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Can vaccines keep long Covid at bay? The answer is still a maybe
More evidence has emerged that vaccination might be able to reduce the chances of long Covid – or symptoms that linger for weeks or months after an initial Covid-19 infection.However,…
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Requiring PCR tests for isolation funds may fail legal test, UK officials told
Legal advice says any challenge under equalities law would have reasonable chance of success Coronavirus – latest updates Government lawyers have said any legal challenge against making low-paid people take…
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What are the different Conservative factions?
More than a quarter of Tory MPs are aligned to one or more internal movements. Here are the key groups The Tory factions Boris Johnson is struggling to appease Well…
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Australia records more than 100,000 cases nationally – as it happened
Country records over 116,000 cases as Victoria surpasses NSW with 51,356 cases including rapid test results; Nick Kyrgios says Djokovic treatment ‘not really humane’; Queensland grapples with flood emergency. This…
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Citigroup prepares to fire workers as ‘no jab, no job’ mandate deadline nears
Citigroup was the first major Wall Street bank to impose a strict Covid-19 vaccine mandate: Get a shot or face termination. With its deadline fast approaching, the company is preparing…
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Craig Tiley privately praises staff for ‘unbelievable job’ as Djokovic visa saga drags on
Leaked video shows Tennis Australia boss saying organisation is choosing to stay out of public despite pressure to explain its travel advice to players Follow our Australia news live blog…
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Coronavirus: Novak Djokovic begins 3rd day in detention as Australia hits 100,000 cases for the first time
Tennis world number one Novak Djokovic began a third day in Australian immigration detention on Saturday, joined by Czech women’s player Renata Voracova as a blame game between Australian authorities…
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How dangerous is ‘flurona’ – a Covid-19 and flu double whammy – as Omicron spreads?
Israel recently reported its first case of a simultaneous Covid-19 and seasonal influenza infection, refreshing fears of a more such co-infections.While the case – involving an unvaccinated pregnant woman –…
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Australia Covid update: Victoria records huge spike in cases after online rapid test reporting system launched
Victoria overtakes NSW with 51,356 new coronavirus cases, with rapid tests taken over the past week accounting for almost half Follow the all the day’s Covid news on our Australia…
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Sick of quarantine? Hotel internment in Hong Kong 80 years ago was a true ordeal, and a prelude to 38 hungry months in a Stanley camp
The only consistent aspect of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is sudden, game-changing volatility. Those bitterly complaining about Hong Kong’s draconian hotel quarantine restrictions – at 21 days, for most arrivals,…