COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus live news: WHO approves Sinovac vaccine; Vietnam reverses international travel ban
WHO says two-dose vaccine is ‘safe, effective, and quality-assured’; temporary flight suspension in Vietnam lifted; Malaysia begins tough nationwide lockdown; Melbourne restrictions extended WHO approves China’s Sinovac Covid vaccine Melbourne…
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Victoria Covid update: Melbourne lockdown extended as state seeks federal payments for workers
Restrictions in regional Victoria to ease from midnight Thursday, as six more Covid cases recorded Victoria’s Covid lockdown restrictions explained Victoria Covid case alerts and exposure sites; NSW exposure sites…
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Australia coronavirus live: Victoria’s Melbourne lockdown extended; second aged care resident tests positive
Concerns grow over fast-moving Melbourne Covid outbreak amid news positive case visited New South Wales south coast Labor pursues Coalition over vaccines in question time Victoria’s Covid lockdown restrictions explained…
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Bloomsbury profits jump as ‘joy of reading rediscovered’ in lockdown
Harry Potter publisher issues third profit upgrade of 2021 after sales increase to £185m Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Lockdown reading has helped the Harry Potter…
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Coronavirus: Singapore residents look to Sinovac shot as alternative to mRNA vaccines
Zhao, a Chinese national who has lived in Singapore for four years, has been looking forward to receiving the Sinovac coronavirus vaccine since a shipment of 200,000 doses arrived in…
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Pupils in England to be offered 100m hours of tuition in Covid catch-up plan
Government’s £1.4bn programme of tutoring courses won’t be enough, warns its education recovery tsar Pupils will be offered an extra 100m hours of tuition under post-pandemic catch-up plans unveiled today…
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Did you know that apparently the vaccine rollout is incredibly complex? NOBODY CARES! | First Dog on the Moon
They have all the information they need – and yet somehow every day the federal government appear to be shocked and surprised by events Sign up here to get an…
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Australia is in a race against Covid-19. I’m waiting to hear the starting gun | Michael Toole
There must be a greater effort to vaccinate aged and disability care workers. This has to happen with desperate urgency Just two weeks ago, Australians were living in a Covid-19-free…
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Coronavirus: bookings brisk for Hong Kong ‘cruises to nowhere’, operator says, as punters crave a summer holiday
Bookings for Hong Kong’s “cruises to nowhere” have been brisk, with the ships emerging as an alternative venue for wedding receptions and corporate activities, and the public desperate for a…
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Coronavirus: Taiwan to step up vaccination drive with 2 million doses to arrive by end of June
Taiwan will step up vaccinating its people with 2 million doses of Covid-19 vaccines due to arrive before the end of this month as it fights a worsening outbreak which…