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Sydney hotspot declaration extended to trigger support payments – as it happened
Everyone living or working in Woollahra, Waverley, Randwick and the City of Sydney must stay home as outbreak widens. This blog is now closed Sydneysiders divided by Covid lockdown, united…
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UK Covid travel rules could change at short notice, warns minister
As some travel restrictions are eased, Grant Shapps refuses to say he would book foreign holiday now UK eases Covid travel rules for tourist spots despite cabinet rift Coronavirus –…
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Coronavirus: Taiwan tightens border controls as it battles to keep out Delta variant
Taiwan will tighten border controls to keep out the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus, authorities said on Friday, requiring arrivals from five countries, including Britain, to be placed…
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Covid travel: which countries have moved to the UK’s green and red lists?
A quick guide to all the changes in the latest update of the Covid traffic-light system Full report: UK eases Covid travel rules for tourist spots despite cabinet rift Malta,…
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Some GB Olympic athletes still refusing to have Covid vaccine, says BOA chief
Andy Anson: ‘People have right to choose but it’s not helpful’ BOA had said it was on track to ensure all were vaccinated The British Olympic Association is still trying…
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Hamilton, Come From Away among shows to close during Sydney’s snap Covid lockdown
There’s confusion about whether audiences need to stay at home after seeing a show, with one theatre producer describing the situation as ‘chaos’ After months of no restrictions on audience…
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Sydneysiders divided by Covid lockdown, united in confusion
The stay-at-home orders for four NSW local government areas left Sydney residents with many unanswered questions NSW Covid restrictions; NSW exposure sites and cases map Covid travel restrictions in Australia…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong officials identify airport testing centre as probable source of Delta variant infection
Health authorities have pinned the source of a Hong Kong airport worker’s Delta variant infection to a sample collection centre at the transport hub, where two Covid-19 cases sharing the…
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‘We were never a priority’: Zimbabwe Covid ‘hotspots’ face strict lockdown
Tighter restrictions in 12 mostly rural areas come as health service struggles to cope with third wave of infections Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Zimbabwe’s government…
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The federal government squandered our precious Covid advantage – now Sydney is in lockdown | Bill Bowtell
After a world-leading response in 2020 it did not have to be this way Eighteen months into the Covid pandemic, Australians by now should have been looking forward to prudently…