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Brazil hospitals 'lack oxygen' for virus patients
Reports from Manaus say medical staff are begging for help in a critical situation due to Covid-19.
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Brazil hospitals 'lack oxygen' for virus patients
Reports from Manaus say medical staff are begging for help in a critical situation due to Covid-19.

WHO team probing virus origin arrives in China
The scientists investigating the origins of the coronavirus have landed in the city of Wuhan.

Brazil data shows China vaccine 50.4% effective
Latest results show Sinovac's Covid-19 vaccine is less effective in Brazil than previously suggested.

The vaccination drive targeting younger people
Instead of inoculating the elderly, Indonesia is focusing on working-age adults. Will it succeed?

Large trial of new Covid treatment begins in UK
It is hoped the treatment will help stop patients from developing severe illness from the virus.

2020 saw most excess UK deaths since World War Two
Last year saw 697,000 deaths registered in the UK - 14% above what would be expected.

UAE dropped from UK travel corridor list
The decision follows a rise in cases across the emirates in the past week, officials say.
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Brazil hospitals 'lack oxygen' for virus patients
Reports from Manaus say medical staff are begging for help in a critical situation due to Covid-19.

WHO team probing virus origin arrives in China
The scientists investigating the origins of the coronavirus have landed in the city of Wuhan.

Brazil data shows China vaccine 50.4% effective
Latest results show Sinovac's Covid-19 vaccine is less effective in Brazil than previously suggested.

The vaccination drive targeting younger people
Instead of inoculating the elderly, Indonesia is focusing on working-age adults. Will it succeed?

Large trial of new Covid treatment begins in UK
It is hoped the treatment will help stop patients from developing severe illness from the virus.

2020 saw most excess UK deaths since World War Two
Last year saw 697,000 deaths registered in the UK - 14% above what would be expected.

UAE dropped from UK travel corridor list
The decision follows a rise in cases across the emirates in the past week, officials say.

WHO team probing virus origin arrives in China
The scientists investigating the origins of the coronavirus have landed in the city of Wuhan.

Brazil data shows China vaccine 50.4% effective
Latest results show Sinovac's Covid-19 vaccine is less effective in Brazil than previously suggested.

The vaccination drive targeting younger people
Instead of inoculating the elderly, Indonesia is focusing on working-age adults. Will it succeed?
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