COVID-19 Updates
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Australia needs mask mandates again – they’re based on science, not populism | Sisonke Msimang
We were told distancing, vaccines and masks would see us through the worst of the pandemic. That was true – and still is Get our free news app, morning email…
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This Covid wave may be cresting – now let’s prepare for the next one | Kit Yates
With new variants likely and an NHS already in crisis, there is no room for complacency about decreasing hospital admissions in England Last week saw the first week-on-week fall in…
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Covid levels still rising in England and Scotland with 3.5m infected
Overall picture of cases across UK is mixed as infections plateau in Wales and fall in Northern Ireland The number of Covid infections in England and Scotland is continuing to…
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White House attempts to use Biden’s Covid diagnosis as ‘teachable moment’
President ‘takes reasonable precautions against Covid but does his job’, says the White House chief of staff, Ron Klain For more than a year, Joe Biden’s ability to avoid the…
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Shanghai bets on infrastructure, fixed-asset investment to claw back economic losses from two-month citywide lockdown
The city, walloped by a two-month Covid-19 lockdown, is pinning its hopes on infrastructure construction and fixed-asset investment to get the local economy back on track following a woeful first-half.…
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China considers further easing quarantine rules as it seeks to reduce economic damage from Covid curbs
China Centre for Disease Control and Prevention says the country is constantly fine-tuning its response to lessen the impact on the economy and people’s lives. Read the original article at…
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Government establishes new measures at airports to stop FMD; 63 Covid deaths – as it happened
Foot-and-mouth disease: ‘biosecurity response zones’ could be set up at airports in Australian first Get our free news app, morning email briefing and daily news podcast This blog is now…
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Japan urges ‘highest level of vigilance’ as Omicron subvariant drives record Covid surge
People in Okinawa asked to avoid non-essential outings amid new wave of infections driven by highly transmissible BA.5 Japan’s government has urged people to exercise the “highest level of vigilance”…
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Biden and Trump: a tale of 2 presidents with Covid-19
Joe Biden isn’t the first US president to get Covid-19. That dubious honour goes to his predecessor, Donald Trump. But this time, things are different. Read the original article at…