COVID-19 Updates
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Australia Covid update: NSW restrictions to stay as 76 virus deaths recorded across country
Indoor mask mandate, singing and dancing ban, QR code check-ins and hospitality density limits will remain until 28 February in NSW Poll: disillusion growing over Coalition handling of pandemic Get…
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Shenzhen toughens quarantine rules for people arriving from Hong Kong, authorities lock down third building at Omicron-stricken Kwai Chung Estate
Travellers crossing from Hong Kong into neighbouring Shenzhen will face stricter quarantine arrangements beginning on Wednesday, while authorities in the financial hub have put another block at a public housing…
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Slo-Mo’s summer of missteps means Australian politics has ceased to be a game | Peter Lewis
With families forced to manage the pandemic themselves, voters have a very personal stake in this election contest Guardian Essential poll: disillusion growing over Coalition handling of pandemic Get our…
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Coronavirus: Omicron sends South Korea’s cases to new high; outbreak on Australian aid ship heading to Covid-free Tonga
South Korea’s daily count of new coronavirus cases topped 8,000 for the first time on Tuesday, as the highly infectious Omicron variant, which became dominant last week, spreads rapidly despite…
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Covid outbreak strikes Australian aid ship bound for virus-free Tonga
Twenty-three sailors on HMAS Adelaide test positive as Peter Dutton says boat will be kept at sea to ensure no threat to the Pacific nation Follow our Australia news live…
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NSW prisons urged to use emergency release powers as Covid cases surge
More than 1,000 prisoners and correctional officers infected in past month despite efforts to slow spread through jails Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Download the…
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Omicron: tough social-distancing measures could hammer Hong Kong economy as experts predict slowdown in growth
Stringent social-distancing curbs amid the fifth wave of the coronavirus are expected to hammer Hong Kong’s economy in the first quarter of this year as experts predict a marked slowdown…
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What were the Covid rules at the time of Boris Johnson’s 2020 birthday?
On the day of the alleged party, Downing Street was thanking the public for following the rules Another week, another damning party allegation. Boris Johnson reportedly had a birthday party…
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UK’s Boris Johnson hit with lockdown birthday party allegations as he fights for job
Britain’s Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing further allegations of rule-breaking parties during the pandemic, after his office confirmed staff had gathered in Downing Street to celebrate his birthday during…
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UK scraps coronavirus test for vaccinated travellers, saying it’s ‘open for business’
The British government announced on Monday that it is scrapping coronavirus travel testing requirements for the vaccinated, news hailed by the travel industry as a big step back to normality.Prime…