COVID-19 Updates
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Wish we weren’t here: why Beijingers are braving a holiday getaway over the Lunar New Year
Company executive Yang Jie, 36, is leaving Beijing for Sanya on the southern Chinese resort island of Hainan on Friday.Yang is undeterred by the rigorous Covid-19 checks required by various…
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‘IVF is not a choice’: Victoria’s elective surgery restrictions cause heartache for patients
Victorian IVF providers warn of the ‘devastating effect’ this delay will have on patients who can’t afford to wait for treatment Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest…
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Papua New Guinea reports first Omicron cases, amid fears over low vaccination rate
Authorities have called for calm while announcing the first case of the virulent strain of Covid-19 Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Local authorities in Papua New…
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Coronavirus: India’s new cases hit eight-month high, full impact weeks away; Japan widens curbs to nearly half the population
India reported new coronavirus infections at an eight-month high on Wednesday and a government scientist warned it will take weeks before data on hospitalisations and deaths will show how severe…
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New Zealand closes borders to new arrivals over ‘unprecedented’ Omicron risk
Citizens blocked from returning home after minister Chris Hipkins halts release of space in quarantine rooms, saying facilities are under ‘extreme pressure’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus…
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Hong Kong travel restrictions push 53 per cent of American Chamber of Commerce members to consider leaving on personal grounds, survey finds
Covid-19 restrictions have pushed over half of the members of an influential American business group to consider leaving Hong Kong on personal grounds, with about one-third being forced to delay…
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Coronavirus Australia: Djokovic saga a sideshow next to dismal public health policy failures
“I just read that Australians are calling that idiot Novax Djocovid,” read the WhatsApp message from my friend. Yes, indeed they were. Watching the international news coverage of the Djokovic…
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US faces wave of Omicron deaths in coming weeks, coronavirus modelling shows
The fast-moving Omicron variant may cause less severe disease on average, but Covid-19 deaths in the US are climbing and modellers forecast 50,000 to 300,000 more Americans could die by…
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‘I put my arms around her’: doctor’s story captures anger at No 10 parties
Prit Buttar, who tweeted about comforting grieving woman, says he wanted to show difference in experience between ordinary people and Downing Street When Dr Prit Buttar, a retired GP, decided…
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Trust is key to the Omicron response. Australia can still get back on track | Kathryn Henne, Kathleen H Pine, Aleks Deejay and Franz Carneiro Alphonso
Supply chain problems and lack of tests have damaged confidence in government policies but responsiveness can go a long way The Omicron surge marks a new phase of the pandemic.…