COVID-19 Updates
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World Bank sees sharp slowdown for global economy, cutting forecasts for US and China
The World Bank on Tuesday cut its forecasts for economic growth in the United States, the Euro area and China and warned that high debt levels, rising income inequality and…
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Anti-vaxxers are touting another new Covid ‘cure’ – drinking urine. But they are not the only obstacles to ending the pandemic | Arwa Mahdawi
Those spreading misinformation are doing real damage. But big pharma and rich countries need to stop hoarding vaccines I am starting to think that common sense really is not that…
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As the election draws closer, Scott Morrison is caught in a Covid dilemma of his own making | Richard Denniss
If he doesn’t provide support soon the economy will spiral, but if he does he must admit the cost of living with the virus There’s a simple reason Scott Morrison…
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Chinese province takes on twin coronavirus fronts of Omicron and Delta
Henan in central China has become the first province in the country to officially combat Omicron and Delta coronavirus variants at the same time, after the city of Anyang confirmed…
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Omicron: new HK$4 billion relief package for Hong Kong businesses falls far short of what is needed, industry figures say
The government’s HK$4 billion (US$513 million) in pandemic relief for businesses hit by the latest tightening of Covid-19 preventive measures is far less than what is needed, Hong Kong’s unions…
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Who’s really leading Britain – Boris Johnson or the crazy-face emoji? | Marina Hyde
Seemingly, no one at a potential 100-person boozy lockdown gathering was able to predict it would upset the general public As a lot of people in Boris Johnson’s life have…
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Covid news live: Tory anger at latest No 10 lockdown party claim; China puts city of 5 million in lockdown
Leaked email shows Boris Johnson aide invited staff to ‘BYOB’ party; China locks down city of Anyang, bringing total under stay-at-home orders to 20m Will Covid-19 become less dangerous as…
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GPs warn over children’s vaccine rollout ‘failings’; 3,500 cases in hospital nationwide – as it happened
‘Serious failings’ in children’s vaccine rollout, GPs warn; 2,186 Covid cases in NSW hospitals, 816 in Victoria, 502 in Qld and 211 in SA; NSW reports 25,870 new Covid cases…
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Omicron: Tianjin casts wide net to track new transmission routes in outbreak
Genome sequencing has shown that an ongoing Omicron coronavirus outbreak in Tianjin has a different source to earlier imported cases, according to a senior official at the city’s centre for…
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Millions more Chinese people ordered into lockdown to fight Covid outbreaks
Omicron cases prompt tough measures in Anyang, a city of five million, as concerns grows ahead of Winter Olympics See all our coronavirus coverage Millions more people in China have…