COVID-19 Updates
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AstraZeneca shake-up: who gets it now, who doesn’t and what does it mean for Australia’s vaccine rollout?
Health authorities have recommended AstraZeneca shots no longer be given to people aged 50 to 59. Here’s why AstraZeneca now only recommended for Australians 60 and over Australia’s Covid-19 vaccine…
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Millions in US ‘race against the clock’ to pay the rent and stave off eviction
CDC eviction moratorium ends on 30 June – and in the vast majority of states, help could arrive too late, housing advocates say Millions of Americans are in a “race…
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Scotland was eight hours from running out of some PPE in Covid first wave
Audit Scotland says supplies of items such as gowns and masks ran very low in April last year Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Some stocks of…
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Online outages as major banks go down; NSW cases rise to four – as it happened
AstraZeneca vaccine now recommended for over-60s; Sydney’s eastern suburbs cluster grows. This blog is now closed. Witness K pleads guilty to breaching Australia’s secrecy laws AstraZeneca now only recommended for…
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Premier Inn owner reports bookings surge at UK tourist hotspots
Whitbread says 17 May reopenings are fuelling strong demand at sites from the Highlands to Brighton The owner of Premier Inn hotels has reported strong demand at UK tourist spots…
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Portable hospitals provide relief for India’s health care system, which has been overwhelmed by Covid-19
During the second wave of the coronavirus that has ravaged India, Shree Ram Ravichandran knew people who died after being unable to find a hospital bed but he was too…
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AstraZeneca now only recommended for Australians aged 60 and over in blow to Covid vaccine rollout
Change opens up the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine to 2.1m more people, but the government has played down the impact as a ‘minor adjustment’ Australia’s Covid-19 vaccine rollout numbers Sydney’s eastern…
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How do we learn to live with Covid in the UK?
Analysis: Lockdown extension brings questions on when and how UK can draw a line under social distancing The Commons vote to delay step four of England’s roadmap out of lockdown…
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Covid cases in England doubling every 11 days as Delta variant takes hold
Scientists say cases rising exponentially but vaccine progress should help reduce increase Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Covid-19 cases are rising exponentially across England driven by…
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Coronavirus: EU-Hong Kong travel deal to ease quarantine, other restrictions ‘unlikely for now given low vaccination rate’
A decision by the European Union to ease travel restrictions for Hongkongers – but only on the condition the city reciprocates – is likely to run into a major roadblock…