COVID-19 Updates
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People under 50 asking for and getting AstraZeneca vaccine as older Australians hang back
Health department comfortable with younger people being vaccinated earlier than eligible if vaccines would otherwise be wasted • Australia’s Covid vaccine rollout: how is your state doing? • Experts say…
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Lottery tickets or cash: experts say Australians need incentives to get Covid vaccine
Health and advertising professionals are urging a carrot and stick approach to boost uptake – incentives plus a scare campaign • Australia’s Covid vaccine rollout: how is your state doing?…
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Dominic Cummings claims ministers backed herd immunity against Covid
PM’s ex-adviser says if ‘competent’ people had been in charge at least two lockdowns could have been avoided Dominic Cummings has launched an extraordinary new attempt to destroy the government’s…
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Climbing guide says at least 100 people infected with coronavirus on Mount Everest
An expert climbing guide said on Saturday that a coronavirus outbreak on Mount Everest has infected at least 100 climbers and support staff, giving the first comprehensive estimate amid official…
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Coronavirus: was Britain’s ‘delayed’ India travel ban decision driven by post-Brexit trade ties?
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was slow to ban travel to India, even as cases of a dangerous Covid-19 variant in the world’s second most populous country surged. Scientists and advisers…
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I had a trial Covid vaccine and now feel lost in the approvals system | Francis Beckett
Assurances that I would be looked after as a participant in the Novavax trial now sound hollow Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Before I signed up…
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Coronavirus: Singapore reports first case of school-based transmission; Malaysia further tightens curbs
Singapore reported its first case of school-based Covid-19 transmission as an outbreak in the city state showed little signs of abating.A student at a local school contracted the virus after…
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Will ‘self-reliant’ India’s second wave of Covid-19 force a rethink on China ties?
Fabrics, zippers, buttons, lapel pins, chemicals for dyes and even sewing machines.As M.P. Muthu Rathinam puts it, “All accessories that make a garment look good are imported from China.”Rathinam is…
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Coronavirus drives more in Hong Kong away from crowds to open spaces, quieter life on Lamma, Lantau islands
Kelly Le is convinced her quality of life improved after she moved to Hong Kong’s Lamma Island in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic last year.The media industry employee used…