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Workers face ‘terrible choice’ as Covid rules scrapped — union

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced the end of all coronavirus restrictions in England Workers in England will be forced to make a “terrible choice” over risking infecting their colleagues with Covid or losing income while self-isolating as the government ends all Covid rules, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has warned.  The union, which states […]

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Covid-19 deaths in this region could be three times higher than reported — WHO

Surveillance and testing issues have led to an underestimation of cases in Africa, where only 11% of the population is fully vaccinated Covid-19 infections in Africa could be seven times higher than officially reported, the World Health Organization (WHO) has estimated, while deaths could be two to three times higher than previously believed. Speaking during […]