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Allowing workers to remain in abattoirs while awaiting Covid test results ‘encourages screening’
Epidemiologists say allowing non-symptomatic abattoir staff to work while awaiting Covid-19 test results is a “necessary risk” during the pandemic. A worker at the JBS Australia meatworks plant in Melbourne,…
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Australia’s national cabinet to discuss aged care emergency response
Scott Morrison and the premiers will consider a national emergency response for the aged care sector, as well as new principles to manage domestic borders, when they meet for Friday’s…
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Rush for flu vaccine in China as doctors and a nervous population fear influenza season colliding with Covid-19
Residents in major mainland cities have rushed to book flu vaccines as experts warn of the combined risks from flu and Covid-19 in the coming autumn and winter.Some private hospitals…
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Alibaba posts 124 per cent gain in quarterly profit, sees China retail back to pre-pandemic levels
E-commerce giant Alibaba Group Holding said it is closely monitoring the latest shift in US government policies towards Chinese companies, after the company posted a 124 per cent increase in…
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Singapore Airlines raised US$6.4 billion from share sales but has spent half in just two months
Singapore Airlines burned through half the S$8.8 billion (US$6.4 billion) it raised through share sales in just two months, underlining how carriers continue to incur costs even as planes are…
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The spread of coronavirus in Australia is not the fault of individuals but a result of neoliberalism | Richard Denniss
Neoliberalism is spreading coronavirus faster than any “reckless teenager” ever could. Privatised guards at quarantine hotels, private aged care centres that put profits ahead of staffing levels, and the fact…
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If you’re reading big books now, well done. I’ve jacked it all in for comfort TV | Bidisha
Every Sunday, I get a newsletter from a cool arts organisation. It lists every radical dance-theatre performance, ground-breaking animation and conceptual film to have been released during the previous week.…
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Politicians and doctors both make lethal mistakes – but doctors own up to theirs | Farrah Jarral
If you were unfortunate enough to fall into the river in late 18th-century London, you might have found yourself experiencing medical treatment that would raise eyebrows today. Resuscitation kits, paid…
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Coronavirus ‘silent spreaders’: children who seem healthy may be more contagious than sick adults, study says
A new US study adds to growing evidence that children are not immune to Covid-19 and may even play a larger role in community spread than previously thought.Researchers at Massachusetts…
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Kava, natural alternative to Xanax, finds new markets – as wellness drink overseas and alternative to coffee for Fijian women – amid coronavirus
Once the preserve of men and consumed in ritualistic ceremonies by villagers and chiefs alike, Fijian traditional drink kava is attracting a new market as coronavirus restrictions prompt more women…