COVID-19 Updates
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Australia Covid live news update: federal court to hear Novak Djokovic challenge to visa cancellation; more than 72,000 new cases nationwide
Karen Andrews, home affairs minister, did give a hint of how things might play out. AAP reports that, before Novak Djokovic’s arrival, she said that while the Victorian government and…
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Covid live news: Pfizer expects clinical data for under-5s in April; Italy to mandate vaccines for over 50s
Pfizer says vaccine trial data for under-5s will include results from booster shots; Italy tightens vaccination rules as it reports record rise in cases Novak Djokovic challenges Australian visa cancellation…
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Serbian president decries Novak Djokovic ‘harassment’ amid reaction to visa cancellation
Aleksandar Vučić says ‘whole of Serbia’ is backing tennis player as row rages over Australia’s handling of Covid vaccine exemption saga Australia sparks diplomatic row with Djokovic visa cancellation Lost…
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Staff shortages batter Australian economy as Covid surge leaves half of some companies’ employees unable to work
Trucking and meat industry among hardest hit amid fears some supermarkets may be forced to shut, while calls for free rapid antigen tests at work intensify Follow our Australia Covid…
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China fires hospital officials after pregnant woman loses baby due to Covid lockdown rules
The woman was allegedly denied entry to a hospital in the city of Xi’an because her negative Covid test was four hours too old Coronavirus – latest updates See all…
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What’s known about ‘IHU’, new Covid-19 variant discovered in France
As the highly transmissible Omicron variant replaces Delta as the dominant strain of the coronavirus, another new variant has sparked some interest but current data indicates it’s not a cause…
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Xian hospital staff punished after pregnant woman is refused entry over invalid Covid-19 test and loses baby
The Chinese city of Xian has sacked or suspended several staff at a hospital where an eight-months-pregnant woman lost her baby after being refused admission because her Covid-19 test result…
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Omicron Hong Kong: dance, restaurant clusters grow as officials rush to fend off Covid-19 fifth wave
An emerging coronavirus cluster in Hong Kong originating from a dance group expanded on Thursday with two more people testing preliminary-positive, as authorities rushed to contain the spread of Omicron.The…
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Victoria Covid update: state to mandate reporting of positive rapid test results – video
It will now be mandatory to report positive rapid antigen test results to the health department by phone or using an online form. A positive home test will carry the…