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‘Everything is postponed’: Australians facing Covid isolation over Christmas
Leaders insist festivities will go on but many who had planned family get-togethers could now find themselves home alone Download the free Guardian app; get our morning email briefing Many…
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Penny’s Bay diary: 14 cups of coffee, 7 PCR tests, 2 loads of laundry and a partridge in a pear tree – Hong Kong quarantine by the numbers
South China Morning Post managing editor Brian Rhoads recently flew home to the United States to attend a memorial service for his late father. After he had already left, the…
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Leaked Doherty Covid modelling shows just the most worrying scenario – not the most likely | Melissa Davey
Analysis: prediction of 200,000 cases a day in Australia is just one out of dozens of scenarios but presented alone it can be highly misleading Follow our Covid live blog…
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Queensland Covid update: 186 new cases as premier defends PCR border tests – video
Queensland has recorded 186 new Covid cases as the state heads toward a 90% first dose vaccination rate. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announced new measures to stem the spread of the virus,…
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WHO’s Europe chief says ‘another storm coming’ as Omicron takes hold
Hans Kluge advocates widespread boosters and warns Covid surge could push health systems to the brink Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The World Health Organization’s European…
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‘How the hell are we supposed to manage this?’: GPs in NSW left scrambling after new Covid order
Exclusive: statewide directive sent a week before Christmas tells doctors they are now responsible for low-risk patients in the community Follow our Covid live blog for the latest updates NSW…
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NHL to withdraw from Beijing Winter Olympics amid coronavirus surge: ESPN
The National Hockey League and the NHL Players’ Association have agreed that athletes will not participate in the 2022 Olympics in Beijing due to concerns about Covid-19, according to ESPN.A…
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Joe Biden says Omicron no cause for panic as Israel announces fourth Covid-19 shots
US President Joe Biden told Americans worried about the rapidly spreading Omicron coronavirus variant that the country was “prepared” to fight it, as Israel – which pioneered the use of…
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PM’s Covid decision-making conditioned by new political reality
Analysis: Boris Johnson’s authority is weakened and ministers are positioning for future leadership contest It is not yet like the end days of Theresa May, where every cabinet decision could…
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UK government’s wait for Omicron evidence is a high-stakes gamble
Analysis: ‘incontrovertible evidence’ is a tall order and in the meantime the NHS risks being overwhelmed Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage At a long and difficult…