COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: Singapore jumps in Covid resilience ranking; deadliest day in South Korea
Singapore jumped 19 spots to No. 18 in Bloomberg’s Covid Resilience Ranking in December as it moved past the most harrowing stage of its transition to living with the virus,…
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Australians are at risk as too many of our leaders abdicate responsibility for Covid to pander to their political base | Malcolm Farr
The notion that no government is good government is a debate topic, not a response to a crisis – and it is easily converted into camouflage for incompetence The epidemic…
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Victoria Covid update: indoor mask mandates to return as 2,005 new cases recorded – video
Victoria’s acting premier James Merlino has announced the return of indoor mask mandates. Face masks will be required in all indoor settings, except private homes, for persons aged eight and over. Masks…
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‘Nothing’s been good enough’: Biden addresses US Covid testing shortage before holidays
President tells ABC that country is in better position than last Christmas but is struggling with testing Pressed about US testing shortages amid the omicron surge, Biden conceded in an…
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How much of the Omicron variant is there in Australia, and is it dominant?
As the data comes in, experts are confident the new variant will soon be dominant – if it isn’t already Hospitalisation rates: how is Australia’s health system coping? Follow our…
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Covid three times more frequent among young children in England, study finds
Research shows estimated 4.47% of five- to 11-year-old children infected in contrast with 1.41% of overall population Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Covid infections among five-…
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NSW backflips on QR codes and considers mailing free rapid tests as Covid cases surge
Premier Dominic Perrottet continues to resist calls to reintroduce indoor mask mandate as state records 5,715 coronavirus cases Follow our Covid live blog for the latest updates Vaccine rollout and…
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Risk of hospital stay 40% lower with Omicron than Delta, UK data suggests
Researchers find those who test positive with new Covid variant up to 25% less likely to attend hospital at all Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The…
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Coronavirus: early studies show Omicron ‘less severe’, offering hope ahead of second pandemic Christmas
South African data offered a glimmer of hope on Wednesday about the severity of the Omicron coronavirus variant, but World Health Organization officials cautioned that it was too soon to…
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Police watchdog dismisses complaint against No 10 officers over alleged party
IOPC was asked to investigate failure to enforce Covid rules after reports of lockdown gathering a year ago Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The police watchdog…