COVID-19 Updates
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Queensland Covid-19 hotspots: list of Brisbane and south-east Qld outbreak locations
Queensland authorities are fighting to contain a Covid-19 outbreak in the south-east of the state stemming from the Brisbane youth detention centre at Wacol. While no children detained at the…
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Rishi Sunak urges diners to keep supporting eateries after Covid subsidy ends
The chancellor is urging UK consumers to continue eating out at restaurants, as he winds up the government’s subsidised dining scheme on Monday. The move comes after diners have claimed…
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Calls to raise child benefit in UK to help struggling families
A charity has called for the government to significantly increase child benefit after research found increasing number of families now use the payments to cover household necessities such as bills…
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Consultation begins on banning pavement parking in England
Parking on pavements could be banned across England under government plans to ease journeys for disabled people and parents pushing prams. The practice is banned in London but elsewhere in…
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Vietnam dodged the coronavirus bullet, so why is its economy so unhealthy?
Along a busy highway on the outskirts of Vietnam’s largest city, a worn-out looking woman carrying all her worldly possessions in a handful of plastic bags picks her way through…
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NSW Covid-19 hotspots: list of regional and Sydney outbreak locations
New South Wales has seen an uptick in community transmission of coronavirus, putting the state on high alert to prevent further spread. Many cases can be traced back to the…
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Two rave organisers in south Wales fined £10,000 under new Covid-19 rules
Police received dozens of reports of illegal gatherings over the weekend and began issuing the first fines after new rules in England penalising organisers of illegal raves came into force.…
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Benoît Paire ‘tests positive for Covid-19’ on eve of US Open
Benoît Paire, one of the game’s most entertaining and controversial players, has tested positive for Covid-19 on the eve of the US Open and been confined to his room in…
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Piers Corbyn fined £10,000 for organising anti-lockdown rally
Piers Corbyn has become one of the first people to receive a £10,000 fixed penalty under new coronavirus laws restricting public gatherings of more than 30 people. The weather forecaster…
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Alarm as FDA willing to issue Covid-19 vaccine before stringent safety testing
Public health experts have reacted with alarm to remarks by the head of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that he might give the green light for a US…