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Coronavirus: India eases rules in worst-hit Maharashtra state; Japan quarantine violators named and shamed
India’s industrial hub of Maharashtra state eased Covid-19 restrictions in most districts on Tuesday, including in the financial capital of Mumbai, after a steady decline in new cases.Shops, malls and…
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Covid-19 antibody test: what does your result mean? Why a high score is good but doesn’t tell the whole story
Standing in a taxi queue recently I overheard a middle-aged man say to a woman of similar age ahead of him in line, “I got 650”. Whatever he was referring…
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Politics rides roughshod over substance as Scott Morrison tries to spin his way out of Covid corner | Katharine Murphy
The Doherty Institute modelling is important but the PM’s presentation was likely incomprehensible to anxious Australians watching at home ‘Peak transmitters’: vaccine rollout should shift to young people to minimise…
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Johnson’s travel policy in chaos, Labour says, after ‘amber watchlist’ ditched
Ministers need to get a grip on ‘reckless U-turns and confusion’, shadow transport secretary says Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage No 10 is facing claims that…
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Experts’ modelling for vaccination targets released – as it happened
Gladys Berejiklian can’t say whether cases have ‘peaked’, as Queensland records 16 cases. This blog is now closed Most Australians comfortable with vaccination passports for domestic travel and venues, poll…
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Therapy via Zoom should make mental healthcare available for all – it hasn’t | Hannah Zeavin
Good quality remote treatment is still proving to be expensive and in short supply Whether with a private therapist on Zoom, through an app that daily reminds us to log…
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Vaccination rates lowest in Sydney suburbs with most Covid cases
New Australian vaccine data shows more jabs given to inner city residents in NSW, than those hardest hit by latest outbreak Vaccination map of Australia and the latest data on…
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Australian way, Australian results: Scott Morrison’s 28 ‘Australias’ in one press conference – video
In opening remarks to a press conference on Tuesday, the Australian prime minister Scott Morrison said the word ‘Australia’ or its variants 28 times in the first 10 minutes. He…
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Signs Australian housing boom may be cooling as mortgage demand suffers biggest fall in a year
New data offers hope for homebuyers as Reserve Bank of Australia keeps cash rate unchanged Get our free news app and our morning email briefing There are further signs Australia’s…
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Coronavirus: China reports 61 new cases as it tries to contain growing Delta variant outbreak
As the Delta variant spreads across China, authorities have imposed tougher Covid-19 restrictions and researchers are stepping up work on a booster shot to help contain the more transmissible strain.The…