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National cabinet endorses national vaccination policy – as it happened
The day is winding down so we are going to wrap up the blog. Here are the main events: National cabinet endorsed a plan for immunising Australians against Covid-19 when…
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Elon Musk questions coronavirus tests, after getting two positive and two negative results
Tesla CEO Elon Musk said on Thursday he took four coronavirus tests on the same day, with two showing positive results, while the other two were negative.“Something extremely bogus is…
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We’re told the monarchy steps up in a national crisis. This time it’s been absent | Andy Beckett
The royal family have barely been seen during the pandemic. It’s in keeping with their 21st-century introversion For any monarchy that wants to be central to national life, presence is…
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Covid test for mass UK screening could miss up to half of cases, say scientists
The lateral flow test bought by the UK government for mass testing in Liverpool, and potentially the whole country, could miss up to half of those who have Covid-19, according…
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Stranded Australians face longer wait as PM declares hotel quarantine alternatives unsafe
About 36,500 Australians stranded overseas and international students will have to wait longer to come to Australia, after Scott Morrison declared alternatives to hotel quarantine unsafe. Three weeks after saying…
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NSW Covid hotspots: list of Sydney and regional case locations
New South Wales health authorities have released a list of hotspots where Covid-positive people have visited while infectious. Those who attended some locations must isolate immediately for 14 days, others…
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Victoria Covid hotspots: list of Melbourne and regional case locations
As Victoria embarks on an easing of coronavirus restrictions, it’s on high alert for cases of community transmission. Here’s an overview of the state’s current hotspots and what to do…
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Australia’s state by state coronavirus restrictions and Covid lockdown rules explained
Australian states and territories are currently under different levels of restrictions to contain Covid-19. Here we answer some of the most common questions people have about the restrictions in each…
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Diabetes doubles risk of dying from coronavirus, study finds
Having diabetes doubles the risk of death as a result of a novel coronavirus infection, according to research published on Thursday in The Lancet, a British medical journal.Saturday is World Diabetes Day.According…
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Hong Kong logs two more untraced Covid-19 cases among six new infections on Friday
Two local infections with unknown origins are among Hong Kong’s Friday tally of six Covid-19 cases, health authorities confirmed.The untraceable community cases relate to a 56-year-old librarian at Prince of…