COVID-19 Updates
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Myth, medicine and mysticism: in the land of the unvaccinated
In a remote area of the Philippines, a trip to a waterfall reveals followers of a strange sect still resistant to the modern world I was assigned to a disaster…
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Election 2022 live updates: independents slam ‘dirty tactic’, reporting fake campaign signs; 30 Covid deaths
Independents report ‘misleading and unauthorised’ campaign signs; Scott Morrison won’t say if he will resign in case of hung parliament; Anthony Albanese backs royal commission into the pandemic; trans rights…
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‘Everything was chaotic’: long post office queues for Hong Kong’s temporary vaccine pass spark calls for speedy online system
The QR code document can be used under city’s vaccine pass scheme for entry to premises such as restaurants, shopping centres and supermarkets. Read the original article at South China…
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Covid-19 in China: top-tier sporting events on hold in countdown to Communist Party’s national congress
Hangzhou was expected to host Asian Games in September but organisers say it will now take place at another time. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Hangzhou Asian Games: this year’s event postponed, Chinese state media reports
Hangzhou was expected to host the Games in September, but CCTV reports that the date will change as China battles its latest Covid-19 outbreak. Read the original article at South…
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South Africa’s daily Covid-19 cases soar 50 per cent in 24 hours amid new Omicron surge
The WHO chief said two Omicron sub-variants, BA.4 and BA.5, were behind the surge in cases in South Africa. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Xi Jinping attacks ‘doubters’ as he doubles down on China’s zero-Covid policy
President defends ‘scientific and effective’ mass lockdowns despite protests, shortages and damage to economic growth Xi Jinping has confirmed there is no intention to turn away from China’s zero-Covid commitment,…
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Coronavirus: India slams WHO for 4.75 million pandemic death toll estimate – 10 times official count
The World Health Organization’s estimate is around 10 times the country’s official Covid-19 death toll for 2020-21. India’s health ministry said the world health body ‘conveniently chose to ignore the…
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Why are there so many new Omicron subvariants, like BA.4 and BA.5? Is the virus mutating faster?
The emergence of new variants has raised questions about whether previous infection offers protection and what the future holds By now, many of us will be familiar with the Omicron…
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Pandemic, Ukraine war and China shutdowns top laundry list of global stagflation risk factors
On top of the obvious but potentially short-term stagflationary forces in play are far more structural, long-term issues that amplify the danger of protracted inflation and sharply reduced economic growth.…