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UK downgrades Covid-19 alert level amid falling cases
Chief medical officers said the wave of Omicron variants was ‘subsiding’, although ‘further surges are likely’ The UK’s Covid-19 alert level has been downgraded to level 2, meaning the virus…
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FDA authorizes Covid-19 booster shots retooled to tackle Omicron subvariants
Vaccines produced by Moderna and Pfizer/BioNTech approved as US prepares for vaccination campaign in fall The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday authorized retooled Covid-19 booster shots made…
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Coronavirus: US authorises Moderna, Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine boosters retooled for Omicron variants
Until now, Covid-19 vaccines have targeted the original coronavirus strain, even as wildly different mutants emerged. The new US boosters are combination, or “bivalent” shots. Read the original article at…
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US life expectancy dropped in 2021 for second consecutive year
In the first two years of the Covid-19 pandemic, the estimated US lifespan has shortened by nearly three years US life expectancy dropped for the second consecutive year in 2021,…
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Eureka science prizes: Justin Yerbury wins research honour for work on motor neurone disease
Biosecurity expert, recycling pioneer and nanomaterials engineer among other Australian scientists recognised with awards Get our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news podcast A motor neurone disease…
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Covid-19 in China: Guangzhou locks down residential areas and bans restaurant dining in one district
The southern city delayed the start of the school year and cut public transport services in Haizhu district after recording seven cases/ Read the original article at South China Morning…
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New data reveals emissions increased after lockdowns – as it happened
Covid isolation period cut to five days for people without symptoms Mikhail Gorbachev: tributes pour in for ‘one-of-a kind’ Soviet leader Get our free news app, morning email briefing or…
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Hong Kong retail sales rise 4.1 per cent in July, lifted by a labour market on the up
Sales for July totalled HK$28.3 billion, provisional figures released by Census and Statistics Department show. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Australian Covid isolation period cut to five days for people without symptoms
Changes apply from 9 September with Anthony Albanese confirming reduced pandemic leave payments will continue for those in self-quarantine Get our free news app, morning email briefing or daily news…
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Coronavirus: Japan drops guide requirement for tourists; South Korea ditches pre-testing rule for inbound travellers
From next week, tourists to Japan will be able to visit without a guide – but they still need to be booked on a package tour. Elsewhere, South Korea will…