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Opinion Where is the left on zero Covid?


“THERE is … no credible route to a zero-Covid Britain or indeed a zero-Covid world,” Boris Johnson told the House of Commons on February 22. 
“We cannot persist indefinitely with restrictions that debilitate our economy, our physical and mental wellbeing, and the life chances of our children.”
To confirm, a zero-Covid strategy aims for the total elimination of Covid. Many people may be confused, thinking: “Isn’t this exactly what the government has been trying to do since the start of the pandemic?”
Unfortunately, the answer is no. Britain has followed what science writer Laura Spinney recently described in the Guardian as “a mitigation and suppression strategy, according to which we will have to live with Covid-19 and therefore we must learn to manage it aiming for herd immunity by the most painless route possible.” ....

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New Zealand enjoying life we can only envy from afar


New Zealand enjoying life we can only envy from afar
Updated / Monday, 25 Jan 2021
21:02
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It can feel like looking at another planet, rather than a country on the other side of the world. New Zealand is currently enjoying a life we can only eye enviously from afar - from spectator-filled rugby stadiums to New Year s celebrations. 
The country has become something of a poster child for its handling of the Covid epidemic. 
It reacted swiftly and severely as the pandemic took hold last year, and those early moves are credited with helping the country of five million virtually eliminate the coronavirus within its borders. So far there has been only 1,927 confirmed cases in New Zealand since the start of the crisis. ....

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UK Covid-19 variant not detected in Ireland


Updated / Tuesday, 15 Dec 2020
22:40
Eight more Covid-19 related deaths and 329 new cases have been notified to the Department of Health.
This means there have been a total of 2,134 deaths and 76,776 cases in Ireland.
The figures also show that 196 people are in hospital with the virus, 31 of which are in intensive care, down two from yesterday.
There were 13 additional hospitalisations in the past 24 hours.
The 14-day virus incidence rate per 100,000 of the population is 84.7.
162 of the cases notified today are men and 166 are women, with 64% under the age of 45. The median age is 37.
86 of the infections are in Dublin, 41 in Louth, 34 in Donegal, 25 in Limerick and 17 in Kildare. ....

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Explainer: What we do and don't know about the new coronavirus strain reported in the UK


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Explainer: What we do and don t know about the new coronavirus strain reported in the UK
The new variant has not been detected in Ireland to date.
By Adam Daly
Tuesday 15 Dec 2020, 1:47 PM
Dec 15th 2020, 1:47 PM
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IT WAS ANNOUNCED yesterday that a new strain of the virus that causes Covid-19 had been identified in England which may be associated with a faster spread of infections. 
UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock revealed the existence of the new variant as he announced that London and some of its surrounding areas will move into the highest tier of restrictions.  ....

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