COVID-19 Updates
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Now that science has defanged Covid, it’s time to get on with our lives | Devi Sridhar
As with any other ineradicable disease, prevention and treatment can be integrated into society Delaying and preventing infection as much as possible through this pandemic was a worthwhile strategy. In…
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Coronavirus: Boris Johnson calls an end to most restrictions in England; Germany tops 100,000 cases daily
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Wednesday said most restrictions deployed to fight the latest wave of the Covid pandemic in England would be lifted from next week.People will no…
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‘The opposite of planning’: how Australia put the economy before health of the nation | Peter Hannam
When governments ditched Covid health advice, people might have assumed there were carefully honed policies to handle the surge in cases. That is not what is being revealed Get our…
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Endemic Covid-19 would not mean end of danger, warns WHO
The World Health Organization on Tuesday warned against the notion that the Covid-19 pandemic becoming endemic would mean the disease was no longer dangerous.“People talk about pandemic versus endemic,” the…
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China’s 150 million online shoppers, overseas suppliers fear coronavirus mail contamination threat
Fear and confusion is spreading among Chinese consumers and overseas suppliers that China’s restrictions on international mail aimed at halting the spread of the coronavirus will have a prolonged negative…
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Coronavirus: Beijing records 5 new infections as Winter Games loom
Beijing health authorities reported five new locally acquired Covid-19 cases on Wednesday, as the city prepares to host the Winter Olympics in just over two weeks.The new infections, identified as…
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Hong Kong’s Cathay Pacific to face further legal action if there is ‘sufficient evidence’ it exploited quarantine exemption rules
The Hong Kong government has threatened to take further legal action against Cathay Pacific and its staff if sufficient evidence arose in its current investigation into whether the airline abused…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong hamster cull starts, with owners dropping off their pets at government facility in Sha Tin
Hong Kong hamsters owners have begun heeding the government’s call to surrender their pets for a massive cull sparked by suspicions of a possible animal-to-human transmission of Covid-19.The announcement of…
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Covid news live: England expected to ease Omicron restrictions; Germany reports record rise of 112,323 new cases
British PM set to relax Plan B Covid measures, ending the use of vaccine certificates and work-from-home guidance; Germany reports a daily rise of more than 100,000 new Covid cases…
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NSW, Victoria, SA and ACT cut Covid vaccine booster interval as Sydney nurses protest conditions
Doctor describes ‘very dire’ situation with non-ICU trained nurses working in ICU wards, patients not being fed or showered Follow our Covid live blog for the latest updates Vaccine rollout…