COVID-19 Updates
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Chicken out of stock: meat in short supply on Australian supermarket shelves and at KFC
KFC forced to reduce menu after Covid affects staff at Ingham’s, Australia’s biggest chicken supplier Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our free news app;…
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Coronavirus: Latest Shenzhen cases from same transmission chain linked to imported goods
Four more Covid-19 cases have been detected in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen, bringing the total in eight in the latest outbreak, traced to imported goods.The Shenzhen Health Commission…
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Will Covid-19 become less dangerous as it evolves?
Analysis: experts warn that viral evolution is not a one-way street and a continuing fall in virulence cannot be taken for granted Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus…
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Lords watchdog assesses complaint against Michelle Mone over PPE firm
Commissioners asked to investigate after files appear to suggest Tory peer was involved in company awarded £203m contracts Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The House of…
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Ambulance Victoria issues code red alert and NSW under ‘unprecedented’ pressure from Omicron wave
Demand for emergency healthcare soars as Covid isolation requirements sideline hundreds of paramedics Australia’s Omicron wave is placing “unprecedented” pressure on ambulance response times across the country, due to soaring…
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‘It’s a big crisis’: Covid staff shortages in Australia more disruptive now than at height of Delta
Business and unions call for free rapid antigen tests and other support from government as consumer confidence hammered Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Food producers…
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Supply and delivery issues stalling Covid vaccine rollout for children 5-11, Australian GPs say
Vaccine stocks inadequate, GPs say, while disability groups say parents are frustrated at failure to prioritise children with disability Follow our Covid live blog for the latest updates Get our…
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Mexico President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador has Covid-19 for second time
Mexico’s president announced he has come down with Covid-19 a second time, as coronavirus infections spike in Mexico and virus tests become scarce.President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador wrote that he…
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Qld Covid update: chief health officer urges immediate halt to ‘pox parties’ aimed at spreading virus
State records 20,566 new cases amid reports of people deliberately trying to spread coronavirus to increase their immunity Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Food producers…
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‘Our health services were already compromised’: Australia’s regions struggle under Omicron’s weight
Staffing shortages and lack of access to Covid testing puts rural healthcare system under pressure Sign up for the Rural Network email newsletter Join the Rural Network group on Facebook…