COVID-19 Updates
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‘Covid antidote’: US anti-vaxxer tells supporters to drink own urine
As the pandemic has evolved and vaccinations have become politicised, the door has opened for some questionable alternatives to treat Covid-19.Urine therapy – where advocates encourage people to drink their…
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Pandemic caused condom sales to fall, says Malaysia-based contraceptive giant Karex
Condom sales declined precipitously during the pandemic, according to the world’s largest manufacturer of the contraceptive, based in Malaysia, which saw sales falling as much as 40 per cent in…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong cut quarantine for Covid-19 close contacts from 21 days to 14, so why not for travellers too?
A decision by Hong Kong authorities to cut their lengthiest quarantine period for close contacts of Covid-19 patients from 21 days to 14 has brought closer scrutiny to the city’s…
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Victoria Covid-19 update: state to recruit 1,000 vaccinators from students, retired nurses – video
Acting premier James Merlino has said in response to ‘extreme demand’ on the health system, Victoria is seeking to recruit some 1,000 people with appropriate knowledge and experience to come on board…
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Coronavirus: how Omicron is spreading in Hong Kong wave triggered by Cathay Pacific aircrew and a relative linked to 32 other confirmed infections
The biggest spreader of Covid-19 so far in Hong Kong’s growing Omicron outbreak is an unvaccinated woman who directly infected eight people and triggered fifth-generation transmission in less than two…
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Virtual foreign exchange allowing students to ‘study abroad’ without leaving home will outlast Covid-19
Knowledge has no boundaries. This is especially true in a global society, with more and more students crossing borders to access overseas education. Going abroad to study or on exchange…
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Joe Biden says US on right track in coronavirus fight even as new cases hit record 1.35 million
US President Joe Biden and top health officials on Tuesday defended the administration’s response to the unrelenting pandemic as daily US Covid-19 cases reached a new high, largely fuelled by…
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Robots are helping us fight Covid-19, but can we learn to love them?
Back in April 2020, during the first coronavirus outbreak in Hong Kong, disinfection robots developed in the city were deployed at the airport to help fight Covid-19. Today, as we…
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The Guardian view on Boris Johnson and the Downing Street parties: a price must be paid | Editorial
Evidence of another No 10 garden party during lockdown has placed the prime minister’s future on the line “Is this for real?” responded one Downing Street staff member to a…
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Updated coronavirus vaccines, not repeated boosters, needed for Omicron, WHO experts say
WHO experts warned on Tuesday that repeating booster doses of the original Covid-19 vaccines is not a viable strategy against emerging variants like Omicron and called for new jabs that…