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Singapore’s ‘living with Covid-19’ road map suffers setback as restrictions return
Singapore will from Thursday reimpose tightened Covid-19 restrictions after relaxing some measures just last week after a new cluster of cases including karaoke-bar customers and fishmongers.Officials on Tuesday confirmed all…
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India’s true coronavirus death toll may be 10 times the official tally, new report claims
India’s excess deaths during the pandemic could be a staggering 10 times the official Covid-19 toll, likely making it modern India’s worst human tragedy, according to the most comprehensive research…
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Without a ‘single bubble’ during lockdown, NSW are switching off an energy source I need to survive | Melanie Tait
An ‘intimate partner’ can visit during Sydney’s lockdown. Why are single people who live alone left out of this equation? Hands up who thinks living through a global pandemic is…
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Could Britain be sued for reopening and exposing the world to new coronavirus variants?
With most Covid-19 restrictions now lifted in England, the world is watching to see what its “freedom day” will bring.Some scepticism is warranted, given Britain’s approach throughout the pandemic has…
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Chinese health official says he’s had a mix of 3 Covid-19 shots
China’s top disease control official says he has had a third Covid-19 shot, as global debate continues on the need for extra doses to boost immunity and protect against new…
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Meaningless slogans like ‘freedom day’ harm our ability to properly debate the pandemic | Michael Baker and Nick Wilson
We need to keep pressing our political leaders to talk about Covid-19 in ways that support an informed debate about our collective futures Politicians around the world have been promoting…
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Free dental care urged for refugees and asylum seekers in Hong Kong, who cannot earn money to pay for treatment
Pain has become a way of life for Annie (not her real name), an asylum seeker from Indonesia who has lived in Hong Kong since 2014.For almost seven years, the…
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Coronavirus: Americans first as Canada plans opening border to vaccinated foreign travellers
Canada announced on Monday it will begin letting fully vaccinated US citizens into Canada on August 9, and those from the rest of the world on September 7.Officials said the…
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Nudge or nutcracker? Either way PM faces vaccine passport backlash
Analysis: Latest Covid policy announced on what was supposed to be ‘freedom day’ likely to provoke huge anger Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage What was billed…
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In world’s new Covid-19 epicentre, Indonesians help each other as trust in government falters
For the past 11 days, Wisnu Sopian has travelled around the scenic streets of Cipanas, in Indonesia’s West Java province, on his trusted motorcycle. But this is no leisure trip…