COVID-19 Updates
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Covid live news: democracies on wanes, says report; NZ sees record cases amid protests
Democratic standards fell again in 2021, due partly to Covid pressures; New Zealand has 306 new cases in the community New Zealand police clash with anti-vaccine protesters at parliament, over…
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Covid puts substitute teachers in high demand and short supply
Schools across the US scramble to fill vacancies created by a teacher shortage and Covid-related absences Henry Leckenby, 54, recalls a feeling of scarcity when he first started working as…
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AstraZeneca forecasts higher 2022 sales and lifts annual dividend
Drugmaker’s total revenues increased by 41% last year with help from $4bn Covid jab income AstraZeneca forecast higher 2022 sales and lifted its annual dividend for the first time in…
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Australians will require three Covid vaccine doses to be considered fully vaccinated
Atagi’s new guidance reflects better protection against Omicron variant from booster shot Australians will now need three Covid vaccine doses to be considered “up to date” with their shots, but…
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Paris police authority bans ‘freedom convoy’ Covid protests
Protesters have set out from southern France inspired by demonstrators in Canada Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Paris police authority has said it has decided…
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Tracking function for Hong Kong’s ‘Leave Home Safe’ app would not be illegal, privacy commissioner tells lawmakers
Adding a tracking function to Hong Kong’s “Leave Home Safe” contact-tracing app would not violate data protection laws, the city’s privacy commissioner said on Thursday, under questioning from lawmakers pressing…
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Religious discrimination laws in limbo – as it happened
Defence minister tells question time it is ‘open and obvious’ who China will back in federal election; bills in the religious discrimination package unlikely to be voted on until after…
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Coronavirus: experts predict Hong Kong’s fifth wave could peak at 28,000 cases a day, with 1,000 deaths by June, say ‘Shanghai-style lockdown’ should be considered
Ten measures proposed by University of Hong Kong experts:– Divert all vaccination resources to people aged 65 or above, especially those in care homes– Daily rapid antigen tests for those…
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Coronavirus Hong Kong: long queues for testing a moneymaking opportunity for some; city logs 986 new cases
Long waits for Covid-19 screening have become a moneymaking opportunity for some, as more Hongkongers find themselves consigned to hours-long queues by compulsory testing orders amid an exponential surge in…
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Blue states are rolling back mask rules – but experts warn it’s too soon
The lifting of mandates is coming at a time when the CDC says a vast majority of the country is still seeing high Covid transmission Several US states, many of…