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UK Covid-19 surge sparks call for probe into ‘Delta Plus’ variant
Former US Food and Drug Administration commissioner Scott Gottlieb called for “urgent research” into a mutation of the Delta variant – known as “Delta Plus” – following a surge in…
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Coronavirus: authorities across border ‘have not insisted Hong Kong adopt mainland China-style system for contact tracing’
Mainland Chinese authorities have neither insisted on Hong Kong adopting their exact protocol for mandatory Covid-19 contact tracing, nor spelled out specific preconditions for reopening the border, the Post has…
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Coronavirus: Thailand to stop using Sinovac; Australia seeks Singapore travel bubble
Thailand will stop using the Covid-19 vaccine of China’s Sinovac when its current stock finishes, a senior official said on Monday, having used the shot extensively in combination with Western-developed…
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NSW Covid vaccination rate by postcode: check the percentages in your postcode – interactive map
Newly released data from the state government shows the vaccine rollout over time by area. Check the Covid-19 vaccine rates for first and second dose by postcode in Sydney and…
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Covid news live: UK records 45,140 new cases; daily jump is UK’s highest since July – as it happened
Follow all the latest on the coronavirus pandemic from the UK and around the world UK records highest daily jump in Covid cases since mid-July England plans walk-in vaccine clinics…
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Malcolm Turnbull on Murdoch, lies and the climate crisis: ‘The same forces that enabled Trump are at work in Australia’
Systematic partisan lying and misinformation from the media, both mainstream and social, has done enormous damage to liberal democracies, the former PM writes The United States has suffered the largest…
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England to open walk-in Covid clinics for children aged 12-15 within weeks
Move to speed up vaccinations follows rising infection rates in secondary schools Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Walk-in vaccine clinics for 12- to 15-year-olds are expected…
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It’s bizarre to see a Covid patient deny Covid exists while gasping for breath | ICU nurse
We’ve cared for people in their 20s and 30s, and that has been confronting – most of my colleagues are the same age Follow our Covid live blog for the…
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NSW is opening up further from Monday – what extra freedoms do people have now?
Schools are open, up to 20 people can gather in homes, and vertical drinking and dancing are back. Here’s what you need to know about the 80% vaccination roadmap New…