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Night burials at Latin America’s largest cemetery reveal deadly cost of coronavirus in Brazil
In almost three decades of working in Sao Paulo’s largest cemetery, the oldest gravediggers can’t remember performing more than 10 night burials.But since the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic…
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Coronavirus: gene tests to see if 51 infections on single flight from India to Hong Kong were spread on plane or in hotel quarantine
A genetic study of viral samples from infected passengers on a flight into Hong Kong later found to have a record number of Covid-19 cases will be undertaken to determine…
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Australia news live: NSW to pay Chinese company Shenhua $100m to exit coalmine; Victoria to make mRNA Covid vaccine
State commits $50m to domestic manufacturing of cutting-edge vaccines; former Liberal staffer to ask Scott Morrison to fix ‘systemic coercive control’ in Parliament House. Follow live Aged care workers relying…
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Coronavirus live news: India reports over 200,000 cases for seventh straight day; Japan mulls new restrictions
Oxygen supplies running low in Delhi; Japanese government considering state of emergency in Tokyo and Osaka; EU agency says clot ‘very rare’ J&J vaccine side effect Possible link between J&J…
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Thousands of vulnerable people missed out on support at start of pandemic
‘Poor data’ meant it took too long to identify up to 800,000 people who should have been shielding Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage As many as…
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Delhi warns hospitals running out of oxygen amid India’s devastating Covid wave
City government calls for help on social media, saying major hospitals only have enough oxygen to last eight to 24 hours Why is India seeing such a huge surge in…
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Coalition still ‘developing options’ for Covid vaccine rollout to aged care workers under 50
Two months into coronavirus vaccine rollout the Morrison government is reviewing initial plan to send dedicated teams into nursing homes to deliver jabs The federal government still has no clear…
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Two Chile vets investigated for giving dog coronavirus vaccines to people
Two veterinary surgeons in Chile are under investigation for allegedly giving dog coronavirus vaccines to at least 75 people in the months before human jabs arrived in the country, health…
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How vaccines are affecting Covid-19 outbreaks globally
Despite their life-saving capabilities, many countries have yet to administer enough doses to reap the full benefits Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Nearly six months after…
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Why is India seeing such a huge surge in Covid-19 cases?
A ‘double mutant’ strain, lack of medical supplies and the relaxation of lockdowns have combined to foment disaster India has seen a terrifying increase in coronavirus cases in the past…