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Covid live: Hong Kong daily cases nearly double in new wave; Poland could lift restrictions in March
Hong Kong battles rise as it brings in toughest pandemic measures to date; Polish health minister says Omicron infections dropping UK health minister sorry for continuing meeting after positive test…
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UK minister apologises for continuing meeting after positive Covid test
Health minister Gillian Keegan says she should have immediately ended the meeting when she got lateral flow result Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A UK health…
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Boost for GSK as it reports earnings at £1.4bn in Covid-related sales
Pharmaceutical company’s boss, Emma Walmsley promised a ‘step-change in growth’ after better than expected results GSK made £1.4bn from Covid-related medicines last year, beating forecasts in its first financial results…
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Lower house sits late to continue religious discrimination bill debate – as it happened
Debate over religious discrimination bill to continue as House of Representatives agrees to sit late; Brittany Higgins calls for Jenkins review to be implemented; nation records at least 68 deaths…
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Coronavirus Hong Kong: fears of more pressure on food prices and supply as ‘15 per cent of cross-border vegetable truckers plan to quit’ over tough rules
About 15 per cent of cross-border vegetable truck drivers plan to quit because of stringent Covid-19 testing requirements, an industry association has predicted, a loss that Hong Kong industry leaders…
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‘Violent extremists’: Asio boss warns of ‘angry and isolated’ Australians radicalised during pandemic
Mike Burgess says lockdown and vaccination grievances sometimes ‘turned to violence’ as he foreshadows foreign interference in 2022 federal election Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing…
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China’s zero-Covid policy threatens global economic growth, says Bank of Japan policymaker
China’s zero-Covid restrictions may heap pressure on the global economy by prolonging supply-chain disruptions and intensifying the impact of inflation, a Bank of Japan (BOJ) policymaker said on Wednesday.The remark…
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Hong Kong police fine suspected triad members for violating social-distancing rules at Lunar New Year dinner
A gang of suspected Hong Kong triad members was fined HK$5,000 (US$641) each for breaching social-distancing rules during a dinner at a restaurant on Tuesday night to celebrate Lunar New…
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‘Protects the nose, mouth, eyes’: Tasmanian government sends large adult masks to children
Masks that cover children’s entire faces were included in back-to-school Covid packs, but government insists junior sizes available The Tasmanian government’s back-to-school Covid packs have been mocked after primary schoolchildren…
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Coronavirus: Japan to screen athletes’ devices after Winter Olympics over Covid-19 app fears; South Korea weighs voting options for Covid-19 patients
Members of Japan’s Beijing Winter Olympics delegation will have their mobile devices inspected upon their return amid fears the compulsory Covid-19 app could pose a security risk.The Japan Sports Agency…