Covid live news: Harry and Meghan voice ‘concerns’ about misinformation on Spotify; Russia reports record cases

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Harry and Meghan have 'concerns' about misinformation on Spotify

The row about the spread of Covid misinformation has been brought to the attention of Harry andMeghan.

The Archewell foundation has a spokesman.

Hundreds of millions of people are affected by the serious harms of rampant mis- and disinformation every day. Last April, our co-founders began expressing concerns to our partners at Spotify about the all too real consequences of Covid-19 misinformation on its platform.

Neil Young and Joni Mitchell removed their music from the platform in protest at the host of the anti-vax show.

Following their split from Britain's royal family in 2020, Harry andMeghan have signed a number of corporate deals, including to produce and host podcasts, as part of their efforts to make a living.

It hasn't commented yet.

More than 20,000 episodes of Covid were removed in accordance with the company's detailed content policies.

Young objected to his music being played on the same platform as Rogan's show.

Rogan has stirred controversy with his views on vaccines and the coronaviruses.

A group of 270 scientists and medical professionals wrote a letter to Spotify, accusing Rogan of spreading false information on the show.

It was updated at 8.33am.

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General remarks about Hong Kong's coronaviruses strategy are not illegal and do not violate the Chinese territory's national security law, according to the government.

Hong Kong has followed in the footsteps of China in sticking to a zero- Covid policy with the economic and psychological tolls rapidly rising, and measures becoming more harsh than those first implemented in 2020.

The current policy is unsustainable as cases continue to increase due to the Omicron strain.

The most effective way to fight the outbreak was through Hong Kong's policy to achieve Dynamic zero infections.

Junius Ho, a local legislator, said that experts who suggested Hong Kong should live with the virus the way Western experts do may have violated its national security law.

More than 1 million of Hong Kong's 7.5 million residents are not up to date with their vaccinations, exposing them to high risk of infections or even death.

The city has recorded around 13,600 infections since 2020 and 213 deaths.

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Harry and Meghan have 'concerns' about misinformation on Spotify

The row about the spread of Covid misinformation has been brought to the attention of Harry andMeghan.

The Archewell foundation has a spokesman.

Hundreds of millions of people are affected by the serious harms of rampant mis- and disinformation every day. Last April, our co-founders began expressing concerns to our partners at Spotify about the all too real consequences of Covid-19 misinformation on its platform.

Neil Young and Joni Mitchell removed their music from the platform in protest at the host of the anti-vax show.

Following their split from Britain's royal family in 2020, Harry andMeghan have signed a number of corporate deals, including to produce and host podcasts, as part of their efforts to make a living.

It hasn't commented yet.

More than 20,000 episodes of Covid were removed in accordance with the company's detailed content policies.

Young objected to his music being played on the same platform as Rogan's show.

Rogan has stirred controversy with his views on vaccines and the coronaviruses.

A group of 270 scientists and medical professionals wrote a letter to Spotify, accusing Rogan of spreading false information on the show.

It was updated at 8.33am.

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Anna Leach is a woman.

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It was updated at 7.43am.

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It was updated at 7.17am.

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The northern district of Beijing has been sealed off after two new Covid cases were found.

The residents of the Anzhenli neighbourhood were sealed off on Saturday and will not be allowed to leave their compound.

Beijing is on high alert as it prepares to host the Olympic Games.

China has doubled down on its zero-tolerance policy, which includes breaking the chain of transmission as soon as it is found.

According to Beijing News, the city is setting up 19 points in the area to test residents every day until Friday.

It was updated at 7.17am.

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It was updated at 5.55am.

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South Korea reports record 17,532 new cases