COVID-19 Updates
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If we want Port Moresby to rise in the liveability rankings, start by protecting its women | Rosario Sam
The 2020 murder of Jenelyn Kennedy rocked Papua New Guinea to its core. Many of us know what it’s like to be covered in bruises under our clothes A year…
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Spread of Covid-19 variants heightens debate over extra vaccines
A growing number of countries are considering third vaccine shots, but it is still not clear that this is the most effective way to tackle Covid-19 as new variants spread…
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Coronavirus: Southeast Asia’s deaths skyrocket as Delta variant engulfs region
Southeast Asia is emerging as a battlefield for one of the world’s worst Covid-19 outbreaks, fuelled by the fast-spreading Delta variant amid a slow roll-out of vaccines.The momentum of the…
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Why are coronavirus vaccines – a success story in human innovation – viewed so negatively?
Health authorities paused vaccine roll-outs and told younger people to avoid certain jabs over extremely rare side effects. Experts warned of soaring Covid-19 cases in even highly vaccinated countries such…
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Coronavirus Hong Kong: BioNTech vaccine recipients have antibody levels 10 times higher than those who opted for Sinovac, researchers find
A new Hong Kong study has found that recipients of the BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine have 10 times more antibodies than those who took Sinovac, with the latter generating levels of…
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Mixed messages mean a face mask muddle when law is lifted in England
No one knows for sure what will happen when the rules in England change on Monday, say scientists Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage No wonder people…
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WHO chief asks China to be transparent and cooperate with coronavirus origin probe
The head of the World Health Organization said on Thursday that investigations into the origins of the Covid-19 pandemic in China were being hampered by the lack of raw data…
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Why a slowdown in China’s economic recovery is no cause for market jitters
As recently as May, Wall Street was fretting about the long-heralded return of inflation. A sharper-than-expected economic rebound from pandemic-induced lockdowns that was powered by unprecedented amounts of stimulus and…
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France protests: clashes with police on Bastille Day amid anger at tighter Covid rules
Demonstrations in Paris and other cities over plan for mandatory vaccinations for health workers and vaccine pass for public places See all our coronavirus coverage Police have fired teargas to…
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France protests: Bastille Day clashes with police amid anger at tighter Covid rules – video
Police have fired teargas to disperse demonstrators in Paris, as thousands of people protested throughout France over new coronavirus restrictions. Protests began in the French capital on Wednesday morning as…