COVID-19 Updates
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Western Australia Covid lockdown: hotel quarantine failures condemned as McGowan urges Morrison to ‘step up and help’
Australian Medical Association president Dr Omar Khorshid says state governments are not doing enough to protect those in quarantine from coronavirus Continued leaks from hotel quarantine are “a frustration to…
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Philippine woman who started food bank branded a communist, compared to Satan by Duterte’s forces
On April 14, Ana Patricia Non set up a small bamboo cart on a pavement in a Quezon City village, stocking it with 800 pesos (US$16.50) worth of groceries, including…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong expecting three new cases; nasal spray vaccine by HKU could be available in two to three years
A nasal spray Covid-19 vaccine being developed by the University of Hong Kong could be available on the market in two to three years, one of its researchers has said,…
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Australian authorities say three new cases of blood clots ‘very likely linked’ to AstraZeneca vaccine
Therapeutic Goods Administration says the patients, including an 80-year-old man, are stable and recovering Australian health authorities say another three cases of rare blood clots – including in an 80-year-old…
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Covid-19: India’s hospital crisis deepens, Tokyo goes under state of emergency
US restarts Johnson & Johnson vaccinations, New Zealand excludes Western Australia from bubble, EU pledges vaccine drive See all our coronavirus coverage Hospitals in India have launched desperate appeals for…
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Coronavirus: New Zealand pauses travel bubble with Western Australia after Covid-19 outbreak
New Zealand has put a pause on part of its newly opened travel bubble with Australia, the government in Wellington said on Friday, after a Covid-19 outbreak in its larger…
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Hong Kong’s shortage of births goes from bad to worse as Covid-19 health risks deter women from having babies
After seven years together, Poon and her fiancé were ready to marry and start a family last year, but the Covid-19 pandemic spoiled their plans. At 33, she worries that…
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US lifts pause on Johnson & Johnson vaccine after advisers say benefits outweigh risk
The vaccine was temporarily halted while scientists investigated rare but dangerous blood clots US health officials have lifted an 11-day pause on Johnson & Johnson vaccinations following a recommendation by…
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India Covid crisis: families’ plea for help amid oxygen shortages and mass cremations – video report
India’s underfunded health system is on the brink of collapse as the world’s worst coronavirus surge wears out the nation. This week the number of recorded cases passed 300,000 a…
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Coronavirus: US to resume use of Johnson & Johnson vaccine
US health officials lifted an 11-day pause on Covid-19 vaccinations using Johnson & Johnson’s single-dose shot on Friday, after scientific advisers decided its benefits outweigh a rare risk of blood…