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Covid vaccine provisionally approved in Australia for children aged six months to six years
Moderna’s paediatric dose will become available only after Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation gives advice Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our free news…
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Letter urges Victorian parents to send children to school in masks as Covid surges
While masks remain optional in schools nationwide, authorities in several Australian states have strengthened requests for action Get our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcast The…
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UK drops guarantees from £400m of Greensill loans to Gupta-linked firms
State-owned British Business Bank makes decision after investigation of lending practices The government has dropped guarantees made on £400m of loans from Greensill Capital to companies linked to the embattled…
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The Guardian view on Italy’s political crisis: Draghi should stay for now | Editorial
Early elections would destabilise the country, as a deeply challenging winter looms For almost a year-and-a-half, Italy’s politics has been characterised by a highly unusual degree of stability and consensus.…
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Top US Covid-19 adviser Anthony Fauci expects to retire by end of Joe Biden’s current term
The doctor has been the face of the US pandemic response, a role that put him in conflict with Trump and drew him and his family harassment and death threats.…
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Health workers paint dire picture of Australia’s hospital systems as more than 8,500 staff isolate
Effects of Covid surge and staff shortages reach regional centres, putting pressure on local clinics Get our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcast Healthcare workers say…
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Anthony Albanese rejects NSW premier’s call to cut seven-day Covid isolation period
Dominic Perrottet says Covid-19 policies should not be ‘set and forget’ while ACT chief minister pushes for further extension of leave payments Get our free news app, morning email briefing…
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Mass testing creates millions of jobs on front line of China’s battle against Covid-19
With medical resources under pressure, gig jobs help meet surging demand for tests Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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PM warns against reduced Covid isolation period as nation records 31 deaths – as it happened
‘Dutton insurance’: crossbench MPs set joint demands on Labor’s climate bill Jim Chalmers warns of ‘confronting’ inflation and wages forecast in July economic update Get our free news app, morning…
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Coronavirus: patients quarantining at home in Hong Kong made to wait for compulsory electronic wristbands; 3,436 cases logged
Covid patient who tested positive on Saturday says she has neither received her electronic wristband nor been told about the related arrangements. Read the original article at South China Morning…