COVID-19 Updates
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Victoria reports five new local Covid cases including ‘extremely concerning’ mystery case in aged care
Melbourne-based cluster grows to 40 cases as Morrison government maintains vaccine rollout is ‘not a race’ Victoria Covid public exposure sites: full list Victoria Covid restrictions The Morrison government is…
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The age of accountability has dawned. The era of state governments smiling at Morrison through gritted teeth is over | Katharine Murphy
The pandemic is a long way from ending and the Coalition has created expectations about what decent governments do to help people James Merlino spoke for Australia on Sunday when…
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Tory poll lead shrinks following Cummings’ broadside against Johnson
However, pollsters think popularity of vaccine rollout will counteract impact of criticism with time The Conservatives have seen a dip in their lead since the local elections and Boris Johnson’s…
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Why is the new Covid variant spreading? | David Spiegelhalter and Anthony Masters
The virus is now in a race with the vaccines and the victor is increasingly uncertain The UK’s fine performance in sequencing Sars-CoV-2 genomes allows Public Health England to publish…
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Staycation boom forces tenants out of seaside resort homes
From Cornwall to Kent, people are driven out of popular destinations where landlords favour short lets for tourists The lockdown shackles are off. The great half-term getaway began with predictable…
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Coronavirus: Myanmar outbreak hammers health system shattered after coup
Breathless, fevered and without the extra oxygen that could help keep them alive, the new coronavirus patients at a hospital near Myanmar’s border with India highlight the threat to a…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong civil servants to get ‘two days off’ as vaccine perk in bid to boost inoculation rate
Hong Kong civil servants will receive up to two days of paid leave as a perk for getting Covid-19 shots in a bid to boost the city’s sluggish vaccination rate,…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong civil servants to get ‘two days off’ as vaccine perk; no new infections
Hong Kong’s civil servants will receive paid leave for each Covid-19 vaccine shot in a bid to boost the city’s sluggish inoculation rate, according to a government source.But they must…
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Coronavirus: US shop selling Star of David-like ‘not vaccinated’ badges hit with social media backlash
A hat shop in the US state of Tennessee has been hit with backlash after promoting a yellow star patch like those worn by Jews in Nazi-era Germany, labelled “not…
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Tourism-starved Bali seeks a balance as foreigners skirt its Covid-19 rules
For the foreigners riding out the Covid-19 pandemic on Indonesia’s tourist island of Bali, the beaches of Seminyak and Canggu offer a lifestyle from 2019 – a time before social…