COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus live news: WHO says US support for vaccine patent waiver ‘heroic’; India sees new case record
WHO chief hails US move as ‘heroic’; experts say India peak may not be reached for weeks; Bolsonaro links pandemic to ‘biological warfare’ by China Two Pfizer Covid vaccine doses…
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More clotting cases probably linked to AstraZeneca, as NSW looks for Covid ‘missing link’
Therapeutic Goods Administration confirms five people aged over 50 likely developed rare blood clots as a result of coronavirus vaccine Australia news live blog NSW Covid hotspots – case locations…
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China critic Bolsonaro links coronavirus pandemic to ‘biological warfare’ as Brazil’s death toll soars
President Jair Bolsonaro said the novel coronavirus may have been made in a laboratory to wage “biological warfare”, in the latest comments likely to strain Brazil’s relations with China.“It’s a…
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Boost vaccine production or Covid won’t go until 2024 – French minister
Jean-Yves Le Drian says pandemic will haunt world for years without action by rich countries Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Covid-19 pandemic will haunt the…
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Greater Sydney and NSW Covid restrictions: new coronavirus rules for Mother’s Day weekend explained
People in the greater Sydney region, including Wollongong, the Central Coast and Blue Mountains will have new restrictions from 5pm Thursday. Can you have visitors? Is mask-wearing compulsory? Is travelling…
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New coronavirus variants emerging in India could prolong crisis
The good news is that the vaccines work against a new virus strain circulating in India that’s spread to several other countries.The bad news is it won’t be only the…
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Coronavirus vaccines: largest study yet confirms Pfizer-BioNTech’s ‘95 per cent protection’ after second shot
The largest real-world study yet of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Thursday confirmed that the jab provided more than 95 per cent protection against Covid-19, but found that the level dropped…
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Covid NSW hotspots: list and map of Sydney and regional coronavirus case locations
Here are the current coronavirus hotspots in New South Wales and what to do if you’ve visited them Greater Sydney Covid restrictions explained Coronavirus Australia live updates Download the free…
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Australia’s India travel ban: how other countries are managing their returning citizens
More than 9,000 Australians are stranded in India due to the Coalition’s harsh measures. Here’s how the US, Canada, UK and New Zealand are treating travellers arriving from India Australians…