Coronavirus
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Pfizer launches Omicron vaccine trial; UK reports highest daily deaths since February – as it happened
Company hopes vaccine will be ready for approval by March; UK reports 439 deaths and more than nearly 95,000 c…
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Coronavirus live: Japan and Poland report record cases; Germany seven-day rate at new high
Concerns about new Omicron offshoot in England; France to bring in strict restrictions for unvaccinated people…
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‘I cried all day’: the anguish of people locked out of Japan by Covid
Travel restrictions have stranded almost 150,000 students, workers and others hoping to join relativesCoronavi…
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Covid created 20 new ‘pandemic billionaires’ in Asia, says Oxfam
While wealthiest got richer, 140m people fell into poverty as jobs were lost, wiping out years of gains for po…
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US troops in Okinawa ordered to wear masks as Covid cases rise
Military personnel must wear face coverings off base after virus surges among civilians in JapanCoronavirus – …
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Lessons still to be learned about masks in schools | Letters
Asia can teach the UK much about keeping schools open during a pandemic, says Edward Vickers, while Jo Campion…
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Okinawa may declare emergency Covid measures as virus spreads from US base
New cases on island outpacing those in Tokyo amid criticism of US forces for failing to contain Omicron outbre…
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Scientists use ostrich cells to make glowing Covid detection masks
Japanese researchers use bird antibodies to detect virus under ultraviolet lightCoronavirus – latest updatesSe…
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‘Utter torment’: Japan’s party season loses lustre as workers dread drinking with the boss
Bonenkai - or end of year - party season kicks off in December with some reluctant to join the workplace tradi…
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Omicron Covid variant prompts nervous governments to impose travel curbs
Japan, Israel and Australia bring in tough travel measures; Joe Biden says variant is ‘cause for concern, not …
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Pandemic hits mental health of women and young people hardest, survey finds
Survey also finds adults aged 18-24 and women more concerned about personal finances than other groupsCoronavi…
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‘I was anxious at first’: how Covid helped vaccine-sceptic Japan overcome its hesitancy
Japan ranks among the most Covid-immunised countries, but only months ago the story was very differentCoronavi…
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Coronavirus news live: China tells families to ‘stock up’ amid Covid outbreak, Japan’s cases dramatically decline
China has urged its citizens to stock up on daily necessities in case of emergency; Japan will gradually ease …
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Face mask row in Japan over cost of 80m left in storage unused
Government facing ridicule over ‘Abenomasks’ as it denies wasting large amounts of taxpayers moneyCoronavirus …
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Back from the brink: how Japan became a surprise Covid success story
Covid infections fall to lowest levels in more than a year, but experts warn winter could spark a fresh wave S…
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Coronavirus treatments: the potential ‘game-changers’ in development
After positive clinical trials for antiviral drug Molnupiravir, it joins other medicines that have shown promi…
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Japan to end state of emergency as Covid cases plummet
Restrictions in 27 of country’s 47 prefectures to end on Thursday, PM Yoshihide Suga announcesCoronavirus – la…
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Zen and the art of working from home: Japanese builder offers mini office kit
The Hanare Zen is 91cm wide and 1.8m long and aims to help workers escape their overcrowded home environmentsJ…
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Third person dies in Japan after taking contaminated Moderna coronavirus vaccine
A 49-year-old man died the day after taking his second shot of the vaccine, though authorities said a causal l…
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Japan’s Moderna Covid vaccine rollout hit by recall and contamination scares
Foreign materials including stainless steel identified in batches of Covid-19 vaccine though no safety or effi…