COVID-19 Updates
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As Omicron upends Covid-19 vaccine targets, what will the future look like?
This is the first of a two-part series on the impact of the Omicron variant on vaccine roll-outs around the world. Here, Josephine Ma looks at some of the factors…
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Coronavirus outbreak hits Belgian research station in Antarctica
Two thirds of the 25 workers at a scientific outpost in Antarctica have contracted Covid-19, the BBC reported. The cases are so far mild, and the infected have opted not…
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Rapid antigen Covid test supplies to remain ‘bumpy’ over next two weeks
Price rises coming from distributors and manufacturers who are ‘even chartering jets’ to bring in tests, pharmacy guild head says Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates…
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‘All of us are going to be exposed’ to Omicron, Queensland chief health officer warns
State reports 4,249 new Covid cases as concerns mount about rising infections in remote Indigenous communities Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Follow our Australia news…
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British DJ escapes prosecution after sparking New Zealand’s first Omicron scare
Robert Etheridge, aka DJ Dimension, apologises for ‘my misunderstandings’ in breaking isolation rules and visiting Auckland venues before testing Covid-positive Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A…
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Coronavirus: Australian PM Morrison upbeat despite surging cases; South Korea sees first Omicron deaths
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Monday said his country’s health system can cope with the new wave of coronavirus infections as Victoria state reported a record number of cases…
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Israel to offer fourth jab to over 60s and medical staff; France adds unvaccinated US travellers to ‘red list’ – as it happened
Israel’s PM made announcement in response to Omicron surge; Americans travelling to France without vaccination must isolate for 10 days Fauci agrees hospitalization rate a better guide to Omicron than…
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US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin tests positive for Covid-19
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin tested positive for Covid-19 on Sunday with mild symptoms, but would retain all authorities as he quarantined at home for the next five days.News of…
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Twitter permanently suspends Marjorie Taylor Greene’s personal account
Georgia Republican’s Covid misinformation violation prompts move, after being issued a ‘fourth strike’ in August The personal Twitter account of the Georgia Republican congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene has been permanently…
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England brings classroom masks in for older pupils; Israel’s Omicron surge ‘may lead to herd immunity’
Children in secondary schools in England will be told to wear face coverings when they return after the Christmas holiday to tackle a surge in cases of the Omicron variant…