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Greater Sydney and NSW Covid restrictions: new coronavirus rules for Mother’s Day weekend explained
People in the greater Sydney region, including Wollongong, the Central Coast and Blue Mountains will have new restrictions from 5pm Thursday. Can you have visitors? Is mask-wearing compulsory? Is travelling…
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New coronavirus variants emerging in India could prolong crisis
The good news is that the vaccines work against a new virus strain circulating in India that’s spread to several other countries.The bad news is it won’t be only the…
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Coronavirus vaccines: largest study yet confirms Pfizer-BioNTech’s ‘95 per cent protection’ after second shot
The largest real-world study yet of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Thursday confirmed that the jab provided more than 95 per cent protection against Covid-19, but found that the level dropped…
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Covid NSW hotspots: list and map of Sydney and regional coronavirus case locations
Here are the current coronavirus hotspots in New South Wales and what to do if you’ve visited them Greater Sydney Covid restrictions explained Coronavirus Australia live updates Download the free…
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Australia’s India travel ban: how other countries are managing their returning citizens
More than 9,000 Australians are stranded in India due to the Coalition’s harsh measures. Here’s how the US, Canada, UK and New Zealand are treating travellers arriving from India Australians…
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I got my first AstraZeneca shot. The only lasting effect has been a sense of relief | Ben Butler
It is a pity that Australia’s incompetent efforts to run the vaccine program have helped create more doubt over the medicines themselves I got the AstraZeneca vaccine, and so should…
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Coronavirus: what’s the difference between ‘variants’ and ‘mutants’? With Hong Kong on edge over new cases, here’s what you should know
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing.The recent emergence of local cases with coronavirus variants has…
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Indonesia’s new airline Super Air Jet bets on millennials and post-coronavirus travel bounce
With flight attendants dressed in khaki-coloured tracksuits and a catchy name, Indonesia’s new low cost carrier Super Air Jet is betting on demand from tech-savvy millennials in the world’s sixth…
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Pressure mounts on Australia to support Covid vaccine intellectual property waiver for developing nations
US now supports bid to allow poorer nations to make cheap copies of vaccines, but Australia is holding out • US declares support for patent waiver on Covid-19 vaccines Pressure…
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Scott Morrison says India flights won’t resume before 15 May but medevacs possible
Amid mounting pressure over Australia’s hardline approach, PM says he’s ‘very confident’ repatriation flights will be restored after Covid travel ban expires ‘Rejected and betrayed’: Australians stranded in India speak…