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Western Australia to stay closed for Christmas with border not reopening until at least late January
WA premier Mark McGowan says waiting to lift restrictions until the state achieves 90% vaccination coverage of people aged 12 and above will save lives Follow the Australia Covid live…
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Thousands of US intelligence officers refusing Covid-19 vaccine mandate risk being fired
Thousands of intelligence officers could soon face dismissal for failing to comply with the US government’s vaccine mandate, leading some Republican lawmakers to raise concerns about removing employees from agencies…
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‘Really disturbing’: Moree Aboriginal community urged to get vaccinated as Covid outbreak grows
Northern NSW region records 54 Covid cases after community gathers to mourn 22-year-old Indigenous man Gordon Copeland Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Health officials are…
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Western Australia announces plans to lift Covid border restrictions at 90% vaccination rate – video
WA premier Mark McGowan has announced the state’s border restrictions will remain in place until 90% of the 12 and over population of the state are fully vaccinated. ‘The plan will…
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To Hong Kong hotel quarantine testers – would saying ‘Good morning’ once in a while kill you?
The biggest challenge of the three-week quarantine, especially for those doing it solo, is lack of human contact. The only people you see in the flesh are the government-appointed Covid-19…
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Coronavirus live: UK records 214 deaths; Latvia allows businesses to sack unvaccinated workers
UK government’s latest Covid case figures show 37, 269 people tested positive; only 61% of Latvian adults are fully vaccinated, less than EU average of 75% Europe once again at…
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Ventilate your home to stop Covid spread, government says
UK-wide campaign will ask people to open their windows for 10 minutes every hour when they are socialising Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage People are being…
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China’s Covid-19 isolation takes toll on foreign bodies – with risks for its own tech health
This is the third and final part of a series on challenges China faces in its battle against Covid-19. Here, Zhuang Pinghui looks at the impact of its strict pandemic…
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Gene that doubles risk of dying from Covid-19 more common in South Asians, Oxford scientists say
Scientists identified a specific gene that doubles the risk of respiratory failure from Covid-19 and may go some way to explaining why some ethnic groups are more susceptible to severe…
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Europe ‘at the epicentre’ of Covid pandemic again, warns WHO – video
WHO chiefs have warned Europe is ‘at the epicentre’ of the pandemic after uneven vaccine coverage and a relaxation of preventive measures across the 53 countries in the region. Hans…