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Victoria closes $580m Covid quarantine facility that housed 2,168 guests
North Melbourne facility was built and paid for by commonwealth after Covid leaked out of hotel quarantine program Get our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcast…
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Covid-19: is there a ‘twindemic’ coming? – podcast
As the UK heads into autumn, Covid-19 appears to be surging again. According to official data, 40,650 people tested positive in England in the seven days up to and including…
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Japan tourism expo returns with fewer visitors, but sector remains upbeat as travel curbs ease
Tourism Expo Japan, which was cancelled in 2021, returned this year with 122,000 visitors, a far cry from a peak of over 200,000 in its 2018 edition. But low visitor…
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Coronavirus: scrap 4-person cap on public gatherings, focus measures instead on preventing severe cases, Hong Kong experts urge as city nears 1,000th day in pandemic fight
Medical experts call for four-person cap on public gatherings to be removed. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Covid has left a third of young people feeling life is out of control – study
Researchers also found more than 60% of 16-25-year-olds are scared about their generation’s future ‘We gave up so much’: how Covid changed young people’s lives More than a third of…
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‘We gave up so much’: how Covid changed young people’s lives
Young people across the UK reflect on how the pandemic affected them – and continues to shape their futures Covid has left a third of young people feeling life is…
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China’s domestic box office sales slump as National Day holiday begins under shadow of Covid
Revenues on the first day of the weeklong holiday fell by around US$50 million while the number of long-distance journeys also dropped sharply. Read the original article at South China…
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Coronavirus: departed companies not looking back, Hong Kong business chamber warns, urging lower threshold for talent scheme
Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce CEO George Leung says even if travel curbs fully eased, results and recovery will only come in first quarter of next year. Read the…
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‘It’s just not worth it’: why employers still can’t get staff back to the office
Employees have grown to love the flexibility of remote working, and firms keen to keep their staff can do little about it, surveys find ‘You haven’t been in the office…
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Latest Covid surge a ‘heavy straw on camel’s back’ for every hospital in UK
Health leaders urge vaccination and return to mask-wearing as hospitalisations rise by 37 per cent in a week Every hospital in the UK is under significant pressure and a new…