COVID-19 Updates
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Winter is here and Covid is back – Melburnians have heard this script before | Calla Wahlquist
We should be furious about the prospect of another Covid-19 outbreak. But Australians can’t be blamed for feeling life had returned to normal Winter is here and Covid is back.…
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Coronavirus: South Koreans who are vaccinated can soon go out mask-free; Melbourne tests thousands who were at sports stadium
South Korea on Wednesday said people who have received at least one Covid-19 shot will be able to go outdoors mask-free from July.Those fully inoculated will be exempt from private…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s vaccine surplus may hamper negotiations on future supplies of Covid-19 jabs, health secretary warns
Hong Kong’s expected Covid-19 vaccine surplus could weaken its bargaining power when negotiating the procurement of more jabs in the future, the health minister warned on Wednesday, while officials said…
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Melbourne’s vaccination hubs see long queues as city responds to Covid outbreak
Vaccine hotline receives record number of calls after coronavirus cluster rises to 15 cases and people get ‘fired up’ • Victoria not ruling out tougher Covid restrictions • Melbourne Covid…
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Victoria AFL clubs in lockdown following MCG Covid alert as Melbourne cluster grows
This week’s games expected to go ahead with fans in stands amid growing cluster and positive case attending match on Sunday Alert issued for AFL fans after positive case attended…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong to launch ‘cruises to nowhere’ as early as July, with strict Covid-19 rules in place
Hongkongers will be allowed to holiday at sea as early as July when the government launches so-called cruises to nowhere, with officials imposing strict health controls on operators, passengers and…
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Tokyo Olympics: Asahi Shimbun newspaper says Japan Games must be cancelled
The liberal daily, an official sponsor of the Games, says public health should be a priority while the coronavirus is still spreading See all our coronavirus coverage A major Japanese…
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Asahi newspaper, official Tokyo Olympics partner, calls for Games to be cancelled
Japan’s Asahi Shimbun, an official partner of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, called for the Games to be cancelled in an editorial on Wednesday, citing risks to public safety and strains…
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Coronavirus: refugees welcome Hong Kong’s vaccination offer but decry government handling of the crisis
Sara* was exhilarated to learn the Hong Kong government was expanding its Covid-19 vaccination programme to her and fellow torture claimants, the city’s version of asylum seeker status.For the first…
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US joins calls for transparent, science-based investigation into Covid origins
Several countries tell the WHO annual meeting that a new inquiry with new terms of reference must be launched The United States and other countries have called for a more…