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Working from home: how it changed us forever
As people in England are told to return to the office, five Observer writers assess the impact of the last two years on work, home – and our wider social…
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Beijing authorities conduct mass Covid testing as cases rise before Olympics
All residents of Fengtai district told to get nucleic acid tests as China’s capital rushes to contain Omicron outbreak See all our coronavirus coverage Beijing’s local government has ordered more…
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Jacinda Ardern cancels wedding as New Zealand prepares for Omicron surge
Prime minister says variant is now circulating in the community but ‘we’ll do everything that we can to slow the spread’ Get our free news app; get our morning email…
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Omicron: Hong Kong confirms 140 new cases as expert says fifth wave may take 3 months to contain – and forget about easing social-distancing rules for Lunar New Year
Hong Kong authorities confirmed 140 new coronavirus infections on Sunday, as a top government pandemic adviser warned the “escalating” fifth wave of cases could take two to three months to…
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NSW and Victoria reveal back-to-school plans – as it happened
Students and teachers in NSW will be required to take rapid Covid tests twice a week when school resumes; Victoria mandates third vaccine dose for teachers and staff, masks for…
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US hospitals struggle as Omicron Covid surge delays other treatments
CDC director stresses need for full vaccination as data shows vulnerabilty of those without and ER backlogs stretch for hours The surge in cases of the Omicron variant has not…
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US opposes plans to strengthen World Health Organization
The United States, the World Health Organization’s top donor, is resisting proposals to make the agency more independent, four officials involved in the talks said, raising doubts about the Biden…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong virus experts urge quarantine hotels to boost room ventilation, corridor air supply following Silka Seaview cluster
Hong Kong health experts have urged quarantine hotels to pump more fresh air into high-risk corridors and enhance ventilation in guest rooms to minimise the risk of spreading Covid-19 in…
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Lunar New Year reunions in limbo for China’s migrant workers as nation races to curb Covid-19
When the eastern Chinese city of Hangzhou detected a Covid-19 case a few days back, it did not worry public relations expert Liu Ling in the least.After all, authorities had…
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Coronavirus: NZ’s PM Jacinda Ardern cancels wedding over Omicron; Samoa in snap lockdown
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern was forced to call off her own wedding on Sunday as she tightened Covid-19 restrictions in the face of an outbreak of the Omicron…