COVID-19 Updates
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Thousands seeking unproven long Covid blood treatments abroad
Procedures such as apheresis, or ‘blood washing’, and anti-clotting therapy are being offered in Europe Thousands of people with long Covid are travelling abroad to spend huge sums of money…
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Struggling health systems brace for 5,000 Covid-linked daily hospital admissions amid early flu peak
Some 6,500 health staff are off work in Queensland, NSW and Victoria as Covid and flu place pressure on hospitals Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates…
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Fighting Australia’s winter wave of Covid
With Omicron infections on the rise and Australia now averaging about 30,000 new Covid cases a day, health authorities have expanded access to oral antivirals and made the fourth dose…
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Biden administration announces new strategy to tackle Covid subvariant
White House says BA.5 is responsible for majority of new infections in the US amid reports of plan for second booster shots for adults Joe Biden’s administration has announced a…
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WHO says Covid-19 still global health emergency as cases up 30 per cent in fortnight
A committee, made up of independent experts, said rising cases, ongoing viral evolution and pressure on health services in a number of countries mean the situation remains an emergency. Read…
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Nearly half of ethnic minority groups in Hong Kong jobless during peak of coronavirus pandemic, survey finds
Ethnic minority groups have monthly household income that is less than half of most similar-sized families in city. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Major study into effects of long Covid to be carried out by Chinese University of Hong Kong
Patients to be recruited for major Hong Kong study into long Covid. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Hong Kong public transport firms Citybus and New World First Bus to join forces in bid to stem losses
Citybus and New World First Bus to join forces next year in new government 10-year franchise deal, owner says it will invest more than HK$3.5 billion over franchise term. Read…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong public hospitals suspend some elective surgical operations as city logs more than 2,700 infections
Health officials on Tuesday reported 2,769 coronavirus infections, including 211 imported cases, and one virus-related death. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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End of rapid Covid test and telehealth subsidies criticised – as it happened
Payments extended to eight more local government areas and sped up to prioritise victims over auditing; free Covid rapid tests for concession card holders to end this month. This blog…