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Coronavirus: Hong Kong researchers create algorithm to predict effectiveness of vaccines against variants with 95 per cent accuracy
Algorithm is world’s first bioinformatic platform predicting how well vaccines protect against variants, according to researchers from Chinese University of Hong Kong. Read the original article at South China Morning…
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Shanghai declares third rare extreme heat warning of summer
Temperatures of over 40C cause red alert in the city and test records as heatwave ravages parts of Europe China’s most populous city, Shanghai, has issued its highest alert for…
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Labor backbenchers call for pandemic supports to continue as PM announces snap national cabinet meeting
Exclusive: Federal Labor MPs join NSW Labor leader Chris Minns in calling for Albanese government to rethink decision on Covid policies Get our free news app, morning email briefing and…
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Nation records 78 Covid deaths – as it happened
Labor backbenchers call for pandemic leave payments and free rapid tests to continue Get our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcast The International Monetary Fund could…
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Watchdog reprimands EU executive for failing to share Von der Leyen texts
European Commission ‘gave no good reason’ why its president’s messages with Pfizer were not released The EU’s official watchdog has issued a formal reprimand to the European Commission over its…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong technology minister dismisses need for real-name registration on ‘Leave Home Safe’ app; 3,674 new Covid cases logged
Technology minister Sun Dong says no plans to update “Leave Home Safe” app, notes it already has some real-name functions via users’ vaccine records. Read the original article at South…
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Aged care minister urges states and territories not to drop Covid control measures in sector
Anika Wells’ call for mask mandates and infection control measures to be kept comes as NSW relaxes vaccine rules for aged care visitors Follow our Australia news live blog for…
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Spanish response to Covid poverty was too little, too late, report says
Human Rights Watch says pandemic exacerbated weaknesses in country’s social security system The Spanish government’s efforts to tackle the economic turmoil unleashed by the Covid pandemic were “too little, too…
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Britain’s Covid-19 death toll passes 200,000 as Omicron subvariants drive new wave of cases
The UK has been hit hard by the pandemic, with one of the highest fatality rates globally and concern rising again as Omicron subvariants drive a new wave of cases.…
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Hong Kong health minister Lo Chung-mau is in the hot seat – and his public appearances reveal how he plans to steer city out of pandemic, and more
Less than a fortnight into job, Lo Chung-mau has offered a glimpse into the man – and the minister – who will helm Health Bureau and how it might operate…