COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong vaccine bubble roll-out for restaurants, leisure venues and schools delayed to February 24, Carrie Lam reveals
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing.Hong Kong’s plan to bar those who have not been…
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Morrison government warned about lack of rapid antigen tests in September, AMA claims
Australian Medical Association told health department the country needed to ensure it had enough tests and a clear strategy to transition Follow our Covid live blog for the latest updates…
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Qld Covid update: ‘Hundreds of thousands’ of cases possible in January says CHO – video
Queensland’s chief health officer Dr John Gerrard says there are now 25,920 active cases in the state with 23% of tests coming back positive. ‘Even though the proportion of patients requiring intensive…
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Victoria Covid update: one in four tests coming back positive with 14,020 new cases – video
Victoria has recorded a steep increase in cases with 14,020 new positive results overnight. The state also recorded two deaths. Victoria’s Covid response commander Jeroen Weimar says one in four tests…
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Coronavirus: Australia cases stick above 37,000 per day; infections in India, Japan surge to highest in months
Australia’s Covid-19 cases touched a fresh pandemic high on Tuesday amid an Omicron surge in its two most populous states as hospitalisations in New South Wales, home to Sydney, surpassed…
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‘A shambolic mess’: the only example Australia is giving the world now is how not to manage Covid | Kerryn Phelps
We thought the government would develop a Covid strategy for post-lockdown life. Instead, they have chosen to ‘let it rip’ Where did it all go wrong? How did Australia go…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong is recording a recent surge in jabs. Is a looming vaccine passport plan causing this?
Hong Kong has marked a recent surge in bookings for Covid-19 vaccinations, seemingly sparked by a contentious vaccine passport plan which will bar those who have not received jabs from…
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When will Omicron peak in the UK and is the modelling wrong?
Analysis: gloomiest predictions may have not come to pass, but experts caution that we’re not out of the woods yet Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The…
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How long will China’s zero-Covid policy hold out as Omicron rages around the world?
China’s no-holds-barred approach should be able to keep the highly transmissible Omicron variant from exploding within its borders, but the country will still need a long-term strategy as Covid-19 looks…
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Masks in schools: several EU countries already enforce them in primaries
Analysis: Amid a backlash in England over the rule in secondaries, we look at the regulations elsewhere Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The return of a…