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Coronavirus: Thailand sees record deaths as first Phuket sandbox tourists arrive
The first international travellers touched down on Thursday in the holiday hotspot of Phuket under a quarantine-free scheme, as Thailand tries to reboot its battered tourism industry while also enduring…
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Delta coronavirus variant surges in Japan, Olympics spike expected
With just over three weeks before the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympic Games, the Japanese capital is witnessing a surge in cases of the Delta variant of the coronavirus…
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Coronavirus: quarantine-free travel between Hong Kong and Macau could resume this month, but plan limits access to hotel facilities in casino city
Vaccinated Hong Kong residents will be allowed to visit Macau without undergoing mandatory quarantine as early as this month under a plan that limits visitor access to hotel facilities, the…
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Kim Jong-un signal for help could mark a turning point in North Korea’s Covid fight
Analysis: leader’s talk of huge crisis, despite no admission of Covid cases, comes amid concerns over health infrastructure and food shortages Almost 18 months after the start of the Covid-19…
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How vaccine disinformation, hesitancy is undermining Southeast Asia’s virus response
Though Gerry Casida is on the priority list for a free Covid-19 vaccine in the Philippines because of his asthma, he is not planning to get the shot any time…
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Vaccine rollout 2.0: Australia needs to do three things differently | Stephen Duckett and Anika Stobart for The Conversation
Australia’s Covid vaccine rollout 1.0 was a shemozzle, but there is much we can learn from the mistakes Australia’s vaccine rollout started just over four months ago. It has not…
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WA and NT Covid lockdown rules for Perth, Peel, Darwin and Alice Springs, and coronavirus restrictions for South Australia and Adelaide
WA premier Mark McGowan has announced a four-day lockdown for people in Perth and the Peel region, while the Northern Territory has announced lockdowns for Darwin and Alice Springs, and…
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China’s vaccine diplomacy with Asean will be rewarded
Geopolitics sits at the heart of foreign policy, and it’s also part of the current vaccine diplomacy. By distributing life-saving doses during the pandemic, China and other countries are essentially…
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Chinese biotech firm Clover signs deal to make millions of Covid-19 vaccines for Covax Facility
A Chinese biotech start-up developing a protein-based Covid-19 vaccine has signed an advance purchase agreement to supply up to 414 million doses for global use by next year.Gavi, the Vaccine…
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Keir Starmer accuses Boris Johnson of backing Tory ministers who break the rules – UK politics live
Latest updates: prime minister attempts to rebuff criticism from Labour leader at PMQs following Matt Hancock’s resignation Belfast court dismisses legal challenge to Northern Ireland protocol UK to replace EU…