COVID-19 Updates
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Melbourne workers eligible for new national Covid lockdown disaster payment
Support payment of up to $500 available for workers in areas declared a commonwealth hotspot if lockdown lasts more than seven days Victoria’s Covid lockdown restrictions explained Victoria case alerts…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong approves use of BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine for children as young as 12 years old
Children as young as 12 years old will be able to receive the BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine in Hong Kong, the government has announced, as the city marked 41 straight days…
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Why governments should keep spending, and stop worrying about inflation | Leah Downey
Many believe it’s actually the expectation of inflation that causes prices to rise People have been freaking out about inflation. Recent numbers from the UK and the US seem to…
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Alabama faces vaccine hesitancy but only some counties try to tackle it
Local officials have worked to overcome Black fears rooted in the notorious Tuskegee study but Trump-supporting rural areas are another matter Omar Neal had every reason to be skeptical. Here…
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‘Quite unwell’ two-year-old taken to Adelaide hospital after positive Covid test in hotel quarantine
South Australia’s chief public health officer Nicola Spurrier says there are concerns for other passengers on the toddler’s flight ‘Do not touch that ball’: Covid advice prompts anger and humour…
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Biden promises ‘summer of freedom’ as he urges more Americans to get vaccinated – as it happened
‘The more people we get vaccinated, the more success we’ll have’ Trump blog he launched a month ago will not return, adviser says Republicans and Democrats at odds over cost…
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Coronavirus: top Hong Kong business chambers urge government to expand quarantine exemption beyond finance sector bigwigs
A pair of leading Hong Kong business groups have called on the government to expand its exemption of compulsory coronavirus quarantine beyond the financial sector’s top brass if it hopes…
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‘Critical’ lack of Covid vaccine supply in Melbourne forcing GPs to turn people away
Undersupply so severe amid outbreak clinic forced to turn away residents of two care facilities Victoria’s Covid lockdown restrictions explained Victoria case alerts and exposure sites; NSW exposure sites Vaccine…
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NSW Covid-19 exposure sites: list of coronavirus hotspots and case location alerts for Goulburn, Jervis Bay, Hyams Beach, Gundagai
Here are the current coronavirus hotspots and Covid-19 public exposure sites in New South Wales, and what to do if you’ve visited them Victoria Covid case alerts and list of…
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Coronavirus: free beer, other new incentives for Joe Biden’s ‘vaccine sprint’
Dangling everything from sports tickets to a free beer, US President Joe Biden is looking for that extra something – anything – that will get people to roll up their…