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Coronavirus NSW: what we know about the source of Sydney’s northern beaches Covid cluster
NSW suddenly shifted from a lengthy period of no local transmission to 38 cases. How did it happen? Follow today’s live updates List of Sydney hotspots Map: where NSW cases…
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FDA authorizes Moderna coronavirus vaccine for emergency use across the US
Moderna’s is the second Covid-19 vaccine to receive such approval, following Pfizer’s vaccine, which uses the same technology The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has authorized a vaccine developed by…
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Unhappy mums-to-be want Hong Kong public hospitals to remove Covid-19 ban on fathers in delivery room
Danielle Wong was anticipating the arrival of her first baby this month when the recent surge in Covid-19 infections resulted in public hospitals reintroducing a ban on fathers being present…
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Scott Morrison’s economic humblebrag disproved by New Zealand comeback | Katharine Murphy
New Zealand’s stonking growth brings to mind Scott Morrison’s claim Australia suppressed the virus without its neighbour’s crippling costs Here’s some news I reckon some of you will have missed…
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Coronavirus vaccines will save 2021? Not so fast, here’s what the experts think
This past year was defined by Covid-19. As 2020 comes to a close, we asked five top public-health experts for their reflections on the lessons learned during the pandemic and…
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Boris Johnson calls crisis meeting over new Covid strain
PM may introduce tighter travel restrictions due to rapid spread of virus mutation in south-east England Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson summoned ministers for…
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‘It can affect anyone’: Macron urges French to follow rules after contracting Covid – video
Emmanuel Macron has blamed his coronavirus infection on a combination of negligence and bad luck and urged his compatriots to stay safe in a self-shot video. The French president was isolating with…
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Coronavirus: Cambodia ‘not shunning’ China vaccines
The Cambodian Ministry of Health has rejected media reports that Prime Minister Hun Sen has publicly shunned the use of Chinese coronavirus vaccines.Ministry spokeswoman Or Vandine said on Wednesday evening…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong adds Canada to ‘very high-risk’ list, orders travellers to provide negative test before departure
Hong Kong is adding Canada to a list of “very high-risk” places whose travellers must provide a negative Covid-19 test before being allowed to board flights to the territory.The new…
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Coronavirus: can China recover from diplomacy missteps made during the pandemic?
This is the fourth story in a 15-part series on the Covid-19 disease, one year after it first emerged in the Chinese city of Wuhan. It explores how China has…