Protests in Brazil as confirmed death toll soars past half a million; more than 700,000 jabs booked as NHS programme opens to over-18s
- Uganda Olympic athlete arriving in Tokyo tests positive for coronavirus
- Masks compulsory indoors in parts of Sydney as cluster grows to nine
- ‘Devastated’ Phuket races to vaccinate in time for holiday season
Covid-19 doesn’t dominate the front pages of stories here in the UK in quite the way it has in recent times, but the Sunday Telegraph has an interesting splash concerning the UK government’s Health Secretary.
It claims that Matt Hancock, who has led the Department of Health throughout the pandemic, failed to tell the Prime Minister about a major Public Health England (PHE) study showing the effectiveness of vaccines against a variant, first found in India, during a key meeting called to decide whether to extend Covid restrictions tomorrow.
In Japan, the first detected positive case among athletes arriving for the Olympic Games – five weeks away – has heightened concerns and calls for caution among those worried that the event will be highly dangerous.
“Let’s all wait a minute,” opposition politician Renho said.
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