COVID-19 Updates
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Singapore’s higher property tax to have short-term impact on home sales as buyers reconsider options, analysts say
Property demand in Singapore is likely to remain subdued in the first half of the year as buyers digest the latest cooling measures rolled out by the city state, analysts…
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‘Perfect storm’: fears for WA homeless people as data reveals low Covid vaccination rate
Exclusive: Homeless Healthcare audit of more than 500 vulnerable patients shows 32% completely unvaccinated Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Vaccination rates among Perth’s growing homeless…
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Ben Jennings on Boris Johnson’s lockdown birthday — cartoon
Discover and buy more of Ben’s cartoons here Continue reading… Read the original article at The Guardian
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The Guardian view on the PM and the police: this show needs to end | Editorial
The government’s reckless attitude goes beyond parties at Downing Street. With the Met now investigating, public trust is at stake What has changed? Having previously said that the Metropolitan police…
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Child Covid infections are rising in England – is low vaccine rate a factor?
Analysis: school absences are soaring, but experts disagree about the importance of vaccinating young children Covid cases in the UK have fallen sharply in the past few weeks, and hospital…
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Pfizer begins testing Omicron-specific coronavirus shots
Pfizer is enrolling healthy adults to test a reformulated Covid-19 vaccine that matches the hugely contagious Omicron variant, to see how it compares with the original shots.The company and its…
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A letter to New Zealand, from Covid-ravaged Australia | Brigid Delaney
Omicron has played out in a series of strange stages in Australia. Here’s what to expect when the wave hits Dear New Zealand, Kia ora! Continue reading… Read the original…
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UK police probe lockdown parties in new blow to Boris Johnson
British police said on Tuesday they had opened an investigation into possible Covid-19 lockdown breaches at Boris Johnson’s Downing Street office and residence, the latest blow to a prime minister…
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Help wanted: talent in IT, corporate sales, business development, banking and finance among most sought after in Hong Kong
Hong Kong’s employment opportunities have rebounded to exceed pre-pandemic levels last year, going by job advertisements, according to online platform JobsDB.Latest data by the employment services firm, released on Monday,…
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Coronavirus: HK$3,900 daily for lockdown staff? Hong Kong to engage retired officers from disciplined services for Lunar New Year operations
Hong Kong’s authorities are recruiting retired disciplined service officers to help with possible lockdowns during the Lunar New Year holiday next week, offering to pay them up to HK$3,900 (US$500)…