Is this the beginning of the end for China’s zero-Covid policy?
The government has announced it will “optimise” its Covid response.
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America has learnt nothing from its million Covid deaths
If the US was driven by a genuine pro-life ideology, it would have reduced inequality rather than defended the right…
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“Control your soul’s desire for freedom”: Shanghai’s dystopian Covid regime
As case numbers surge in China's largest city, the inhumanity of its lockdown is stirring public anger.
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How Omicron is testing China’s zero-Covid strategy
The country is enduring its biggest rise in coronavirus cases since the pandemic began.
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How Covid ends
Boris Johnson is scrapping all remaining Covid-19 restrictions. Scientists warn that this is just another phase of an unpredictable journey.
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Why Hong Kong is culling its hamsters – and how citizens are fighting back
The resistance to Beijing's zero-Covid policy shows Hong Kong's civil society has not been totally crushed.
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Ahead of the presidential election, Italians are divided on the unvaccinated
After 40 years, I become an Italian citizen and find my compatriots obsessed with Covid passes.
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Why Emmanuel Macron’s war on the unvaccinated makes electoral sense
French voters are increasingly impatient with the unvaccinated – a factor which could help Macron at the polls.
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Novak Djokovic and why the world is turning on anti-vaxxers
The tennis star has won his battle in Australia, but patience with the unvaccinated is running out.
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Emmanuel Macron’s vow to “piss off” the unvaccinated won’t convince many – but that’s not the point
The French president’s aim is to signal to the vaccinated majority that he is on their side, rather than to…
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Is Omicron milder than previous Covid variants?
What Omicron loses in lethality it might make up for in greater transmissibility, which would still put pressure on the…
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Even without a lockdown, Omicron is already hammering businesses
The debate over whether or not to have an official lockdown risks distracting from the real problems on the ground.
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Why the left should oppose vaccine passports
Requiring proof of vaccination in selected venues is scientifically unjustified, ineffective and sets a dangerous precedent.
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French travel restrictions won’t keep Omicron out – but they will disrupt holiday plans
Travel bans have been tried before - they didn't stop the virus before and they won't do so now.
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The West’s failure to vaccinate the developing world risks future Covid variants, warns Covax head
Aurélia Nguyen on the dangerous consequences of vaccine hoarding by wealthy countries.
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Making the unvaccinated pay for their treatment is immoral and dangerous policy
Most of us will end up needing medical care due to bad decision-making: whether it is a fondness for salted…
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The UK now has the highest Covid-19 case rate of any G7 country
Britain has suffered a renewed surge in coronavirus cases following the discovery of the Omicron variant.
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Boris Johnson announces Covid “Plan B” rules for England as Omicron variant spreads
The public will be advised to work from home from next week as Covid passports are introduced for large venues
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Australia’s draconian streak means that it is struggling to find the Covid exit lane
A zero-Covid strategy can come at the expense of basic human decency.
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How to mentally prepare for the prospect of another lockdown
Lessons in resilience from a professor of clinical psychology.
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