COVID-19 Updates
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Covid-19 in China: cases continue to fall as Tianjin says Omicron outbreak is under control
The number of Covid-19 cases in mainland China continued to fall with extreme measures in places to curb multiple outbreaks in the run-up to the Winter Olympics and Lunar New…
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Covid news live: WHO recommends lifting international travel bans, says proof of vaccination not necessarily needed
Blanket travel bans ineffective against Omicron spread, WHO says; Austria to introduce national vaccine lottery to encourage people to get jabs PM announces end to all Omicron Covid restrictions in…
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Increased Covid risk a ‘trade-off’ in reopening schools, Australian chief medical officer says
PM also announces commonwealth to split school Covid surveillance testing costs with states 50-50 following national cabinet meeting Follow our live blog for the latest updates Get our free news…
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Hong Kong should roll out more consumption vouchers, relax eligibility for social welfare as pandemic drags on, IMF says
Hong Kong should roll out a fresh round of consumption vouchers and relax the eligibility criteria for social welfare assistance as part of its targeted measures to help vulnerable residents…
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After Biden’s first year, the US economy is surprisingly healthy. His prospects are not
Despite victories from Covid to climate change, the president is hamstrung and the nation as divided as ever At the 12-month mark, the obituaries for the Biden administration are being…
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60 Covid deaths nationally as PM says rapid antigen tests not being stockpiled – as it happened
Scott Morrison says claims federal government requisitioning Covid rapid antigen tests ‘categorically untrue’; 60 coronavirus deaths recorded across four states; federal court publishes reasons for dismissing Novak Djokovic’s visa appeal;…
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US children’s Covid vaccinations lag despite record infections
Nearly a million new Covid cases were confirmed in children in the week ending 13 January, a 69% increase from the week before As the Omicron variant rips through the…
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‘No vax, no play’: surfer Kelly Slater won’t be let into Australia if he’s not vaccinated against Covid
World Surf League events are due in Victoria and WA but federal health minister says position on coronavirus vaccine is ‘pretty clear’ following Novak Djokovic visa saga Djokovic has 80%…
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‘It’s heartbreaking, it’s demoralising’: regulator intervenes at Sydney aged care home over Covid infections
More than 60 residents and staff were infected with Covid-19 at the Bupa Clemton Park facility Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our free news…
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Scott Morrison says under-18s won’t be asked to drive forklifts – video
A proposal by the Australian prime minister, Scott Morrison, to allow children to drive forklifts will not be proceed further after a meeting of the national cabinet. ‘We had a good…