COVID-19 Updates
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‘Confused’ mask rules in hospitals pose major Covid risk for holiday season, AMA president warns
Health minister Mark Butler says a surge workforce is ready to step in for aged care sector if new variant wave hits Get our morning and afternoon news emails, free…
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Pandemic still affecting UK students’ mental health, says helpline
Student-run Nightline says growing numbers are seeking help for anxiety, depression and suicidal thoughts The pandemic is still taking its toll on UK university students’ mental health, experts are warning,…
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Ghost farms: the mink sheds abandoned to the pandemic
More than 1,000 mink farms in Denmark were ordered to close over fears a Covid mutation was a risk to human health. Two years on, most will never reopen Photographs…
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‘I’m not getting better’: Jackie O steps away from radio show to recover from long Covid
Kyle & Jackie O Show radio host reveals on air she is ‘struggling with this fatigue’ and has received medical advice to stop working Get our morning and afternoon news…
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Who wants to visit Hong Kong under ‘0+3’? Not many people, travel agencies say as tour groups adopt wait-and-see approach
City’s ‘0+3’ health measure remains off-putting to travellers, agents say. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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People of colour more likely to be fined for lockdown raves, data shows
More than a third of 441 fines in England and Wales for ‘amplified music’ events were issued to Black, Asian and mixed race people People of colour were more likely…
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Coronavirus: ending all travel curbs only way to bring tour groups back to Hong Kong and stop more agencies from closing, industry leader says
Travel agencies will continue to close down unless city adopts ‘0+0’ model, Gianna Hsu warns. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Australia on alert after cruise ship Majestic Princess with 800 Covid-19 cases docks in Sydney
Authorities in New South Wales rated the outbreak’s risk level at ‘Tier 3’, indicating a high level of transmission. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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As Matt Hancock faces more TV trials, his constituents face real-world problems
Councillors in the largest town in the former health secretary’s West Suffolk constituency have already called for his resignation If he harboured any doubts about his decision, Matt Hancock gave…