COVID-19 Updates
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States push to slash international arrivals as Coalition pledges to ‘look at evidence’
Federal minister says issue is on the table ahead of Friday’s crunch national cabinet meeting Download the free Guardian app; get our morning email briefing The Morrison government could further…
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Coronavirus: cleaner at Hong Kong quarantine hotel tests preliminary-positive for more infectious variant
A cleaner at a Hong Kong quarantine hotel has tested preliminary-positive for a more infectious mutant strain of Covid-19, potentially dashing officials’ hopes that a previous Delta transmission scare had…
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Phuket reopens to tourists one year after Covid forced Thai borders to close
Scheme requires tourists to stay on island for 14 days if they wish to travel elsewhere in Thailand Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Thai island…
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Coronavirus: Thailand sees record deaths as first Phuket sandbox tourists arrive
The first international travellers touched down on Thursday in the holiday hotspot of Phuket under a quarantine-free scheme, as Thailand tries to reboot its battered tourism industry while also enduring…
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Delta coronavirus variant surges in Japan, Olympics spike expected
With just over three weeks before the opening ceremony for the Tokyo Olympic Games, the Japanese capital is witnessing a surge in cases of the Delta variant of the coronavirus…
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Coronavirus: quarantine-free travel between Hong Kong and Macau could resume this month, but plan limits access to hotel facilities in casino city
Vaccinated Hong Kong residents will be allowed to visit Macau without undergoing mandatory quarantine as early as this month under a plan that limits visitor access to hotel facilities, the…
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Kim Jong-un signal for help could mark a turning point in North Korea’s Covid fight
Analysis: leader’s talk of huge crisis, despite no admission of Covid cases, comes amid concerns over health infrastructure and food shortages Almost 18 months after the start of the Covid-19…
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How vaccine disinformation, hesitancy is undermining Southeast Asia’s virus response
Though Gerry Casida is on the priority list for a free Covid-19 vaccine in the Philippines because of his asthma, he is not planning to get the shot any time…
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Vaccine rollout 2.0: Australia needs to do three things differently | Stephen Duckett and Anika Stobart for The Conversation
Australia’s Covid vaccine rollout 1.0 was a shemozzle, but there is much we can learn from the mistakes Australia’s vaccine rollout started just over four months ago. It has not…
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WA and NT Covid lockdown rules for Perth, Peel, Darwin and Alice Springs, and coronavirus restrictions for South Australia and Adelaide
WA premier Mark McGowan has announced a four-day lockdown for people in Perth and the Peel region, while the Northern Territory has announced lockdowns for Darwin and Alice Springs, and…