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Vary your workouts for increased well-being and better mental health, study suggests – and this Hong Kong fitness fan’s pandemic training switch-up bears it out
Like most gym-goers in Hong Kong, Victor Ko had to give up his gym-based weight-training routine when the coronavirus pandemic hit last year. Luckily, the widespread gym closures did not…
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Morrison admits states at different points in reopening ‘journey’ but must reach same destination
Prime minister shifts gear amid sustained pushback from state leaders but warns of travel implications of differing restrictions Covid restrictions: NSW; Vic; Qld; borders Hotspots: NSW; Vic; Qld Vaccine rollout…
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PM announces Pfizer deal and the ACT extends lockdown – as it happened
Singapore agrees to vaccine ‘dose swap’ with Australia. This blog is now closed NSW update: health staff redirected from hotel quarantine to stressed hospital system Wilcannia crisis: governments sidestep responsibility…
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Two anti-lockdown leaders arrested as protests held across Australia and New Zealand
Police arrest Australian-born conspiracy theorist Karen Brewer in Kaikohe and Reignite Democracy Australia leader Monica Smit in Melbourne, in separate incidents Follow our Covid live blog for the latest updates…
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Coronavirus: Singapore case spike tests reopening resolve as city state to ‘swap’ 500,000 vaccine doses with Australia
Singapore’s count of daily coronavirus cases remained above 100 for the seventh consecutive day amid a surge in clusters at bus depots, testing its resolve to use one of the…
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What is C.1.2, the new Covid variant in South Africa, and should we be worried?
The C.1.2 strain has scientists’ attention because it possesses mutations within the genome similar to those seen in variants of interest, like Delta A new Covid variant detected in South…
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India’s great coronavirus mystery: why so many cases in Kerala?
When the history books on Covid-19 in India are written, the mystery of Kerala – why this tiny state has recorded a disproportionately high caseload – will probably merit its…
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Covid-19: Singapore residents who took Sinovac turn to Pfizer to up their antibody counts, amid debate on booster shots
Even after receiving her second dose of the Sinovac vaccine last month, Soh, a 43-year-old Singaporean, was unsure about her immunity levels. So she went to get an antibody test…
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Coronavirus: no restrictions on unvaccinated Hongkongers for now, but Lam warns of changes if fifth wave hits
Unvaccinated Hongkongers could have their movements in the city limited if a fifth wave of Covid-19 infections strikes, Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has warned.Despite assuring residents there were…
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Coronavirus: South Africa scientists are monitoring new variant with high mutation rate
Scientists in South Africa are monitoring a new coronavirus variant with an unusually high mutation rate, and whose frequency has gradually increased in recent months, the National Institute for Communicable…