COVID-19 Updates
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‘A sane person would have stopped’: Covid-19 news tweeter in Hong Kong, Tripperhead, on feeling burned out but compelled to carry on
Aaron Busch, the Australian behind the Tripperhead Twitter account that’s been a go-to since 2020 for Hongkongers seeking news about the Covid-19 pandemic, says he feels burned out but compelled…
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Queensland’s Wellcamp Covid quarantine hub will be mothballed within days
Deputy premier Steven Miles tells estimates the total government spend for isolation facility exceeded $200m Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our free news app,…
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China orders Covid-19 community helpers to follow local leadership
New guidelines put volunteers, who have played a crucial role in the battle against the virus, under the ‘unified management’ of party committees and government. Read the original article at…
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Thailand’s plan to allow foreigners to own land may worsen oversupply of flats in Bangkok
With foreign investors likely to relish the prospect of owning landed property in Thailand, the glut of unsold flats in the capital Bangkok could pile up, analysts said. Read the…
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UK health department played ‘fast and loose’ when awarding Covid contracts to Randox
Commons public accounts committee issues damning report into £777m spent with firm that employed Owen Paterson as lobbyist Ministers and government officials played “fast and loose” when awarding £777m in…
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New Covid-19 origins studies point to Wuhan market, not Chinese lab leak
Michael Worobey, who co-authored both papers, previously called on scientists to be more open to the lab leak idea, but says he no longer thinks it is plausible. Read the…
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Almost 50% of Australians had been infected with Covid as of mid-June, blood survey shows
Evidence of past infection was detected in 46% of samples, compared with 17% in February Follow our live blog for the latest updates Get our free news app, morning email…
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‘Absolutely ridiculous’: experts condemn Victoria’s scaling back of Covid PCR testing
State government guidelines say ‘targeted’ testing approach is for ‘clinically vulnerable people’ and other at-risk groups Follow our live blog for the latest updates Get our free news app, morning…
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The Covid fines that should never have been issued
Thousands of fines for breaching Covid rules have been issued to children in NSW, with some placed in an unpaid work program to pay off their debt. Legal organisations say…