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Scott Morrison rejects return to Covid lockdowns ahead of national cabinet meeting – video
‘We have to move from a culture of mandates to a culture of responsibility’, Australian prime minister Scott Morrison says ahead of a national cabinet meeting on Wednesday. State and…
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Coronavirus: Singapore finds suspected Omicron cluster linked to gym; New Zealand delays border reopening
Singapore’s ministry of health said late on Monday it has detected a cluster of three Covid-19 cases linked to a gym, of whom two have tested preliminarily positive for the…
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As we face Omicron with soul-deep weariness, that sense of uncertainty rises again | Lenore Taylor
The story of the pandemic is one of trying to understand a future we cannot plan for while still clinging to hope You can support our journalism by making a…
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All sporting events in Wales to be held behind closed doors from Boxing Day
New measures brought in to slow spread of Omicron variant Welsh Grand National and FA Cup ties among events affected All sporting events in Wales will be held behind closed…
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NSW and Victoria to urge Scott Morrison to speed up vaccine booster schedule amid record Covid cases
States call for the vaccine booster interval to be shortened as New South Wales records 3,057 new cases Morrison to hold national cabinet meeting as Omicron cases rise Vaccine rollout…
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‘An event cancelled is better than a life cancelled’: WHO urges rethink of holiday events – video
The World Health Organisation has sounded a new warning about the Omicron variant, arguing some events over the festive period should be postponed. ‘All of us are sick of this…
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The peanut allergy a Hong Kong quarantine hotel can’t cater to, and why one sufferer is right to be worried about his 21-day stay there
Charles Clark is heading home to Britain for Christmas. It’s been two years since he last saw his family and friends.But the thought of returning to Hong Kong and its…
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Omicron threat: China gets tougher on Covid-19 as new variant tests zero-tolerance strategy
China has rolled out even more stringent Covid-19 quarantine and border control rules to counter the threat of Omicron.The latest measures, announced on Monday, come after six Omicron cases were…
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Queen Elizabeth to skip Christmas trip amid surge in Omicron coronavirus variant
Britain’s Queen Elizabeth has decided not to spend Christmas at the royal Sandringham estate in eastern England amid concerns about the fast-spreading omicron coronavirus variant.The palace said on Monday that…
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Coronavirus: Britain says surge ‘extremely difficult’ as Omicron grips Europe
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Monday he would tighten coronavirus curbs to slow the spread of the Omicron variant if needed, after the Netherlands began a fourth lockdown…