COVID-19 Updates
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Why India’s official coronavirus numbers understate the true scale of its crisis
Even after more than a year of devastating coronavirus surges across the world, the intensity and scale of India’s current crisis stands out, with patients desperate for short supplies of…
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Coronavirus: flights from Britain to Hong Kong set to resume this week for first time since Christmas cut-off
Hong Kong will resume passenger flights from Britain this week for the first time since December 25, the Post has learned.Authorities are poised to remove the harsh Covid-19 travel restrictions…
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New Zealand fires nine border workers who refused Covid vaccine
PM Jacinda Ardern had previously said workers who declined to be vaccinated would be moved to other roles New Zealand’s customs agency has fired nine border workers who refused to…
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Australia’s medical chief Paul Kelly says he gave no health advice to jail India arrivals
Comments come after foreign minister says decision to criminalise Australians returning from India was made ‘on the basis of advice from the chief medical officer’ Follow the Australia news liveblog…
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Can segregation rules at bars, restaurants really help raise Hong Kong vaccination rate?
Since February, Israel has deployed a “green pass” system that allows those who have been vaccinated or who have recovered from the coronavirus to regain access to hotels, restaurants, gyms,…
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I’m over 50 and can now get my Covid AstraZeneca vaccine in Australia. What should I know?
The jab protects against serious disease and death, reduces the chance of spreading the virus, plus the health risk from Covid is tenfold higher among over 50s than the risk…
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US travel bans on countries including China do not make sense, says former FDA chief
The travel bans imposed by the US on countries including India, China and the UK lack a clear sense of purpose and do not make sense, said former FDA commissioner…
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Face masks in hot pink satin, lace, turquoise brocade for US$25 and up – Maskela entrepreneur’s pivot from dress rental in pandemic pays off
Carol Chen was running a designer gown rental service in Singapore when the world shut down. Fancy frocks were the furthest thing from anyone’s mind during the coronavirus pandemic, and…
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UK to send 1,000 more ventilators as India suffers record deaths – as it happened
This blog is now closed. You can stay up to date with all coronavirus developments below: See all our coronavirus coverage 12.10am BST We are closing this live blog now.…
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‘Hospitals are full’: Argentina coronavirus cases hit 3 million
Argentina coronavirus cases hit 3 million on Sunday, as medical workers said hospitals were full to capacity despite toughened government measures to bring down the spread of infections.The country’s health…