Coronavirus live news: Novavax effective against UK variant but less so against South African one

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Vietnam reported nine more Covid-19 infections early on Friday as the new outbreak spreads to Hanoi, the capital, where the ruling Communist party is holding its key five-yearly congress.

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In Australia’s most populous state, New South Wales, no new locally acquired cases...

NSW recorded no new locally acquired cases of #COVID19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night.

There were three cases acquired overseas, bringing the total number of COVID-19 cases in NSW since the beginning of the pandemic to 4,910. pic.twitter.com/IpNTbO7YhW

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