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Britain's Chancellor of the Exchequer Sajid Javid is seen at Downing Street in London, Britain, October 25, 2019/ Reuters

UK health minister sparks fury by urging people not to 'cower from' Covid

Javid, who replaced Matt Hancock as health minister last month after his predecessor stepped down for breaking Covid rules by kissing an aide in his office, began his job by urging people to learn...

A man walks in a corridor near a sign with instructions about the coronavirus and social distancing following the implementation of stricter social-distancing and self-isolation rules to limit the spread of the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) in Sydney, Australia, March 31, 2020. Photo: Reuters

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Australians may face longer lockdown after 'reckless' mass protests

A lone passenger sits at a tram stop on a mostly-empty city centre street on the first day of a lockdown as the state of Victoria looks to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Melbourne, Australia, July 16, 2021. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders/File Photo

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Sydney to get extra vaccines as Covid cases mount

Signs advising about masks and social distancing are pictured by concessions at the Landmark Westwood theatre in Los Angeles, California, U.S., May 14, 2021. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo

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As Americans navigate conflicting Covid-19 mask advice, 'everyone is confused'

Plastic containers are seen amid other trash at a waste collection plant in Taipei, Taiwan, July 15, 2021. Picture taken July 15, 2021. REUTERS/Ann Wang

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Taiwan's Covid-19 curbs drive spike in food packaging waste

Kevin Kelly, CEO of Emerald Packaging, talks with an employee as they wear protective masks on a production floor of the company, which prints packaging material to be used for produce, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Union City, California, U.S. on May 7, 2020. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino/File Photo

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Want a bigger raise? How about $50? US companies push Covid shots for staff

Relative sits with a coronavirus disease (Covid-19) patient in the town of Kale, Sagaing Region, Myanmar, May 31, 2021. Picture taken May 31, 2021. REUTERS/Stringer/File Photo

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Myanmar to use Chinese vaccines to fight Covid-19 in border area

Covid-19 in Bangladesh

Study finds strong links between smoking and Covid-19

A healthcare professional prepares a dose of the Pfizer coronavirus disease (Covid-19) vaccine as high-risk workers receive the first vaccines in the state of Victoria's rollout of the program, in Melbourne, Australia, February 22, 2021. REUTERS/Sandra Sanders/File Photo

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Sydney's Covid-19 outbreak throws harsh spotlight on Australia vaccine rollout

A farmer feeds iceberg lettuce to his buffalo during a 21-day nationwide lockdown to slow the spreading of coronavirus disease (Covid-19), at Bhuinj village in Satara district in the western state of Maharashtra, India, April 1, 2020. REUTERS/Rajendra Jadhav/File Photo

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India reports 35,342 new Covid-19 cases in last 24 hours

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Strict lockdown resumes across the country

In this July 18 photo, a man who used a fake identity arrives at the Sultan Babullah airport in Ternate, Indonesia. The man with the coronavirus boarded a domestic flight disguised as his wife, wearing a niqab covering his face and carrying fake IDs and a negative PCR test result. He was arrested upon landing. (AP PHOTO)

Indonesia: Covid positive man boards flight disguised as his wife, arrested

14-day strict lockdown to begin from Friday