65 and older — rather than just those 70 and up — to be inoculated sooner, though when and how that will
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