COVID-19 Updates
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China beefs up food security again with yet another ban on Australian meat imports
China has suspended imports from yet another Australian meat processing facility, this one hit by a high-profile coronavirus outbreak.China customs said on Friday it would stop beef coming in from…
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Denmark and Norway scrap most coronavirus restrictions, becoming two of the first EU countries to do so
Denmark and Norway on Tuesday became two of the first European Union countries to scrap most pandemic restrictions.Despite a surge in Covid-19 cases from the Omicron variant, Denmark no longer…
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I’ve worked in aged care for eight years – but now I want out | South Australia aged care worker
Australia’s aged care workers may welcome a bonus payment because their salaries are so low. It’s not addressing the real problems The bonus payment is not going to keep aged…
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Has flu fizzled out? Experts assess the threat to NHS – analysis
Analysis: Threat failed to materialise this winter but experts say all bets off for next season Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage As winter approached the situation…
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Covid live news: Denmark lifts all restrictions despite record cases; Russia reports record daily Covid cases
Denmark scraps face masks, vaccine passes and limited opening hours; Russia records over 125k new cases and 663 deaths Rise in Covid cases in England as reinfections included for first…
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Cuba leads the world in vaccinating children as young as two against Covid
With confidence in public health system high, 95% of kids aged 2-18 are fully vaccinated and Omicron infection rates are low The Swedes have rejected it, Dr Fauci says the…
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UK politics live: Raab admits no evidence justifies Johnson’s anti-Starmer Savile smear
Latest updates: deputy prime minister says he won’t repeat PM’s remark against Labour leader as calls for PM to resign continue Andrew Mitchell, the Conservative former chief whip and former…
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PM grilled at National Press Club as 77 Covid deaths recorded nationally – as it happened
Scott Morrison announces packages for aged care and NDIS as anti-vaccine protesters mass outside the National Press Club; 77 Covid deaths recorded across NSW, Victoria, Queensland and South Australia. This…
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Pregnant New Zealand journalist Charlotte Bellis offered place in quarantine
The New Zealand reporter said she was stranded in Afghanistan and forced to turn to the Taliban for help after requests to return home were rejected A pregnant New Zealand…
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Singapore the clear winner as Southeast Asia’s property markets look to emerge from Covid-19 slump
Singapore’s property market is likely to emerge faster than its Southeast Asian peers from the slump induced by Covid-19 as the region races to vaccinate its population, according to analysts.Vietnam…