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Covid live news: NZ to begin reopening border this month; Czech Republic to end Covid passes next week
Vaccinated New Zealanders in Australia will be able to return home from the end of the month; Czech move comes despite country breaking its daily Covid record on Wednesday US…
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Can China’s home-grown mRNA Covid-19 vaccine pass its final tests?
China has moved a step closer to developing a home-grown mRNA vaccine against Covid-19, with the publication of early trial results for its prime candidate ARCoV.No serious adverse events were…
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Firms handed £1.3bn in Covid contracts claimed £1m in furlough grants
Dozen UK companies given VIP fast-track contracts to supply PPE to NHS paid idled staff at taxpayers’ expense Companies handed a combined £1.3bn in controversial fast-track Covid contracts with minimal…
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Albanese demands Colbeck ‘resign today’ as nation records 82 Covid deaths – as it happened
Albanese says aged care services minister ‘must resign today’; CMO says ‘we are past the peak’ of Omicron as nation records at least 82 Covid-19 deaths, with dozens of cases…
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As Filipinos head to the polls, fate of real estate market hangs on outcome of contest between Marcos’s son, experienced Robredo
The Philippine presidential elections in May are likely to delay any investment decisions by investors and developers, as they wait and see if the new administration will be business-friendly, analysts…
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South Korea’s nose-only ‘kosk’ mask for Covid-safe eating raises eyebrows
The unusual masks designed to protect wearers while they eat have attracted criticism online See all our coronavirus coverage An anti-virus mask that only covers the nose and can continue…
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Omicron: leading health official warns of rising wave of infections as Hong Kong records 142 new cases and 160 preliminary-positive ones
Hong Kong health experts called on the government to refine its Covid-19 strategy, stockpile drugs and make better use of resources as concerns mounted over a worsening fifth wave of…
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Hongkongers snap up property in Taiwan as self-ruled island becomes a popular relocation option
The growing number of Hongkongers moving to Taiwan is likely to boost housing demand in the self-ruled island in the coming years, according to an analyst.Hong Kong residents accounted for…
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Coronavirus: Fortress New Zealand to reopen in phases but self-isolation remains
New Zealand on Thursday announced a phased reopening of its border that has been largely closed for two years, but the travel and airline industry said much more was needed…
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As a disabled person trying to ‘live with’ Covid in Australia, every day is a game of figuring out who is least likely to kill me | George Taleporos
Federal and state governments have failed disabled people like me during the pandemic I’m the disabled guy on several committees, advising governments what to do to keep people with disabilities…