COVID-19 Updates
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Laura Tingle asks Scott Morrison if he will apologise for ‘the mistakes you’ve made as PM’ – video
ABC journalist Laura Tingle has asked Scott Morrison if he was going to apologise for ‘the mistakes you’ve made as prime minister’, citing the government’s handling of the pandemic but…
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Coronavirus: Tokyo Covid hospitalisations mount; Thailand restarts quarantine-free tourism
More than half of Tokyo’s hospital beds set aside for Covid-19 patients were occupied on Tuesday, a level that officials have previously flagged as a criterion for requesting a state…
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Greg Hunt accused of being disrespectful and playing down Covid deaths in aged care
Some have died under terrible, preventable circumstances, say experts, who urge government to prioritise older Australians Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates One in five aged…
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‘Zero shame’: how the papers covered anger at Boris Johnson over Sue Gray report
Reaction to the 12-page update on alleged lockdown-busting gatherings, which identified ‘failures of leadership and judgement’, fills the front pages Sue Gray’s highly anticipated report into alleged lockdown-busting parties at…
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Lunar New Year: Singapore restaurants see strong festive demand even as Covid-19 curbs persist
As the world marks the start of the Year of the Tiger on February 1, the question for Asia’s food and beverage industry: Will Lunar New Year be as good…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong Covid-19 blame game in full swing again, with ethnic minority groups bearing brunt
It was a request Sajed Rayan had not heard before in Hong Kong. Waiting for the lift in his building’s lobby after work one day, a Chinese family of three…
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Rise in Covid cases in England as reinfections included for first time
Previously people were only included in statistics once even if they had caught Covid multiple times Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Another 92,000 Covid cases were…
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Coronavirus: ‘Stealth Omicron’ more infectious than original strain, Danish study shows
A sub-variant of the highly contagious Omicron coronavirus strain is even more infectious than the original version, according to a Danish study published on Monday.Sub-variant BA.2 – also called “stealth…
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Tory MPs are frogs in boiling water amid Johnson’s ‘partygate’ defence
Analysis: senior MPs continued to signal their unhappiness with the PM in the Commons on Monday Boris Johnson may have been cast by his supporters as a “big dog” –…
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Why demise of vaccine mandate plan for NHS staff was inevitable | analysis
Analysis: for good policy-making to work, it needs change being ushered in to have backing of all parties involved The decision to force NHS staff in England to get vaccinated…