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COVID-19: Contagious disease caused by SARS-CoV-2
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the virus SARS-CoV-2. The first known case was identified in Wuhan, China, in December 2019. The disease quickly spread worldwide, resulting in the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Matt Hancock gives evidence at Covid Inquiry [Video]

Matt Hancock gives evidence at Covid Inquiry

Former Health Secretary Matt Hancock has given evidence at the Covid Inquiry saying he had in mind the impact Covid would have on children, the economy, and other health conditions. Report by Ajagbef...

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Concerns Raised Over Increased Number of Respiratory Illnesses in China [Video]

Concerns Raised Over Increased Number of Respiratory Illnesses in China

Concerns Raised , Over Increased Number of , Respiratory Illnesses in China. 'Newsweek' reports that a rising number of respiratory infections in China has prompted global health authorities to..

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Van-Tam tells Covid inquiry of 'extremely hateful messages' [Video]

Van-Tam tells Covid inquiry of 'extremely hateful messages'

Former Deputy Chief Medical Officer Sir Jonathan Van-Tam says his family "were threatened with having their throats cut" during the pandemic. He told the Covid inquiry that the "extremely hateful..

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Government Boosts Program to Offer Households Additional Free COVID Tests [Video]

Government Boosts Program to Offer Households Additional Free COVID Tests

Government Boosts Program , to Offer Households Additional , Free COVID Tests. ABC reports that the government will offer households an additional four free COVID-19 tests ahead of the approaching..

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Vallance: Johnson struggled with scientific concept of pandemic [Video]

Vallance: Johnson struggled with scientific concept of pandemic

Sir Patrick Vallance says former prime minister Boris Johnson “struggled” to understand the scientific concepts of the Covid pandemic, and some things had to be repeatedly explained to him. Report..

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Vallance wasn't told of Eat Out To Help Out before launch [Video]

Vallance wasn't told of Eat Out To Help Out before launch

Sir Patrick Vallance says he, as the government’s chief scientific adviser, was not asked for guidance on the Eat Out To Help Out scheme introduced by the then-chancellor Rishi Sunak. He continues..

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CDC Report Shows That 13.9% of US Adults Have Received an Updated COVID Vaccine [Video]

CDC Report Shows That 13.9% of US Adults Have Received an Updated COVID Vaccine

CDC Report Shows That , 13.9% of US Adults , Have Received an Updated COVID Vaccine. ABC reports that as of November 13, approximately 36 million adults in the United States have received an updated..

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Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Workplace COVID Vaccine Mandate Ruling [Video]

Supreme Court Rejects Appeal of Workplace COVID Vaccine Mandate Ruling

Supreme Court Rejects , Appeal of Workplace COVID , Vaccine Mandate Ruling . On November 14, the United States Supreme Court refused to hear an appeal around worker rights and COVID-19 vaccine..

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CDC Warns Winter Heralds Coming Rise in COVID-19 Cases [Video]

CDC Warns Winter Heralds Coming Rise in COVID-19 Cases

CDC Warns Winter, Heralds Coming Rise in, COVID-19 Cases. 'Newsweek' reports that the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has released a COVID-19 map showing where new cases and..

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Sunak on claims about Downing Street atmosphere [Video]

Sunak on claims about Downing Street atmosphere

Rishi Sunak has refused to be drawn on claims of a misogynistic atmosphere in Downing Street during the Covid pandemic. Responding to comments made by former deputy cabinet secretary Helen McNamara at..

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Cummings: Boris Johnson didn’t like going to COBRA [Video]

Cummings: Boris Johnson didn’t like going to COBRA

Dominic Cummings tells the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that Boris Johnson "wasn't enormously keen" on COBRA, and "preferred to be in his study" instead of attending emergency Cobra meetings on Covid-19. Report..

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Lee Cain: Johnson dithered on Covid lockdown [Video]

Lee Cain: Johnson dithered on Covid lockdown

Boris Johnson’s long-term adviser Lee Cain says the former prime minister was presented with the “wrong crisis” in the form of the Covid-19 pandemic. Mr Johnson dithered between wanting a..

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How Business Leaders Can Prioritize Mental Health in the Workplace [Video]

How Business Leaders Can Prioritize Mental Health in the Workplace

How Business Leaders Can , Prioritize Mental Health , in the Workplace. 'Newsweek' reports that the COVID pandemic took a clear toll on the collective mental health of people living in the United..

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Covid Inquiry: Ex-government aide set messages to disappear [Video]

Covid Inquiry: Ex-government aide set messages to disappear

A former government aide during the Covid-19 pandemic admitted setting WhatsApp messages to "disappear" as calls for a Covid inquiry grew - but said he can't remember why. Martin Reynolds turned on..

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Study Links Social Media Use With Depression in Adults [Video]

Study Links Social Media Use With Depression in Adults

Study Links Social Media Use , With Depression in Adults. NBC reports that while social media has been linked to anxiety and depression in teens, another study suggests that adults are also..

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Starmer: Shanks' by-election win incredible and historic [Video]

Starmer: Shanks' by-election win incredible and historic

Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer hails Michael Shanks' Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election win as "incredible" and "historic", after Labour gained more than twice the SNP vote. Margaret Ferrier..

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