Coronavirus
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Japan Covid cases reach daily record as ‘third wave’ hits
A record 555 people are in hospital with serious symptoms, with military nurses requested to help overstretche…
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Murder hornets, aliens and rioting animals: 2020 has been weird | Van Badham
There are a number of truly off-the-hook events that took place while everyone was either locked inside or kic…
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Japan names Covid-safe catchcry ‘sanmitsu’ buzzword of 2020
Sanmitsu is known in English as the three Cs – confined spaces, crowded places and close-contact settings – si…
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France to ease Covid rules as Asian countries consider stricter measures
Macron set to announce path out of lockdown, as Japan and South Korea react to rise in casesCoronavirus – late…
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Tokyo Olympics: IOC chief ‘very confident’ spectators can attend delayed Games
Thomas Bach says he and Japanese prime minister are ‘totally aligned’ in determination to make Tokyo 2021 a su…
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Japan shop deploys robot to check people are wearing face masks
Robovie uses lasers to measure social distancing, politely asks shoppers to cover up and guides them around th…
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Australian PM says net zero climate target not brought up in first call with Joe Biden
Scott Morrison says the US president-elect expressed he was looking forward to ‘working closely’ with Australi…
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Japan warns of third wave amid rising Covid infections
Heavily subsidised domestic tourism campaign and colder weather being blamed for rise in casesCoronavirus – la…
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Understanding how ‘overdispersion’ works is key to controlling Covid | Kyra Grantz and Justin Lessler
As few as 10% of people are responsible for 80% of transmission – and that must shape how we tackle this virus…