COVID-19 Updates
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Israel restores indoor mask requirement after rise in Covid cases
Increase is probably due to highly contagious Delta variant, says pandemic response chief Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Israel has decided to reimpose the mandatory wearing…
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Digested week: I’ll miss face masks. They give me freedom to mouth obscenities | Lucy Mangan
I’m as wearied by the pandemic as the next person, but anti-maskers don’t know what they’re missing Now that he has left the tender embrace of the select committee, Dominic…
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Matt Hancock: Shapps defends health secretary over claims of affair with adviser
Travel minister’s comments come after photos emerge of health secretary kissing Gina Coladangelo A longtime friend of Matt Hancock would have gone through a “very rigorous” process before being given…
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Sydney hotspot declaration extended to trigger support payments – as it happened
Everyone living or working in Woollahra, Waverley, Randwick and the City of Sydney must stay home as outbreak widens. This blog is now closed Sydneysiders divided by Covid lockdown, united…
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UK Covid travel rules could change at short notice, warns minister
As some travel restrictions are eased, Grant Shapps refuses to say he would book foreign holiday now UK eases Covid travel rules for tourist spots despite cabinet rift Coronavirus –…
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Coronavirus: Taiwan tightens border controls as it battles to keep out Delta variant
Taiwan will tighten border controls to keep out the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus, authorities said on Friday, requiring arrivals from five countries, including Britain, to be placed…
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Covid travel: which countries have moved to the UK’s green and red lists?
A quick guide to all the changes in the latest update of the Covid traffic-light system Full report: UK eases Covid travel rules for tourist spots despite cabinet rift Malta,…
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Some GB Olympic athletes still refusing to have Covid vaccine, says BOA chief
Andy Anson: ‘People have right to choose but it’s not helpful’ BOA had said it was on track to ensure all were vaccinated The British Olympic Association is still trying…
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Hamilton, Come From Away among shows to close during Sydney’s snap Covid lockdown
There’s confusion about whether audiences need to stay at home after seeing a show, with one theatre producer describing the situation as ‘chaos’ After months of no restrictions on audience…
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Sydneysiders divided by Covid lockdown, united in confusion
The stay-at-home orders for four NSW local government areas left Sydney residents with many unanswered questions NSW Covid restrictions; NSW exposure sites and cases map Covid travel restrictions in Australia…