COVID-19 Updates
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Chinese border city taking no chances as it shuts down over one mild Covid-19 case
More than 210,000 residents were ordered to stay at home in a southern Chinese city bordering Vietnam after one local Covid-19 case was recorded there, as China guarded against the…
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Covid news live: European countries reimpose restrictions, AstraZeneca to produce Omicron-targeted vaccine
Germany, Portugal, Sweden and Finland are set to reintroduce curbs; AstraZeneca is working with Oxford University on an updated version of their vaccine WHO’s Europe chief says ‘another storm coming’…
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Australia Covid live news update: WA to close to NT and Tasmania; PM says masks ‘highly recommended’; NSW records 3,763 new cases
WA to close to NT and Tasmania from Boxing Day and mandate booster shots for some workers; PM speaks after ‘positive’ emergency national cabinet meeting; SA reports record 198 Covid…
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‘Quiet anger’ as Hong Kong civil servant union pushes back on ‘vaccine bubble’, stricter Covid-19 testing regime for unvaccinated workers
Hong Kong civil servants who have yet to be vaccinated should be tested for Covid-19 every five days rather than three, a major public employee union has said, predicting staffing…
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Covid hospitalisation rates: how is Australia’s health system coping with the spread of Omicron?
We bring together data from across states and territories to track case numbers and how many are ending up in hospital Follow our Covid live blog for the latest updates…
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Suspected Covid outbreaks in UK hospitals double in a week
Exclusive: official figures show 66 acute respiratory infection incidents in hospitals in week to 16 December Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Suspected Covid outbreaks in hospitals…
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Covid cases rise across Asia as South Korea sees record numbers of seriously ill, Thailand restarts quarantine
Japanese PM scuppers hopes of end to strict border controls, as the Philippines shortens booster wait to three months Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage South Korea…
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WA Covid update: Western Australia closes borders and mandates vaccine boosters – video
Western Australia has become the first state or territory to introduce mandatory Covid-19 booster shots for certain sectors of its population. Over one million WA workers will be required to…
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Coronavirus: Singapore halts vaccinated travel lane ticket sales to buy time against Omicron
Singapore will freeze ticket sales for flights and bus trips under its vaccinated travel lanes for entry from December 23 to January 20 as it tries to stem the importation…
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‘Heartbroken’ travellers locked out of Queensland for Christmas due to Covid testing delays
Many forced to cancel family reunions and holidays amid requirement to return a negative test 72 hours before arrival Follow the Australia news live blog for the latest updates Which…