All news on the topic: Covid

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UK COVID contracts worth £15 billion raise corruption concerns
Around a third of all public contracts signed by the British government to combat the COVID-19 pandemic skipped standard procurement safeguards with billions going to entities connected to the Conservative Party, claims a comprehensive new report by Transparency International U.K.
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South Africa arrests multiple suspects in pandemic-related corruption case
Following a court order, law enforcement agencies detained dozens of public servants and businesspeople on Tuesday, who are believed to have exploited the COVID-19 pandemic for personal gain.
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Hancock and Hunt failed to prepare UK for pandemic, Covid inquiry finds
Health secretaries failed to fix flaws in contingency planning before Covid killed more than 230,000 in UK, report says
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AstraZeneca is withdrawing a COVID vaccine despite saving over 6.5 million lives due to concerns
Almost three and a half years after 82-year-old Brian Pinker became the first person to receive the AstraZeneca vaccine against Covid, the jab has been withdrawn globally.