COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: Bangkok halts dine-in services; Sydney begins two-week lockdown
Faced with a sharp rise in coronavirus cases, Thailand’s capital on Sunday announced a ban on indoor dining and gatherings of more than 20 people for 30 days.Construction sites were…
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NSW Covid exposure sites: list and map of Sydney hotspots and coronavirus case locations
Here are the current coronavirus hotspots and Covid-19 public exposure sites in Sydney and regional New South Wales, and what to do if you’ve visited them. Our analysis and map…
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Britain’s Matt Hancock resigns as health secretary after Covid-19 breach, affair with aide
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson moved to re-establish his government’s authority after the health secretary resigned for breaking his own pandemic rules.Matt Hancock resigned on Saturday after he was caught…
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Executive pay: big names that fell foul of shareholders
From supermarket group Morrisons to mining giant Rio Tinto, investors have voted against boardroom payouts in the pandemic The personal and financial sacrifices of many during the pandemic have cast…
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Coronavirus live news: ‘Grab a jab’ vaccine drop-ins open in England; greater Sydney under lockdown after Delta variant outbreak
UK health secretary Matt Hancock faces mounting pressure to quit; Bangladesh announces new lockdown New restrictions in New South Wales have been announced amid growing Delta variant fears. The Oxford…
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Coronavirus: Taiwan reports first local cases of Delta variant
Taiwan reported its first local cluster of the highly infectious Delta coronavirus variant on Saturday, just as the island appears to be recovering from its worst outbreak since the start…
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‘Why would anybody listen to him?’ Hancock has lost authority, say Covid bereaved
Campaign group urges PM to sack health secretary over kissing row as Tory MP says Hancock should quit Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Families of the…
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‘Grab a jab’: Covid vaccine drop-in centres open across England
Over-18s urged to visit walk-in clinics this weekend for first dose, while some can get second jabs Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Adults in England will…
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Commonwealth declares Sydney a hotspot to trigger disaster support – as it happened
Gladys Berejiklian flags help and says ‘nobody should feel stressed about their financial situation’. This blog is now closed NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian locks down Sydney, Central Coast, Blue Mountains…
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The pandemic was meant to change work, but what have we got so far? Free pizza | Josie Cox
The corporate world is turning to novelty perks to get us back to the office in an attempt to postpone the moment of reckoning Earlier this month in lower Manhattan’s…