Coronavirus Latest News
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Victoria records 21 new Covid cases as child, 1, among Queensland’s six infections
ACT records one new case, with the territory in lockdown until at least Thursday NSW Covid update: entire state in lockdown as premier warns ‘this is literally a war’ When…
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Republican leaders fiddle while Covid burns through their own supporters
Governors of states such as Florida and Texas, where the Delta variant is surging, have made masks and vaccines a partisan issue, in a lethal mix of ignorance, irrationality and…
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Get yourself checked: Don’t ignore signs of cancer, urges NHS chief
Warning that thousands of lives at risk because people don’t want to overburden the health service People with symptoms of cancer are being urged to come forward amid concern that…
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NSW Covid update: entire state in lockdown as premier warns ‘this is literally a war’
Australian Medical Association says NSW health system ‘can no longer manage’ after record Delta case numbers When Covid came to the anti-vax capital of Australia The missing 10 days: did…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong ‘very likely’ to tighten quarantine rules, government adviser reveals, after helper completes isolation period and is later found to be infected
Hong Kong is “very likely” to tighten quarantine measures as health experts will discuss the issue on Monday, a government pandemic adviser revealed after a woman who completed her seven-day…
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China’s coronavirus success could see Hong Kong-style subsidised medical care in mainland, health expert says
Mainland China’s success in combating the coronavirus pandemic increases the likelihood that free public health care, similar to Hong Kong, will be provided for the nation’s 1.4 billion-strong population, says…
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NSW and ACT Covid hotspots: full list and map of Sydney, regional NSW and Canberra exposure sites and coronavirus case trends
Here are the current coronavirus hotspots and Covid-19 public health exposure sites in Sydney, regional New South Wales and Canberra, and what to do if you’ve visited them. Our analysis…
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E-voucher scheme could boost Hong Kong economic growth by ‘as much as 6 per cent in third quarter year on year’
The strong response to Hong Kong’s consumption voucher scheme could boost the local economy by as much as 6 per cent in the third quarter year on year, with more…
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Hong Kong child abuse cases rise sharply during Covid-19 pandemic, some parents stressed by job, money worries, experts say
When a three-year-old boy showed up with fingernail marks all over his swollen legs last month, his kindergarten teacher noticed immediately.A medical examination confirmed her suspicion, that the boy was…
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Stuck in the sandbox: Thailand’s strict, inconsistent Covid-19 rules frustrate Phuket tourists
The sky over Phuket clears, just in time for sunset. A man hurriedly sets out plastic chairs in the sand on Patong Beach in the hopes that a passing tourist might…