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Coronavirus: Australia tops 10,000 daily cases; Malaysia says no mass celebrations allowed for New Year’s
Australia reported more than 10,000 daily Covid-19 cases for the first time since the start of the pandemic amid the rapid spread of the Omicron strain.New South Wales on Monday…
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Covid live news: China shuts another city to contain surge; chaos as 3,500 more flights cancelled
France cuts wait time for booster shots; US surge cause for concern, not panic, says Biden; Johnson rules out new year restrictions in England England’s bars and restaurants cheer absence…
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Indonesian man’s claim of 14 extra vaccine shots spotlights hesitancy problem as many refuse to roll up sleeves
Donald, a 56-year-old businessman from Medan on Indonesia’s Sumatra island, took his second shot of the Sinovac vaccine in July.Last month, when a friend called him and asked if he…
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Lack of free Covid rapid antigen tests forces Australian small businesses to close
Many hospitality and tourism operators have shut during the crucial summer holiday period due to a lack of staff Follow our Covid live blog for the latest updates Vaccine rollout…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong to mandate hotel quarantine for cargo aircrew, mulls expanding vaccination requirement to schools
Hong Kong will mandate three days of hotel quarantine for returning air cargo crew and is considering making coronavirus vaccinations mandatory for school students as it takes a more aggressive…
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NSW demands Queensland change ‘stupid’ Covid test rules as queues and delays grow
Heath minister Brad Hazzard says all states should make rapid antigen tests the norm for travel to ease pressure on overwhelmed system Follow our Covid live blog for the latest…
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As world economy struggles awake from Covid-19 pandemic, outlook still uncertain
The world economy woke up from its pandemic-induced coma in 2021, but between the Omicron variant causing renewed disruptions and persistent inflation pushing central banks to pump the brakes, the…
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Coronavirus: Andrey Rublev becomes sixth tennis star to test positive for Covid-19 after Abu Dhabi exhibition
Russian tennis star Andrey Rublev became the latest player to have played in an Abu Dhabi exhibition tournament earlier this month to test positive for Covid-19 just weeks away from…
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From Florida to Amsterdam, how the travel rebound after Covid-19 is going
If the travel industry were sending out holiday cards, here’s what they would say: “We’re grateful 2021 wasn’t as bad as 2020. But here’s to more trips in 2022.”Although Asia…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong fitness chain blames ‘unrealistic rent’, social-distancing toll in closing last branches
A troubled Hong Kong fitness chain has closed its four remaining branches, citing “unrealistic rents” and social-distancing regulations that crippled the industry during the coronavirus pandemic.Goji Studios said it would…