COVID-19 Updates
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Wellington unleashes parking wardens in operation to remove Covid protesters
New Zealand capital’s wardens earn ‘very unusual’ public support after slapping fines on vehicles parked inconsiderately during protests New Zealand officialdom is wielding a new frontline force against the Ottawa-inspired…
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New Zealand police are right to remove ‘freedom’ protesters who have cohered around violence | Morgan Godfery
The government couldn’t attempt to meet their demands because they were endless and, frankly, psychotic New Zealand police clash with anti-vaccine protesters at parliament, over 120 arrested And so it…
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Prince Harry: get tested for HIV to protect others in same way as for Covid
Duke of Sussex says in video with Gareth Thomas that he hopes to continue Diana’s work to eradicate stigma The Duke of Sussex has urged people to “know your status”…
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New Zealand police clash with anti-vaccine protesters at parliament, over 120 arrested
Police say it could take days to break up a Covid-linked protest inspired by ‘siege of Ottowa’ on parliament grounds in Wellington New Zealand police began evacuating anti-vaccine protesters from…
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Joe Biden clings to Covid-19 caution as US seeks to leave pandemic behind
US President Joe Biden declared victory too early the last time that Covid-19 seemed to be ending in the United States. This time, he risks being late.The Democrat, elected on…
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Sweden declares Covid-19 pandemic over, despite warnings from scientists
Sweden has scrapped almost all of its few pandemic restrictions and stopped most testing for Covid-19, even as the pressure on the health care systems remained high and some scientists…
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Tasmanian education minister Sarah Courtney quits politics following French vacation criticism
Courtney will resign after drawing criticism for holiday in France as Tasmanian schools prepared to reopen amid Covid concerns Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Follow…
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‘Don’t wait to get vaccinated’: what Hong Kong parents need to know about Covid-19 jabs for children aged 5 to 11
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing.Bookings for children aged five to 11 to receive the…
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Coronavirus: Chinese firm Zerun Bio to get funding boost for vaccine to protect against all variants
Chinese vaccine developer Shanghai Zerun Biotechnology and its parent company Walvax will receive extra funding to advance the early stage clinical trials of a Covid-19 shot against all variants of…
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Coronavirus: New Zealand arrests anti-vaccine convoy protesters; Philippines welcomes back foreign tourists
New Zealand police on Thursday arrested more than 50 people and began forcefully removing hundreds of protesters camped outside its parliament building for the last three days to protest Covid-19…