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Sydney New Year’s Eve fireworks: health experts call for caution as Omicron outbreak worsens
NSW tourism minister expects lower turnout as leading epidemiologist says best place to watch festivities is from home Follow our Covid live blog for the latest updates NSW restrictions; NSW…
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Give FFP3 masks to NHS staff during Omicron, doctors say
Medical bodies say thin surgical masks do not provide adequate protection for frontline personnel NHS staff treating Covid patients should be given much more protective facewear than thin surgical masks…
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Australia Covid update: NSW records first Omicron death as cases remain high across nation
NSW reports 6,324 cases and three deaths, Victoria 1,999 cases and three deaths, 784 in Queensland, 189 in ACT and 35 in Tasmania Omicron: bleak new year or beginning of…
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Omicron: China’s Covid-19 policy keeps Japanese families apart in lead-up to the Beijing Winter Olympics
As China has been bolstering its “zero-Covid” policy ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics, many Japanese workers in the capital, who have not returned to their home country for around…
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Covid cases rise in Xi’an as China battles biggest community outbreak since 2020
A strict lockdown in the city of 13 million entered its fifth day as the country continues to pursue a ‘zero-Covid’ strategy Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus…
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China’s Covid-19 surge continues with 150 new cases in Xian epicentre
The number of locally transmitted Covid-19 cases in China continued to surge on Sunday, as the northwestern city of Xian remained the epicentre of the latest outbreaks.The city of 13…
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Coronavirus: Singapore eases isolation rules for Omicron cases; Australia’s New South Wales tightens rules to stem spike in cases
Singapore will cease sending people infected with the Omicron coronavirus variant to dedicated isolation facilities, and allow them to isolate at home or be treated in a community care facility…
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Coronavirus: as Omicron rages, Chinese buyers offer hope to Thailand’s property market
With the Omicron variant of Covid-19 forcing Thailand to once again tighten entry rules for foreign visitors, real estate firms in the kingdom are relying on remote purchases by Chinese…
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Omicron and the Winter Olympics – is China’s zero-Covid strategy up to the challenges?
An all-out battle to eliminate hotspots has been waged for months. Each time the Delta variant of the coronavirus has escaped into the community in China, authorities have moved in…
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New Year’s Eve countdown: Hong Kong boy band Mirror to usher in 2022 with Philharmonic Orchestra, other Canto-pop stars
Hong Kong’s New Year’s Eve countdown concert will feature the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra performing with Canto-pop singers and boy band sensation Mirror.Organised by the Hong Kong Tourism Board and…