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Victoria’s Covid restrictions ‘on track’ to ease from Friday as two cases recorded
Delta strain of Covid-19 identified in Melbourne cases linked to traveller who returned from Sri Lanka and entered hotel quarantine on 8 May Victoria’s new Covid lockdown restrictions explained List…
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Socialising again is hard. Just ask the friend whose visit I ruined | Emma Beddington
I had spent 10 months looking forward to our get-together. And I blew it We’re all catching up with family and friends: a joyful but also fraught process, judging by…
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Before Britain vaccinates children, should it vaccinate the world? | Gaby Hinsliff
There’s a debate about giving UK teenagers the Covid jab. But neglecting low-income countries carries a huge risk They started queuing along the beach road first thing in the morning,…
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Can we vaccinate the world against Covid by the end of 2022?
Achieving herd immunity is possible – and necessary – but requires quick action, say experts Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage As ambitious declarations go – even…
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Hong Kong expected to extend civil servant pay freeze for another year amid struggling economy
Hong Kong is expected to extend a civil servant pay freeze for another year, with the administration citing an economy that has yet to fully recover from the coronavirus pandemic.The…
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Coronavirus: antibody tests on arrival could be Hong Kong’s next step in battle against variants, Carrie Lam says
Hong Kong may begin requiring inbound travellers to undergo coronavirus antibody tests in a bid to better guard against dangerous new variants and a possible fifth wave of infections, the…
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New York City plans huge Central Park concert to celebrate post-coronavirus ‘rebirth’
New York is planning to host a major concert in Central Park in August as a way to celebrate the city’s “rebirth” following the Covid-19 pandemic, Mayor Bill de Blasio…
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Australians have been forgiving of the government’s Covid response, but we may have reached our limit | Peter Lewis
Approval for the Morrison government has taken a 15-point hit in Victoria, languishing under 50% for the first time since the pandemic began A year is a long time in…
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US recovers millions in ransom paid to hackers after pipeline attack – as it happened
Colonial Pipeline paid $4.4m to hackers after ransomware attack Global US standing harmed by Covid reponse, study finds Joe Biden to meet world leaders at G7 in Cornwall this week…
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Tests of new antibody drug on mice show promise; Czech Republic to reopen border with EU – as it happened
India announces free jabs for over-18s; Norway to shorten vaccine interval A victim of its own success: how Taiwan failed to plan for major outbreak Third wave sweeps across Africa…