Coronavirus
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Does the UK need October ‘firebreak’ lockdown?
feature School half-term may be extended if Covid-19 case rates continue to increase
By The Week Staff Published
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‘Booster jabs are like handing out extra lifejackets to people who already have lifejackets’
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Why are Covid cases in ‘epicentre’ South America suddenly falling?
Today's Big Question The region accounted for a quarter of all coronavirus deaths until recently
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The biggest problems facing Boris Johnson as Parliament returns
feature Threat of backbench revolt looming over the PM following summer recess
By The Week Staff Published
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Everything we know so far about the ‘Mu’ Covid-19 variant
feature WHO adds strain first discovered in Colombia to list of ‘variants of concern’
By The Week Staff Published
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The experts designing a single vaccine to defeat all Covid-19 variants
feature Scientists are racing to develop universal jab to prevent recurrent coronavirus pandemics
By The Week Staff Published
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Quiz of The Week: 21-27 August
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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Coronavirus vaccines have so far saved 100,000 lives, PHE study reveals
feature ‘Phenomenal’ news a ‘testament to the UK’s vaccination programme’, health secretary says
By The Week Staff Published
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Quiz of The Week: 14 - 20 August
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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Has Delta variant undone US gains in Covid battle?
Today's Big Question Government data shows rise in infections in almost every state
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Quiz of The Week: 7 - 13 August
Puzzles and Quizzes Have you been paying attention to The Week’s news?
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Schools did not become ‘hubs of infection’ during third Covid wave, says study
feature Only 0.42% of secondary students tested positive in June
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‘Everyone is panicking’: Zimbabwe morgues overwhelmed as Covid deaths surge
In Depth African nation struggling to vaccinate population as infections spike in rural areas
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Inside scientists’ battle against long Covid
feature Latest ONS figures suggest almost a million people in UK are living with the debilitating condition
By The Week Staff Published
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