COVID-19 Updates
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ACTU says ME Bank should not limit customers from drawing down on home loans
Australia’s peak union body has demanded ME Bank, which is owned by union and employer-controlled super funds, walk back its decision to suddenly slash the amount tens of thousands of…
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Scott Morrison says it’s time to get Australians back to work after coronavirus shutdown
Scott Morrison has declared Australia has flattened the curve of coronavirus infections, so now the country must flatten the curve of unemployment – although he acknowledged the imminent easing of…
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No 10 scientific advisers warned of black market in fake coronavirus test results
Downing Street’s scientific advisers feared people might intentionally seek to contract coronavirus and that a black market in fake test results could emerge if employers allowed workers to return only…
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Chile: pandemic highlights health crisis as lockdown halts inequality protests
For six months, Chile was shaken by a wave of protests in which millions took to the streets to protest against inequality. Residents of the capital, Santiago, grew accustomed to…
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Australian restaurants and cafes present plans to come out of coronavirus shutdown
Australia’s restaurants and cafes hope to reopen to diners next month with their patrons seated 1.5 metres apart and without condiments such as salt and pepper on the table. But…
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India eases coronavirus lockdown, leading to brawls outside liquor stores
Violence and chaos marred India’s first day of freedom from its stringent virus lockdown as migrant workers clashed with police in western India and brawls erupted outside liquor shops in…
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Co-living in a pandemic: how I’m surviving life with 48 roommates
I’m living with 48 roommates in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic. Co-living makes physical distancing all but impossible: we touch the same door handles, awkwardly navigate shared spaces and…
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Aviation body calls for more government support as Asia-Pacific airports face uphill struggle in second quarter amid Covid-19
Airports in the Asia-Pacific region face an uphill struggle in the second quarter of 2020 as they grapple with bigger black holes in their budgets, an aviation body has warned,…
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Fauci dismisses coronavirus lab origin claims as ‘circular argument’
Anthony Fauci, the leading US expert on the coronavirus pandemic, pushed back on Tuesday against discussions that a lab in China was the origin of the virus, a theory promoted…
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Hong Kong retail sales take historic dip, down nearly 37 per cent by volume in first quarter, as Covid-19 continues to take toll
Hong Kong retail sales in the first quarter of 2020 marked a historical low, plunging 36.9 per cent by volume from the same period a year ago, as the Covid-19…