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Top US diplomat tests positive for Covid

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken tested positive for Covid-19 on Wednesday afternoon, the State Department announced. Blinken is experiencing only mild symptoms and will work from home until he can return to Foggy Bottom, his spokesman added.  “The Secretary is fully vaccinated and boosted against the virus and is …

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EU state halts Covid vaccination

Denmark has declared an end to its Covid-19 vaccination drive for now, becoming the first country to formally halt inoculations as officials point to increasingly strong immunity among residents. The Danish Health Authority announced the decision earlier this week, saying that due to vaccinations and infections, “total immunity of the …

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Court rules on UK government Covid response

British health authorities violated the law by overlooking the risk of placing untested elderly patients into care homes in the first months of the Covid-19 pandemic, the High Court ruled on Wednesday. Two women – Cathy Gardner and Fay Harris, who lost their fathers to the virus in early 2020 …

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White House to appeal Covid mask ruling

The White House will seek to reinstate a federal mask requirement on public transportation after the rule was tossed out by a judge earlier this week, with the Justice Department citing a recent assessment by US health officials.  A notice of appeal was filed in a federal court in Tampa, Florida …

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Island with 99% Covid antibody rate found – study

A March study of 2,100 residents in Java, Indonesia’s most populous island, has revealed that 99.2% of people had antibodies for Covid-19. The island is home to 150 million people and the country’s top tourist spot, Bali.  Antibodies are formed in people who have been vaccinated or have recovered from …

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Date for global Covid-19 summit set

The White House announced on Monday that the US, Germany, Belize, Indonesia and Senegal will host the second global Covid-19 summit in May. While the pandemic has been pushed from the headlines in recent months, the Biden administration said a summit is necessary to “bring solutions to vaccinate the world, …

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Country defaults over Covid-19 and Ukraine

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka said it was halting payments on its foreign debt as its dwindling reserves of dollars were needed to purchase food and fuel. “We have come to a situation where the ability to service our debt is very low. That’s why we decided to go for a preemptive …

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Man suspected of getting over 80 Covid jabs – media

An unidentified 61-year-old man received at least 87 Covid-19 shots in the eastern German state of Saxony, the Freie Presse newspaper reported on Friday. On occasion, he is believed to have received as many as three doses in one day. The German Red Cross has pressed charges against the man …

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Fauci assesses chances of more Covid lockdowns

Americans may be in for yet more lockdowns – that’s the stark warning from Anthony Fauci, the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), which he made on Thursday. The official cited a new Covid strain which could potentially increase the number of cases. In an …

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