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Migrants still being blocked by ‘really dangerous’ Trump-era Covid policy
Public health experts say Title 42 is counterproductive, forcing people into unsafe and unsanitary conditions Feet away from a landfill and the largest migrant shelter in Reynosa, in the northern…
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Coronavirus: children as young as 5 must have 1 jab by September 30 to enter places covered by vaccine pass in Hong Kong
Tougher, two-jab rule will take effect on November 30, health authorities say. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Covid-19 Australia data tracker: coronavirus cases, deaths, hospitalisations and vaccination
Guardian Australia brings together all the figures on Covid-19 cases, as well as stats, charts and state-by-state data from NSW, Victoria, Queensland, SA, WA, Tasmania, the ACT and NT. Here…
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Chengdu, Chinese city of 21m, has Covid lockdown extended indefinitely
No date given for end of extended lockdown in city that is a crucial supplier of Apple products Chengdu, the capital of the south-western Chinese province of Sichuan, has extended…
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Leading Hong Kong microbiologist and government pandemic adviser Yuen Kwok-yung infected with Covid-19
The government pandemic adviser tells the Post he is asymptomatic and isolating at home according to guidelines, and does not know how he caught the virus Read the original article…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong to reveal details of vaccine pass scheme extension in afternoon for those as young as 5, amid support from advisory group members
Commission on Children members urge authorities to address parents’ concerns, however, acknowledging some issues raised are concrete. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Shenzhen reduces entry quota for Hong Kong travellers amid resource squeeze during local Covid-19 epidemic
Number of spaces at Shenzhen’s quarantine facility for Hong Kong travellers to drop to 1,000 by Monday. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Government admits 50 firms were in VIP lane for test and trace contracts
Health department had denied Covid testing priority lane but new disclosure lists firms including lab behind false negatives The government has admitted that 50 firms were put in a “priority”…
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Study finds link between poor mental health and long Covid
High levels of distress before coronavirus infection raises risk of long Covid, say Harvard researchers People who are highly stressed, anxious, lonely or depressed before catching coronavirus are more prone…
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Covid vaccine could soon become annual shot, White House advisers say
Transition to single annual coronavirus shot is an ‘important milestone’ in the pandemic, says Ashish Jha The coronavirus vaccine could soon become an annual shot like the flu vaccination, protecting…