COVID-19 Updates
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Sydney Covid lockdown restrictions: NSW update to coronavirus rules
New Covid restrictions for the greater Sydney, the Central Coast, Blue Mountains and Wollongong have been introduced. Can you have visitors? Is mask-wearing compulsory? Is travelling permitted? Here’s the full…
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As Hancock exits, the future looks the same: hope mixed with dread | John Harris
Whoever may come and go in the new era of ‘living with the virus’, this government lacks the skills to see us through Two days before Matt Hancock began his…
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Australia Covid update: outbreaks sweep nation as NSW reports 30 new infections, and Perth, NT and Qld record local cases
Sydney’s Bondi cluster grows to 110, Virgin Australia flight attendant tests positive, Darwin locks down, WA imposes restrictions and Queensland reports outbreak of Alpha variant Latest NSW rules and Sydney…
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Sydney in lockdown as coronavirus cases spread across Australia – as it happened
NSW reports 30 new Covid cases; Perth and the Peel region enter stage-one restrictions after returned traveller from NSW tests positive; Queensland reports three new local cases and NT records…
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Leeds waits for vaccine as Covid rates go sky-high in student areas
Coronavirus rates in parts of the city are 10 times the UK average as the authorities play catch-up in giving out jabs Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus…
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Sports fans warned: you will be guinea pigs at UK summer events
Scientists voice concern that supporters who have tickets for the Euros, Wimbledon and Silverstone may not be aware of risks Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage People…
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If this were an ethical government, Matt Hancock would have gone instantly | Andrew Rawnsley
Since Boris Johnson arrived at Number 10, ministers have been encouraged to believe that there is no disgrace so appalling that it would result in the sack At his most…
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Will vaccines protect us against the Delta variant?
The virus’s behaviour will be a key factor in how it affects the UK and the wider world, with further mutations almost certain Coronavirus – latest updates See all our…
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US fight against Covid threatened by growing vaccine gap in the south
Less than 50% of adults in Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana have received at least one dose of the Covid-19 vaccine In the United States, to bring about a long-awaited end…
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As Malaysia’s Covid-19 vaccination drive revs up, sceptics threaten to spoil the party
In the interior of Malaysia’s Sabah state, two thirds of which remains under forest cover, citizens are deeply sceptical about Covid-19 vaccinations.The state has experienced its fair share of trauma…