COVID-19 Updates

June 30, 2021
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Northern Territory urged to accommodate homeless Aboriginal people during Covid lockdown

Indigenous groups say vulnerable rough sleepers are ‘completely neglected’ in the NT’s pandemic response Alice Springs joins parts of NSW, Queensland and Perth in lockdown after Covid case visited airport…
June 30, 2021
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Coronavirus: Japan could extend curbs into Olympic Games period; half of Australia under lockdown

Japan is considering an extension of its coronavirus prevention measures in Tokyo and other areas by two weeks to a month, Japanese media said, with less than a month to…
June 30, 2021
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‘Corporate mates’: Queensland lashes exemptions for business travellers amid Covid outbreak

Federal home affairs minister says international travel claim is a ‘smokescreen to hide the ineffectiveness’ of state quarantine system Comment: Morrison didn’t flag his AstraZeneca stance in national cabinet Qld…
June 30, 2021
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong to offer walk-in vaccination services for over 60s to boost uptake

Hongkongers aged 60 or above will be able to turn up for Covid-19 vaccinations without an appointment under a proposal to boost uptake among one of the city’s highest-risk groups.But…
June 30, 2021
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‘Jaw-dropping’ fall in life expectancy in poor areas of England, report finds

Sir Michael Marmot’s report says Covid figures from Manchester reveal sharp decline in social conditions Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson’s post-Covid “levelling up” agenda…
June 30, 2021
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Coronavirus: global vaccine doses ‘top 3 billion’ as Delta strain spreads

At least 3.01 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered around the world, according to the latest data from Bloomberg, as the pace of the global roll-out continues to…
June 30, 2021
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Singapore’s elderly street food hawkers bowled over by Instagram campaign

Seah Hui Li rises before dawn every morning to make 400 traditional steamed buns filled with creamy red bean paste to sell in one of Singapore’s famed hawker markets. But…
June 30, 2021
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Phuket takes baby steps out of Covid-19 pandemic with ‘sandbox’ plan for vaccinated foreigners

Thailand’s most-popular resort island of Phuket is set to reopen on Thursday to vaccinated foreign tourists with no quarantine requirements. But with a surge in Covid-19 cases in the capital…
June 30, 2021
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WA and NT Covid lockdown rules and South Australia coronavirus restrictions: new update for Perth, Peel, Darwin, Alice Springs 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…
June 30, 2021
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North Korea’s Kim Jong-un replaces officials over ‘grave incident’ in coronavirus response

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un replaced several senior officials after a “grave incident” in the country’s efforts to defend itself against the Covid-19 pandemic, state media reported on Wednesday.Pyongyang closed…