COVID-19 Updates
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Chinese watchdog warns it’s on the lookout for fake Covid-19 RAT kits
China’s medical products watchdog has warned that it will be on the lookout for unauthorised at-home coronavirus tests as the country grapples with its worst Covid-19 outbreak in nearly two…
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Incessant crises show old economic model is running on empty | Larry Elliott
Financial crash, slow growth, Covid and inflation pressures fuelled by Russia-Ukraine war highlight faults of current system First it was a financial crisis. Then a decade of slow growth that…
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Hong Kong labour chief urges haste in changes to employment law to allow sick leave for quarantined residents and firing staff who ignore vaccine requirements
Hong Kong’s labour minister has urged lawmakers to “quickly” pass an amendment to a law that would allow workers to take sick leave for quarantine and employers to sack staff…
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America’s rush to normalcy has robbed us of the time to grieve our Covid dead
Americans who’ve lost loved ones to Covid-19 say they feel like ‘everyone wants you to get over it’ We have lost a great deal within the last two years. The…
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Coronavirus: Australia’s vaccine diplomacy in Pacific islands eased tensions with China, PM Morrison said
Australia was able to stop an “incursion” by Beijing into the Pacific islands by talking with leaders there weekly and offering vaccine aid, Prime Minister Scott Morrison said on Sunday.Concern…
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Coronavirus: vaccine outreach teams to visit ‘all Hong Kong care facilities by Friday’, at-home jabs to be offered to residents with mobility issues
Covid-19 vaccination teams will visit all care facilities in Hong Kong by Friday in a bid to push inoculation among the elderly, while at-home jabs will also be offered to…
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Nation records 16 Covid deaths; 25% of assessed Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley properties uninhabitable after floods – as it happened
‘This event is not over’, Dominic Perrottet says of east coast floods; 25% of assessed Hawkesbury-Nepean Valley properties uninhabitable; mental health support package announced as PM defends pace of flood…
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Hong Kong logs 32,430 Covid-19 cases and 264 deaths as city leader concedes authorities cannot keep up with number of residents in home quarantine
Some 300,000 Covid-19 patients and their close contacts in Hong Kong are now under home quarantine, according to Chief Executive Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, who has conceded authorities cannot keep…
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How to end Hong Kong’s fifth wave, and make the city feel more like home again and less like a prison
The most urgent thing Hongkongers need right now is a boost to their morale and confidence. That will only come when they feel the authorities have a clear strategy for…
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China battles worst Covid outbreak for two years as cases double in 24 hours
Nearly 3,400 cases were reported on Sunday, forcing shutdowns for millions of people and closure of schools in Shanghai See all our coronavirus coverage here China reported nearly 3,400 daily…