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Your Hourly COVID-19 News Feed - Drill Down by Source: All BBC Hacker News
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| 2020-12-05 |
Alabama sheriff's 'thugshot' Christmas tree draws complaints A sheriff department in Alabama posted a doctored image of a Christmas tree adorned with mugshots. |
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| 2020-12-05 |
Covid: Moscow clinics begins vaccinations for at-risk groups Russia starts the rollout of its Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine for high-risk groups in its capital city. |
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| 2020-12-05 |
Covid: Argentina passes tax on wealthy to pay for virus measures Dubbed the "millionaire's tax", the one-off levy will fund relief measures and health supplies. |
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| 2020-12-05 |
Covid: Russia begins vaccinations in Moscow The home-grown Sputnik V vaccine, which is still undergoing mass testing, is being used. |
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| 2020-12-05 |
Ethiopia's Tigray crisis: Cutting through the information blackout "It is really scary. It is really difficult," a resident of the Tigray capital, Mekelle, shouts down the line. |
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| 2020-12-05 |
Coronavirus: Defiant ski nations bid to save winter season Many of Europe's ski slopes will be closed, but the Swiss and Austrians have made their own plans. |
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| 2020-12-05 |
Joe Biden: Covid vaccination in US will not be mandatory It comes as the Centers for Disease Control urges "universal mask use" anywhere outside the home. |
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| 2020-12-04 |
Biden: 'I don't think Covid vaccine should be mandatory' The US president-elect says he'll do "everything in my power... to encourage people to do the right thing". |
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| 2020-12-04 |
Job growth slows in US as virus cases surge The US economy added just 245,000 jobs in November - far less than expected. |
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| 2020-12-04 |
Coronavirus: US doctor who has worked 258 days straight goes viral Dr Joseph Varon believes he is fighting two wars. A war against coronavirus and a war against stupidity. |
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| 2020-12-04 |
Biden to ask Americans to wear masks for 100 days The president-elect says he expects universal masking will bring a "significant reduction" in Covid-19. |
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| 2020-12-04 |
Unemployed in the USA: 'I don’t know what to do' Millions of Americans are due to lose jobless benefits as a rise in cases hinders economic recovery. |
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| 2020-12-04 |
Coronavirus: Is India's test and tracing strategy working? The country has recorded the second highest number of Covid-19 cases globally. |
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| 2020-12-03 |
Fauci apologises for UK vaccine approval comments The top US infectious disease expert had previously said the UK "rushed" approving the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine. |
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| 2020-12-03 |
Covid: First batch of vaccines arrives in the UK The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccines are being kept in a central hub ahead of distribution. |
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| 2020-12-03 |
Coronavirus: Italy announces Christmas travel ban Italy has announced new curbs including a ban on travel between different regions and a curfew. |
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| 2020-12-03 |
Obama, Bush and Clinton pledge to film themselves getting Covid vaccine The three former presidents of the US want to promote confidence in Covid vaccine safety. |
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| 2020-12-03 |
Dr Fauci: The UK 'was not as careful' as US in vaccine approval The UK has defended its process, and says the vaccine is safe and effective. |
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| 2020-12-03 |
Covid: Are countries under pressure to approve a vaccine? After the UK's approval of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine, are other nations under pressure to follow suit? |
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| 2020-12-03 |
Coronavirus: US hits record Covid cases and hospitalisations Two records are reached on Wednesday, amid fears the pace will not slow leading up to Christmas. |
