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Fears vulnerable people on NDIS will be left unvaccinated when NSW reopens
Exclusive: Data reveals Covid vaccination rates among NDIS participants lag the general population Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates NSW Covid vaccination rate by postcode – check…
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More than 2,000 healthcare workers in isolation placing hospital systems under pressure
Some healthcare staff in NSW, Victoria and ACT are working 16-hour shifts to cover for those unavailable due to infection or exposure to Covid Follow our Australia news live blog…
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Covid has shown again that Sydney’s welfare comes first – and only then the rest of NSW | Tom Plevey
It’s as if the possibility of transmission from the city to rural and regional areas wasn’t even considered NSW Covid vaccination rate by postcode – check your suburb NSW restrictions;…
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More than 4m stopped wearing masks this summer in Britain, ONS data shows
Report comes as government scientific adviser describes Tuesday’s maskless cabinet meeting as ‘toxic’ for public adherence Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage More than four million people…
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How pandemic proves China’s ‘digital Confucianism’ is superior to the West
As families worldwide send their children back to school, one region stands out regarding the mood of both students and parents. Families in East Asia face the new academic year…
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Fears London and Paris would die due to Covid are unfounded, finds survey
Residents in the cities still mainly content where they are, with minimal change in numbers wanting move out Reports of a “death of the city” due to the Covid crisis…
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Coronavirus: The debate over claim it came from Wuhan Institute of Virology laboratory
A theory that the Covid-19 pandemic could have been sparked by the escape of a virus from a Chinese laboratory has amped up tensions between Washington and Beijing. It has…
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Covid teams can vaccinate pupils against parents’ wishes, schools told
Guidelines say health staff can decide whether children receive jab without parental consent, as headteachers fear protests Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Healthcare staff can decide…
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Poorest countries will be $12tn worse off by 2025 due to Covid – UN
Pandemic has added to their debts while wealthy nations limit access to vaccines, says annual report The world’s poorest countries will be left $12tn (£8.7tn) worse off by 2025 amid…
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China’s economic momentum weakens amid coronavirus controls and property curbs
China is increasingly likely to loosen some liquidity conditions as weak economic data released on Wednesday cast a pall over the world’s second largest economy and fresh coronavirus outbreaks add…