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Australia news live: hotel quarantine hit by Covid infections; NSW says mass vaccination hubs could be running by May
Health officials investigating how Covid spread inside quarantine hotels in Perth and Sydney. Scott Morrison to meet state and territory leaders to try and reset the vaccine rollout. Follow latest…
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‘Extraordinary’ Covid jab data is misleading, but the numbers are still hugely positive
Analysis: The vaccine won’t protect everyone, but whatever figure scientists settle on, the data is highly encouraging Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Is it really true…
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Fifth of UK Covid contracts ‘raised red flags for possible corruption’
Report finds ‘apparent systemic bias’ in award of lucrative PPE deals favouring firms connected to Tories Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage One in five government Covid…
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Coronavirus: India sees world’s highest one-day surge in cases with 314,835 new infections
India saw a record one-day jump in coronavirus infections on Thursday, with more than 300,000 new cases – marking a grim milestone for the country as a deadlier second wave…
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‘World’s worst outbreak’: what India’s papers say as coronavirus crisis toll mounts
Newspapers warn that the situation shows no sign of improving, and calls on warring politicians to cooperate to beat the virus See all our coronavirus coverage India’s media has reacted…
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Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble announcement delayed as Singapore quarantines hundreds of migrant workers
Hong Kong and Singapore have delayed a planned Thursday announcement of the launch of a long-awaited travel bubble to next week, according to two people familiar with the matter.One of…
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Covid-19: India’s response to second wave is warning to other countries
Analysis: India’s surveillance of the virus missed its real prevalence earlier this year Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The blindspots in India’s response to its second,…
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Western Australia calls for temporary ban on travellers from India after hotel quarantine Covid outbreak
WA premier says 40% of state’s quarantine cases in past month involved returned travellers from India, which is in the grips of a severe third wave • Follow the Australia…
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Australians with a disability ‘forgotten’ in coronavirus vaccine rollout, advocates say
Former commissioner and other sector leaders condemn decision to prioritise aged care over disability care and workers Australia’s former disability discrimination commissioner and disability advocates have condemned the failure to…
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‘Today we did it’: Joe Biden touts 200m vaccine shots administered – as it happened
President promised 200m jabs in his first 100 days Biden to urge employers to give paid time off for vaccinations Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing…