COVID-19 Updates
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Spat at, abused, attacked: healthcare staff face rising violence during Covid
Data shows increased danger for those on the frontline in the pandemic, with misinformation, scarce vaccines and fragile health systems blamed ‘They stormed the ICU and beat the doctor’: health…
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Scientists urge caution after Tony Blair backs UK ‘Covid pass’
Allowing the fully vaccinated to enjoy more freedoms could stoke social division, say experts Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Scientists have urged caution after Tony Blair…
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Annastacia Palaszczuk defends Pfizer vaccine choice ahead of possible Tokyo Olympics trip
Queensland’s 51-year-old premier rolls up her sleeve for the Pfizer jab after weeks of concern about her perceived lack of urgency Follow the Covid liveblog Australia’s vaccine rollout numbers: progress…
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Coronavirus: Spain opening borders to all vaccinated travellers
Spain opens its borders to vaccinated travellers from all over the world, hoping an influx of visitors will revitalise its all-important tourism sector which has been battered by the coronavirus…
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Coronavirus: cases in Australia’s Victoria shoot up; Japan to issue vaccine passports
Australia’s Victoria state on Monday reported its biggest rise in new locally acquired Covid-19 cases in nearly a week as authorities scramble to track the source of the highly infectious…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong Airlines to slash hundreds more jobs, focus on cargo in bid to survive pandemic
Hong Kong Airlines is preparing to cut hundreds of more jobs and temporarily carry only cargo on its passenger planes under its latest pandemic-survival plan, the Post has learned.The new…
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Victoria records 11 new linked Covid cases as Scott Morrison urges lockdown be lifted ‘as soon as possible’
Victoria’s chief health officer Brett Sutton says decisions are being made on a day-by-day basis on the ongoing Melbourne lockdown Australia’s vaccine rollout numbers: progress state-by-state Victoria Covid-19 exposure sites;…
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From board member to gardener, in Australia’s aged care we are all on the brink | Anonymous
We feel the grip of winter and Covid returning, and we are trying to find our feet in the face of too many risks and not enough resources I’m often…
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Hong Kong insurers hire record number of agents to boost local sales as pandemic stops mainlanders visiting to buy insurance products
Hong Kong’s major insurers are dramatically increasing their headcounts this year in a bid to boost local sales to compensate for the loss of their biggest source of income –…
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No to nightlife, yes to vaccinations: can Thailand’s Pattaya rebrand and reopen?
The city of Pattaya has for decades been one of Thailand’s top tourist draws, but the Covid-19 pandemic has proved catastrophic to local businesses. Wellness entrepreneur Chairat Rattanopas puts it…