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‘Vaccine diplomacy’ sees Egypt roll out Chinese coronavirus jab
A lack of trial data transparency from China has raised concerns, but the country is confidently pushing ahead When Egypt’s health ministry sent out an invitation to doctors to be…
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A third of Sydney’s Covid outbreak is outside the northern beaches. It’s time to mandate masks | Catherine Bennett
Mandatory face coverings slowed transmission in Melbourne’s second wave. They can work in Sydney too Sydney New Year’s Eve: what are the restrictions? NSW hotspots list NSW records 18 new…
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‘I’ve never seen anything like it’: 2020 smashes records in global markets
From worst crash in a generation to record highs on news of a Covid vaccine, experts review the rollercoaster that was 2020 Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus…
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Hong Kong fourth wave: mandatory Covid-19 testing at 40 residential buildings under tighter policy as 54 new cases confirmed
Residents in more than 40 buildings in Hong Kong must be screened for Covid-19 after the government tightened its policy for mandatory testing, health officials revealed on Wednesday, as they…
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Coronavirus: Singapore nurses inoculated as Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine roll-out begins
A 46-year-old nurse became the first person in Singapore to receive Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday, making the city state among the first Asian countries to begin an inoculation campaign…
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Red Pepper Restaurant in Hong Kong, where Bruce Lee fought NBA star Kareem Abdul Jabbar, closes after almost 50 years
The coronavirus pandemic has resulted in the closure of more than 2,000 restaurants in Hong Kong, and one more will be added to the list before the end of 2020.The…
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Russian rebel monk charged with inciting suicidal acts
Russian riot police stormed into a monastery Tuesday to detain a rebel monk who has castigated the Kremlin and the Russian Orthodox Church leadership and denied the existence of the…
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Coronavirus: Sydney tightens curbs as second cluster emerges; Duterte’s guards used ‘smuggled’ vaccines
Authorities restricted movement and tightened curbs on gatherings in Australia’s biggest city on Wednesday, hoping to avoid a coronavirus “super spreader” event during New Year’s Eve celebrations after finding a…
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Science matters. The remarkable response to Covid has reminded us | Gideon Meyerowitz-Katz
While there have been setbacks, in Australia at least it would be hard to find many people distrusting of scientists Being an epidemiologist in 2020 has been a very odd…
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Sydney New Year’s Eve: what are the restrictions on watching fireworks and celebrating?
The NSW government has tightened the rules for what is and is not permitted NSW hotspots list NSW records 18 new cases of Covid-19 as New Year’s restrictions tightened The…