The Department of Justice (DOJ) has formally requested that a federal court lift its stay on rules from the Biden administration that require businesses with more than 100 employees to follow certain standards amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Fifth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals blocked rules published by the Occupational…
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White House: 95 Percent of Federal Workers Compliant With Biden Vaccine Rules
On Monday, the Biden administration announced that 90 percent of federal workers have received at least one vaccine shot for protection against coronavirus, in line with vaccination requirements for federal workers that the president announced in September. Overall, 95 percent of federal workers are in compliance with rules Biden mandated…
Covid-19 vaccine Australia rollout numbers: vaccination progress state-by-state, daily doses tracker and live data
How does Australia’s coronavirus vaccine rollout compare with other countries, when will Australia be fully vaccinated and when will you be eligible to get your dose? We bring together the latest numbers on daily new Covid-19 cases, as well as stats and live data on total vaccination figures in Victoria,…
Covid live: Brazil passes 500,000 deaths; 70% of England’s adults ‘should be fully vaccinated by 19 July’
Protests in Brazil as confirmed death toll soars past half a million; most adults should be double-vaccinated by England lockdown lifting date People in UK with both jabs may not have to quarantine, says scientist Under-18s could be ‘reservoirs’ for virus when all UK adults are jabbed Uganda Olympic athlete…
Coronavirus live news: surge testing rolled out in Lambeth and Cumbria; Japan turns Olympic viewing sites into vaccine centres
Surge testing to begin in Lambeth and Cumbria following rise in cases of Delta variant as Russia reports a record 9,120 cases in Moscow NHS app gains 2.7m users as people rush to show Covid vaccine status Indian athletics star Milkha Singh dies after catching Covid, aged 91 UK holiday…
New South Wales records three new Covid cases as mandatory masks introduced
‘Fleeting contact’ spurs decision to introduce mask mandate but no other restrictions in place yet New South Wales reported three cases of Covid-19 on Saturday, taking the total associated with the Bondi outbreak to six. Two previously unreported cases were announced, including a woman in her 40s from the eastern…
Boris Johnson says Tory loss in Chesham and Amersham byelection ‘disappointing’ – UK politics live
PM claims ‘particular circumstances’ behind Lib Dem victory as Lib Dem leader Ed Davey says party is threat to Conservatives now Lib Dems can topple Tory ‘blue wall’ in south of England, says Davey Byelection win suggests trouble for Tories in ‘blue wall’ Lib Dems win Chesham and Amersham byelection…
Australia’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout numbers: vaccination progress state-by-state, daily doses tracker and live data
How does Australia’s coronavirus vaccine rollout compare with other countries, when will Australia be fully vaccinated and when will you be eligible to get your dose? We bring together the latest numbers on daily new Covid-19 cases, as well as stats and live data on total vaccination figures in Victoria,…
Coronavirus live news: Indonesian doctors ill despite Sinovac shots; Tokyo to lift emergency before Olympics
350 Indonesian doctors have Covid despite being vaccinated; Japan to lift Tokyo’s virus emergency on 20 June; CureVac fails in pivotal trial Previous Covid infection may not offer long-term protection, study finds Japan eases Tokyo’s Covid restrictions as it prepares for Olympics Double-jabbed UK tourists could skip amber-list quarantine Ryanair…
NSW Covid-19 exposure sites: list and map of Sydney and regional coronavirus hotspots and case location alerts
Here are the current coronavirus hotspots and Covid-19 public exposure sites in New South Wales and Sydney – including Bondi Junction, Redfern, Zetland and Vaucluse – and what to do if you’ve visited them Vic hotspots list; Qld hotspots; Victoria restrictions explained Covid vaccine rollout numbers: tracking vaccination progress Authorities…
Coronavirus live news: France to bring curfew-lifting date forward; row as India doubles gap between jabs
France to also end mandatory mask wearing outside; Indian government extends gap between doses to 16 weeks New drug cuts deaths among patients with no Covid antibodies Japan could allow up to 10,000 spectators at Tokyo Olympic events UK again excluded from EU’s Covid-safe travel list, but US added Covid…
States lift Covid restrictions as US passes 600,000 deaths – as it happened
America’s death toll from Covid-19 highest in the world Biden arrives in Geneva for summit with ‘worthy adversary’ Putin No sign of thaw between Russia and US ahead of Swiss summit 12.55am BST – Joan E Greve and Maanvi Singh 12.37am BST The chief executive of Morgan Stanley has become…