COVID-19 Updates
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‘This is really serious’: NSW premier refuses to speculate on length of lockdown as Covid cases climb
Premier attributes higher case numbers to record 84,000 test results but half are not linked to existing cases Lockdown support for Australian businesses and workers: how much is it, who…
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Victoria Covid update: cases reach 10-month high, with 22 new local infections
Health minister optimistic state getting ahead of the outbreak as South Australia reports seven new cases Follow the latest Covid liveblog Coalition pressured to expand disaster payments as 1 million…
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Coronavirus: India’s doctors, judges fight to prevent third wave as states push ahead with religious gatherings
India’s doctors and judges are fighting a lonely battle to prevent a third wave of the coronavirus pandemic from sweeping the country, as Kerala became the latest state this week…
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Lockdown support for Australian businesses and workers: how much is it, who can get it and when is it available?
Federal and state governments are providing financial assistance for millions of Australians in lockdown. Here is what you need to know Berejiklian confident new restrictions will lower NSW numbers as…
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Latest NSW Covid lockdown restrictions: new update to Sydney and regional coronavirus rules explained
Covid restrictions for greater Sydney, including residents in the Fairfield, Canterbury-Bankstown and Liverpool LGAs, the Central Coast, Blue Mountains and Wollongong have been extended. Can you have visitors? Is mask-wearing…
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Covid border restrictions and closures: where you can and can’t travel in Australia – and to New Zealand
Planning a trip across state borders or a weekend away? Is the border between Victoria and NSW closed? Can you travel into or out of Sydney, from NSW to Qld,…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong revokes Saudi Arabia consulate worker’s quarantine exemption for breaking Covid-19 rules
Hong Kong has revoked quarantine exemptions for a Saudi Arabian consulate worker and his family, the Post has learned, after they broke self-isolating rules and two of the children caught…
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Anthony Fauci, Senator Rand Paul in heated clash over coronavirus origins
Republican Senator Rand Paul and senior US government scientist Anthony Fauci angrily assailed each other in a heated exchange on Capitol Hill, as President Joe Biden’s political opponents continue to…
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As Covid-19 batters Thailand’s economy, even pawnshops are running out of customers
From his dusty Bangkok pawnshop, where gold deposits are still recorded in heavy wooden ledgers, Danai Tangvatanangkoon has had a ringside seat to decades of Thai economic crises.But since opening…
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South Australia Covid lockdown restrictions: update to coronavirus rules for Adelaide and regional SA
South Australia is going into lockdown after the state’s coronavirus cluster grew. So what are the rules on travelling, gatherings and mask-wearing? Follow our Covid live blog for the latest…