COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: from Iran to Japan, leaders are seen getting vaccinated. Why not in China?
Iran released a video on Twitter last week showing its 81-year-old supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, receiving the first dose of a domestically produced coronavirus vaccine.It is a photo opportunity…
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Some GPs refuse to give AstraZeneca jab to young Australians eager to get Covid vaccine
Doctors blindsided by sudden change warn that Scott Morrison’s comments do not accord with expert advice Australia’s top medical body refuses to endorse PM’s announcement that under-40s can get AstraZeneca…
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Is Muhyiddin risking a constitutional crisis amid Malaysian king’s calls to reconvene parliament?
Malaysia’s king has for the second time in two weeks urged the government to reconvene the country’s suspended parliament as soon as possible, while analysts say a constitutional crisis may…
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Business leaders arriving in England granted exemption from Covid quarantine
Loophole allows overseas bosses to avoid quarantine if trip likely to be of ‘significant economic benefit’ to UK Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Overseas business leaders…
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Queensland Covid update: hospital worker who sparked Covid lockdown confirmed to have Delta variant
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk announces three-day lockdown for large parts of state after infected woman travelled from Brisbane to north Queensland Qld hotspots; Qld restrictions; Australia travel restrictions Vaccine rollout tracker…
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Cambridge hospital’s mask upgrade appears to eliminate Covid risk to staff
Hospital infection study shows use of FFP3 respirators at Addenbrooke’s ‘may have cut ward-based infection to zero’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage An NHS hospital that…
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Trump contempt for White House Covid taskforce revealed in new book
Nightmare Scenario reports dismissive attitude to key body US politics – live coverage Amid chaos at the White House as the coronavirus pandemic worsened, Donald Trump took to referring derisively…
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Bangladesh troops to enforce lockdown as Covid death toll hits record high
Most people will be confined to homes and public transport closed, leaving thousands of migrant workers stranded Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Bangladesh is preparing to…
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Brazil could have stopped 400,000 Covid deaths with better government response, expert says
Epidemiologist behind study on scale of disaster says Jair Bolsonaro’s government is ‘entirely’ responsible See all our coronavirus coverage Brazil could have saved 400,000 lives if the country had implemented…
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States tighten borders as hospital worker confirmed to have Delta variant – as it happened
Annastacia Palaszczuk says Queensland lockdown will begin at 6pm and last three days; Barnaby Joyce fined for not wearing a mask. This blog is now closed NSW outbreak rises to…