COVID-19 Updates
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Lockdown party inquiry could expand to cover No 10 garden event
Cabinet Office can investigate ‘credible allegations’ on other gatherings, but PM says photo of staff shows work meeting Bereaved families have accused Boris Johnson of showing “flagrant disregard” for the…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong Jockey Club, telecoms firms team to give 20,000 elderly residents smartphones for using ‘Leave Home Safe’ app
About 20,000 underprivileged, elderly Hongkongers will soon be given smartphones and a year-long data plan so they can begin using the government’s mandatory coronavirus risk-exposure app.Confirming an earlier Post report,…
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Joe Biden’s problems pile up, but he has a new puppy
A defiant rejection of his massive social spending bill by a single US senator – a fellow Democrat – and a surge in Covid-19 cases are imperilling Joe Biden less…
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Covid update: Victoria flags reintroducing ‘common-sense’ masks after ACT mandates them indoors
NSW continues to resist calls for some restrictions to be brought back as peak doctors’ body says doing so ‘is a no-brainer’ Download the free Guardian app; get our morning…
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Covid will not be our last global health crisis – we need a long-term plan | Jeff Sparrow
It’s nearly inevitable that we will face another pandemic. If we don’t plan to counter it, tomorrow will be like today, except much, much worse For decades, scientists warned that…
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Living with zero Covid in China: 2 years on with no end in sight
This is the second of a three-part series to mark the second anniversary of Covid-19. Here, Zhuang Pinghui looks at how people’s lives have changed in China due to the…
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New Zealand delays border reopening in bid to strengthen defences against Omicron
Border had been set to reopen to visitors and visa holders coming from Australia from 17 January New Zealand has announced a suite of measures to strengthen its defence against…
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Penny’s Bay diary: evergreen survival tips, questions from readers and some of the serious issues around being cooped up in quarantine
South China Morning Post managing editor Brian Rhoads recently flew home to the United States to attend a memorial service for his late father. After he had already left, the…
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Donald Trump reveals he got a Covid-19 booster, crowd boos him
Former US president Donald Trump revealed he received a booster shot of the Covid-19 vaccine, drawing boos from a crowd in Dallas.Trump made the disclosure Sunday night during the final…
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Omicron now dominant in US as WHO sounds global warning
The fast-spreading Omicron variant is now the dominant strain of Covid-19 in the United States, health authorities reported Monday, as the WHO called for greater efforts to ensure the pandemic…