COVID-19 Updates
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Singapore to ban non-resident visitors from India amid fears of Covid-19 reinfection among recovered migrant workers
Singapore will ban entry to all non-residents travelling from India from Friday night, as it faces a new infection cluster among its largely South Asian migrant worker community that has…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong jobless rate drops to 6.8 per cent but still hovering near 17-year high
Hong Kong’s unemployment rate dropped to 6.8 per cent in the first quarter of this year but continued to hover around a 17-year high, with the city’s labour chief warning…
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What is Australia’s ‘lamington’ tax break and how much is it worth to you?
The budget is widely expected to extend the LMITO for low and middle income earners. Here’s what that means The federal government will hand down the budget in less than…
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Coronavirus: sample contamination at Hong Kong Covid-19 testing lab could explain high number of positive results in single day, expert says
Sample contamination at a Covid-19 testing lab could explain an unusually high number of preliminary-positive cases detected in one day, an expert investigation has found, presenting another challenge on Hong…
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Coronavirus live news: India hits global record of 314,835 new cases; US passes 200m vaccines
India adds 1m new cases in just four days; more than 80% of Americans over 65 will have had first dose by Thursday; Pfizer confirms fake vaccine shots being sold…
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Australia news live: hotel quarantine hit by Covid infections; NSW says mass vaccination hubs could be running by May
Health officials investigating how Covid spread inside quarantine hotels in Perth and Sydney. Scott Morrison to meet state and territory leaders to try and reset the vaccine rollout. Follow latest…
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‘Extraordinary’ Covid jab data is misleading, but the numbers are still hugely positive
Analysis: The vaccine won’t protect everyone, but whatever figure scientists settle on, the data is highly encouraging Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Is it really true…
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Fifth of UK Covid contracts ‘raised red flags for possible corruption’
Report finds ‘apparent systemic bias’ in award of lucrative PPE deals favouring firms connected to Tories Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage One in five government Covid…
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Coronavirus: India sees world’s highest one-day surge in cases with 314,835 new infections
India saw a record one-day jump in coronavirus infections on Thursday, with more than 300,000 new cases – marking a grim milestone for the country as a deadlier second wave…
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‘World’s worst outbreak’: what India’s papers say as coronavirus crisis toll mounts
Newspapers warn that the situation shows no sign of improving, and calls on warring politicians to cooperate to beat the virus See all our coronavirus coverage India’s media has reacted…