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COVID patients in 10,462 beds in English hospitals, up 916 in a day
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Czech government slows or freezes salary hikes to cut budget gap
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FACTBOX-Worldwide coronavirus cases cross 282.4 million, death toll at 5,715,230
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Acute phase of pandemic could end in 2022-WHO
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Hong Kong to axe all quarantine-related exemptions for passenger flights - SCMP
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German foreign, sports ministers won't travel to China for Winter Olympics
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