COVID-19 Updates
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More than 50% of people expect Australia to be back to normal in six months. I suspect that’s very optimistic | Greg Jericho
As the news on the job front continues to be bad, people remain oddly positive about the future, but new figures from the bureau of statistics on people’s beliefs about…
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Essential poll: third of Australians believe quarantine after overseas travel will last two years
Australians are becoming more worried about the threat of Covid-19 as Victoria recorded the highest number of Covid-19 infections identified in a 24-hour period on Monday, and a significant proportion…
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The Guardian view on Boris Johnson’s obesity strategy: too slimmed-down | Editorial
In a typically EU-baiting Telegraph column in 2007, Boris Johnson regaled his readers with a pen portrait of the kind of politician who would slap a health warning on food…
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Cat diagnosed with coronavirus in first UK case of animal infection
A female Siamese cat has become the first animal in the UK to catch coronavirus, prompting a warning to owners not to kiss their pets or share food with them.…
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Moderna coronavirus vaccine could be ready by end of year, US says as drug maker begins final-stage trial
Moderna’s vaccine against Covid-19 could be rolled out by the end of this year, US officials said on Monday, after the drug maker announced the start of a 30,000-subject trial…
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Donald Trump can ensure a V-shaped economic recovery by heeding lessons of 1921
A “U” or a “V”? That is the question – whether the economic recovery from the Covid-19 shutdown will be a long drawn-out process, a wide, flattish “U”, or a…
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US prison population falls sharply as pandemic disrupts justice system
There has been a major drop in the number of people behind bars in the US. Between March and June, more than 100,000 were released from state and federal prisons,…
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Duterte seeks Chinese coronavirus vaccine, rules out US bases in Philippines
President Rodrigo Duterte told lawmakers on Monday he had asked Chinese President Xi Jinping to help the Philippines get priority access to a Covid-19 vaccine, as the country struggles with…
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White House national security adviser Robert O’Brien tests positive for coronavirus
US President Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Robert O’Brien, has tested positive for the coronavirus, the White House said on Monday, as public health officials issued warnings about the contagion’s…
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What kind of face mask best protects against coronavirus?
Does it matter what sort of mask you wear? Yes. Different types of mask offer different levels of protection. Surgical grade N95 respirators offer the highest level of protection against…