COVID-19 Updates
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If you’ve lost work in Victoria’s coronavirus lockdown, how are you surviving?
Guardian Australia wants to hear from readers who are in casual or insecure work Victoria’s new Covid lockdown restrictions explained Victoria Covid hotspots list of public exposure sites Victoria is…
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Severe staff shortages hit UK hospitality venues amid huge rise in bookings
Businesses warn length of lockdowns and ‘furlough hangover’ has led to many staff leaving positions Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Hopes of a post-Covid “explosion in…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong wants to ban unvaccinated people from ‘high-risk’ venues such as restaurants and schools if fifth wave hits
Unvaccinated Hongkongers could be banned from “high-risk” premises such as restaurants, schools, hostels, cinemas, performance halls and sports venues if a fifth coronavirus wave were to hit the city, the…
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Coronavirus: Guangdong hit with travel restrictions as outbreak worsens
Health authorities have imposed travel restrictions in Guangdong and mass testing is under way as they scramble to contain a Covid-19 outbreak in the southern Chinese province, where a fast-spreading…
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Victoria Covid-19 exposure sites: list of Melbourne venues, Vic coronavirus hotspots and case location alerts
Here are the current coronavirus hotspots and Covid-19 public exposure sites in Victoria and Melbourne, and what to do if you’ve visited them Follow LIVE Covid updates on Monday: Victoria…
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As an Australian I’m lucky that I got my first jab. I’m confounded why luck had to come into it | Van Badham
Is Australia really in the grip of ‘vaccine hesitancy’, or is the national affliction ‘government vaccine failure’? I got my coronavirus vaccine last week. I celebrated at a favourite burger…
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Coronavirus: Vietnam tightens restrictions as cases surge; tough choices loom for Malaysia’s doctors
Vietnam on Monday suspended more inbound flights, tightened curbs in its biggest city and urged private procurements of coronavirus vaccines, as it races to secure supplies and tackle an outbreak…
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Coronavirus: Vietnam’s Ho Chi Minh City to test entire population of 13 million; tough choices loom for Malaysia’s doctors
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam’s most populous metropolis, is preparing to test all of its 13 million residents for the coronavirus after a steep rise in community transmissions, according to…
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Britain may require National Health Service workers to take Covid-19 vaccine
The British government may require National Health Service workers to be inoculated against Covid-19 – a contentious proposal that was immediately criticised by opposition leaders as counterproductive.The UK government’s vaccine…
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As borders reopen, Asia’s ‘zero-Covid’ economies need to start puzzling it out
The pandemic has split the world into two camps. One camp – represented by mainland China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Australia and New Zealand – is pursuing a policy of Covid-19…