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Coronavirus live news: WHO team to speak in Wuhan following investigation
WHO investigators to brief media from Wuhan at 4pm local time; WHO says don’t dismiss AstraZeneca shot after South Africa delays jabs; Russia official death toll half of figure listed by state statistics agencyOxford vaccine ‘10% effective against South African variant’Disease experts warn of surge in deaths from variants as US lags in trackingHow can Covid vaccines be tweaked to tackle new variants?South Africa scrambles for new strategy after AstraZeneca vaccine blowSee all our coronavirus coverage 8.00am GMT The international team of World Health Organization experts in China investigating how the coronavirus outbreak started are due speak to the media in Wuhan shortly. The briefing, at 4pm local time (8am GMT) at a hotel in the city, will be live-streamed in English at the top of this live blog. 7.24am GMT The UK is looking at introducing tougher testing for all international arrivals while they are in quarantine but no final decision has yet been taken, the environment secretary, George Eustice, said on Tuesday.ITV reported that all international arrivals would have to be tested for Covid-19 on days two and eight while in quarantine. Continue reading...
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