COVID-19 Updates
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NSW Covid quarantine: viral sequence suggests coronavirus jumped between hotel rooms
Seven cases of returned travellers arriving from different countries at different times have the same viral sequence Covid-19 appears to…
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How India’s coronavirus trauma is being made worse by vaccine challenges and feckless decisions
India’s daily Covid-19 cases hit successive record highs this month to reach nearly 200,000 new cases a day as a…
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FTSE 100 closes above 7,000 for first time since Covid crash
Shares rise by more than 30 points as China reports record economic growth Coronavirus – latest updates See all our…
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Coronavirus live news: Italy to relax restrictions; Latvia offers mass jabs to clear AstraZeneca backlog – as it happened
Italian restrictions to ease in many areas from 26 April; Latvia offers vaccinations following hesitancy in older population Brazil health…
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Scott Morrison was so keen to own a successful vaccine rollout he forgot the downside risk of overseeing a debacle | Katharine Murphy
The prime minister wanted politically friendly GPs and pharmacies in charge so he didn’t have to deal with potentially prickly…
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Ontario gives police sweeping powers as Covid crisis spirals out of control
New measures to enforce stay-at-home order with hospitals ‘bursting at the seams’ but civil liberties campaigners cry foul Ontario has…
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What are the new Covid variants and what do they mean for the pandemic?
From Doug to Nelly and Eeek, we look at how mutations are affecting the battle against the virus Coronavirus –…
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Brazil warns women to delay pregnancy amid Covid-19 surge
Advice comes as country’s clinicians claim P1 Covid variant more aggressive during pregnancy Coronavirus – latest updates See all our…
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Torres Strait faces significant Covid risk from nearby PNG as AstraZeneca vaccine rollout paused
Experts say island residents are paying the price for the Australian government’s poor vaccination planning The Torres Strait is paying…
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Moderna struggling to supply promised doses of Covid vaccine
US firm suggests issues with increasing production at its European plant could affect delivery to UK Coronavirus – latest updates…
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