COVID-19 Updates
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Hong Kong researchers develop device that can detect coronavirus in people and the environment, results ready on the spot in 40 minutes
The new method is said to be more accurate than rapid tests while faster than PCR examinations. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Work remote, get paid less? The battle dividing offices will define the future of work
Mobility and freedom are the new prizes for the professional working class. But some companies fail to grasp the scale and sweep of change The world of work was already…
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Coronavirus: fewer than 1,000 cases found in Hong Kong voluntary mass testing drive, showing ‘lower rate of infection in community’
Estimated 800 infections detected among people who had joined the testing scheme were part of the total tally of 3,128 confirmed over the past three days. Read the original article…
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Australia politics live updates: Albanese decries rise in insecure work; Joyce announces $1.5bn Darwin port facility; 38 Covid deaths
Scott Morrison promises to create 1.3m new jobs in the next five years; Anthony Albanese announces greater mental health support for regions; at least 38 more Covid deaths and 47,232…
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Learning from Hong Kong, China targets elderly in Covid-19 vaccine drive
The drive is fuelled by the high transmissibility of Omicron and the toll among seniors in the southern city. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Coronavirus: Shanghai backs away from easing lockdowns in ‘low-risk’ areas, even as daily Covid-19 cases end their 10-day record streak
Authorities are taking no chances with the highly transmissible Omicron variant, ordering another round of testing – at least the seventh time in as many days – in the highest…
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Philadelphia becomes first major US city to reinstate indoor mask mandate
Covid-19 cases have risen more than 50% in 10 days, the threshold at which city’s guidelines call for masking indoors Philadelphia on Monday became the first major US city to…
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Heart inflammation after Covid vaccine ‘no more common than after other jabs’
Research finds risk of myopericarditis after Covid jab is low and similar to that after flu vaccine Heart inflammation after a Covid jab is not only rare but no more…
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WHO tracking two new Omicron coronavirus subvariants
The BA.4 and BA.5 strains have additional mutations that need to be further studied to see if they are more infectious or dangerous. Read the original article at South China…
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Flu predicted to roar back during Australia’s winter after two-year reprieve
Influenza cases fell to historic lows during Covid but experts warn of its return, and the risk of ‘flurona’ Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Australia’s…