COVID-19 Updates
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Dystopia-core: what is the new pandemic-era punk look?
Continuing the grunge and goth revival, the look takes inspiration from sci-fi fantasies such as Dune Sick of sweatpants? A new fashion trend that swaps elasticated waistbands for harder, more…
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‘Significant decrease’ in NSW Covid cases predicted as Victoria nears peak – As it happened
Victoria close to Covid peak, Brett Sutton says; ‘significant decrease’ in Covid cases predicted in NSW over next month; reports of new eruption detected at Tonga volcano; Australia records more…
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Did Omicron arrive in China’s capital Beijing by mail from Canada?
The Omicron variant of the coronavirus could have entered the Chinese capital Beijing via contaminated mail from Canada, the city’s centre for disease control said on Monday.Pang Xinghuo, deputy director…
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How to book a holiday during the Covid pandemic
Read the small print, particularly about cancellations It is essential to check what will happen if you need to cancel transport or accommodation, whether you are booking the different elements…
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‘Christmas was awful’: on the Omicron frontline at the Royal Preston hospital
After nearly two years of pandemic, 5,000 inpatients and 1,000 deaths, the staff of one of the largest hospitals in north-west England are frustrated and exhausted Coronavirus – latest updates…
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UK planning to scrap self-isolation law as reported Covid-19 cases fall
The United Kingdom is drawing up plans under which people will not be legally bound to self-isolate after catching Covid-19, a report said.Prime Minister Boris Johnson wants to permanently revoke…
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Coronavirus: New Zealand says Omicron arrival imminent; Singaporean infected with 2 variants in 8 months
New Zealand is bracing for the arrival of Omicron, with the highly infectious Covid-19 variant expected to breach the nation’s closed border at any time.“We know that with Omicron it…
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Covid-19 Omicron variant jumps to new city in southern China after family drive
The Covid-19 Omicron variant continues to spread in China, with a cross-city infection reported in the southern province of Guangdong.Authorities in the city of Meizhou urged people to stay put…
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Workers on life in India’s post-Covid, post-Great Resignation, gig economy: ‘Like I’m working all the time’
Whether it is the work-from-home revolution or the Great Resignation, the global workforce has seen plenty of twists and turns in the more than two years since a “novel” coronavirus…
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Djokovic case exposes ‘dysfunctional and dangerous’ Australian visa rules, experts say
Migration law experts say tennis No 1’s visa cancellation sets a precedent that could see more deportations on political grounds Novak Djokovic deported for trying to breach Australia’s border rules,…