COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus Hong Kong: education authorities suspend classes in secondary schools from Monday after students swept up in current outbreak
All secondary schools in Hong Kong must suspend in-person classes starting on Monday amid growing local outbreaks involving the Delta and Omicron coronavirus variants, though older students preparing for their…
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Coronavirus: New Zealand rules out lockdown when Omicron arrives; Indonesia dumps 1 million shots
New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said on Thursday that restrictions will be tightened across the country if there is a community transmission of the Omicron variant of the coronavirus…
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Australia’s unemployment rate drops to lowest point in more than 13 years
Economy adds 64,800 jobs in December, but ABS survey period did not include economic disruption caused by Omicron wave Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get…
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Scott Morrison proposal to allow under-18s to drive forklifts catches states by surprise
Victoria, NSW and Queensland say there are no plans to lower age, which PM had said was among proposals to ease supply chain workforce shortages Follow our Australia news live…
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Hong Kong pet shop owners cry foul over Covid-19 hamster cull, say closures will hurt business
Hong Kong’s pet shop owners have hit out at a government decision to cull hamsters and temporarily ban imports of small animals over the possible transmission of Covid-19 from them…
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Covid driving record numbers in England to become nurses
Figures from Ucas show more than 56,000 people signed up to nursing courses since early 2020 Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Covid pandemic has inspired…
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Five things Scott Morrison is doing instead of governing | Jess Harwood
The prime minister’s media strategy: lol Continue reading… Read the original article at The Guardian
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Online therapy: how to pick the right counsellor, and other ways to optimise your sessions
Telehealth isn’t new. For the past couple of decades, people have been using technology to consult their health care provider, either by phone or video chat.However, since the coronavirus pandemic…
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Removal of Covid rules in UK risks premature signal of victory
Analysis: Many scientists expect ‘exit wave’ of infections if behavioural guards drop too fast Boris Johnson’s decision to remove all plan B measures in England – and to signal the…
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Giant coronavirus vaccine plant launched in South Africa by US billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong
US biotech billionaire Patrick Soon-Shiong launched a plant that will produce a billion Covid-19 vaccine doses a year in Cape Town by 2025, which would make it the biggest such…