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Hong Kong pet store owner calls for better communication from authorities as stores reopen after temporary closure
The owner of a pet shop chain that was forced to close after Hong Kong faced unprecedented suspected hamster-to-human coronavirus transmissions has urged the government to improve communication with the…
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Covid live news: 34 new cases hit Winter Olympics as UK to start vaccinating vulnerable children
Most new infections at winter Games are among new arrivals; NHS will offer vaccinations to vulnerable children between five and 11 ‘Like sewage and rotting flesh’: Covid’s lasting impact on…
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Concern as Republicans push to make dubious Covid cure prescriptions easier
Ivermectin and hydroxychloroquine, the cures in question, have proven to be ineffective in preventing or treating Covid-19 Republican state lawmakers across the United States have proposed – and in some…
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Coronavirus: Bhutan mourns 4th death of pandemic; Australia anxious as students head back to school
Bhutan’s success in avoiding coronavirus is almost unrivalled but a rare patient death – just the kingdom’s fourth – shows more work was needed to fight the pandemic there, its…
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‘Like sewage and rotting flesh’: Covid’s lasting impact on taste and smell
Many sufferers have been left unable to eat due to long-term distortions to their senses Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Four months after getting sick with…
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NT chief minister says Omicron ‘too infectious’ for lockdowns to work as nation records at least 88 Covid deaths – As it happened
Michael Gunner says lockdowns and lockouts no longer effective; At least 88 Covid deaths recorded around the country as Kerry Chant says Omicron sub-variant is circulating in NSW; Queensland reveals…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong reports drop in daily caseload to double digits, but officials concerned about rise in untraceable infections
Hong Kong on Sunday reported a drop in coronavirus infections to double digits for the first time in a full week, but health authorities cautioned that the city could not…
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‘Felt like a bullet’: Bhutan prime minister mourns rare Covid death
The remote Himalayan nation of around 800,000 people has recorded fewer Covid fatalities than almost any other country See all our coronavirus coverage Bhutan’s success in avoiding coronavirus is almost…
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Winter Olympics: China reports 34 new Covid-19 cases among athletes, officials arriving for Games
Thirty-four new Covid-19 cases were detected among Olympic Games-related personnel on Saturday, the organising committee of the Beijing 2022 Winter Games said on Sunday.Of those, 13 were athletes or team…