COVID-19 Updates
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NSW warned to expect spike in Covid deaths as hospitalisations rise
State records 29,504 coronavirus cases and 17 deaths as new figures show unvaccinated are 13 times more likely to be admitted to ICU Follow our Australia news live blog for…
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‘Outrageous’: retailers referred to AFP for price gouging rapid antigen tests
ACCC takes action on price markups after reports of retailers charging more than $30 for a single Covid-testing kit Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Download…
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Novak Djokovic deported for breach of Australia’s border rules, PM says, at odds with government’s legal case
‘It’s as simple as that,’ Scott Morrison says, despite immigration minister not disputing tennis star’s belief he had valid vaccination exemption Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest…
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NSW Covid-19 update: Hazzard urges people to ‘give a damn about someone other than yourself’ – video
NSW health minister Brad Hazzard has taken aim at the unvaccinated. ‘Can I just say to those people who have chosen not to get vaccinated, it’s time to give a damn about…
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White people discriminated against for Covid-19 vaccines, Donald Trump claims
Donald Trump falsely declared in a weekend rally that US public health authorities are denying the Covid-19 vaccine to white people because of their race.The former president seeded racial resentments…
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Working from home with your kids studying online? How to reduce stress and stay sane with a healthy routine
When the Hong Kong government announced the suspension of face-to-face classes in kindergartens and primary schools until the end of the Lunar New Year holiday, a collective moan reverberated around…
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Hong Kong children’s well-being and Covid-19 fifth wave need focus rather than politics
There has been quite a lot of talk on the political circuit about the next chief executive. It is quite natural, of course, since there are only less than three…
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‘Like a lockdown’: in 2022, Australians are still feeling the fear and anxiety of Covid
Most of the population is vaccinated and harsh restrictions have ended. But for the 40 people Guardian Australia spoke to, it doesn’t feel like it’s over Follow our Covid live…
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‘Praying it won’t happen’: how Omicron could cut off Australia’s rural towns from essential services
An outbreak in a small regional community could leave locals unable to access pharmaceutical and banking services Sign up for the Rural Network email newsletter Join the Rural Network group…
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Coronavirus: UK lawmaker says ‘worst of Omicron’ could soon be over
The “signs are encouraging” for lifting Covid-19 restrictions in England at the end of the month, a British Cabinet minister has said.Conservative Party chairman Oliver Dowden made the comment as…