COVID-19 Updates
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Time is of the essence when Covid enters aged care but the government response has been sluggish
The furious debate that has broken out in the past week about whether or not the federal government had a plan for Covid-19 outbreaks in aged care is missing the…
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Household finances in UK weaken as jobs gloom takes hold
Household finances in the UK fell more sharply in August than the previous month after rising levels of unemployment hit average incomes and persuaded millions of families to cut back…
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Covid-19 climbdowns: the UK government’s U-turns and missteps
The list of U-turns carried out by Boris Johnson’s government in its response to Covid-19 continues to grow. After apparent failures on the contact tracing app, a change of heart…
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Hong Kong bans Air India from flying to city for two weeks over imported Covid-19 cases
Air India has been banned from flying to Hong Kong for two weeks for carrying too many passengers infected with Covid-19, the Post has learned.The government acted after linking 11…
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Sweden’s Covid-19 strategist under fire over herd immunity emails
Sweden’s light-touch approach to Covid-19 has come under renewed criticism after emails show the country’s chief epidemiologist appearing to ask whether a higher death rate among older people might be…
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Philippines failing to contain coronavirus, despite multiple lockdowns
One day before the second lockdown of Metro Manila is supposed to end, the Philippines is no closer to containing the novel coronavirus, which has already claimed 2,681 lives in…
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Test UK arrivals to cut Covid quarantine times, scientists urge
People arriving in Britain should be tested to cut quarantine time, scientists have urged, as speculation mounts that more holiday destinations will be axed from the air bridges list. A…
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What the Singapore-Malaysia border re-opening means for coronavirus-era travel
Early on Monday, 31-year-old Saiful Shukeri became one of the first commuters to cross the land border between Singapore and Malaysia since it was closed amid the coronavirus pandemic in…
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By delaying the New Zealand election Jacinda Ardern appears magnanimous and conciliatory | Bryce Edwards
At its heart, democracy is about participation. And yet, there have been serious questions about the quality and quantity of public engagement expected in this year’s general election, given the…