COVID-19 Updates
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Australia welcomes South Korean president with confirmation of border reopening
Scott Morrison is opening the door to South Korean and Japanese travellers from Wednesday and has spoken of closer defence ties with the signing of a $1bn defence contract Australia’s…
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Coronavirus: South Korea to use facial recognition tech to track cases
South Korea will soon roll out a pilot project to use artificial intelligence, facial recognition and thousands of CCTV cameras to track the movement of people infected with the coronavirus,…
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Australia Covid update: Omicron variant spreading rapidly as NSW and Victoria cases grow
Super-spreader events in NSW and reinfections in Victoria have health authorities worried Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our free news app; get our morning…
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Experts warn Papua New Guinea is potential breeding ground for new Covid variants
PNG, where less than 5% of the adult population is vaccinated, is creating opportunities for the virus to spread and mutate, epidemiologists say Coronavirus – latest updates See all our…
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Covid news: Boris Johnson unveils booster plan; South African president tests positive – as it happened
Latest updates: UK prime minister gives televised address; Cyril Ramaphosa being monitored by doctors Boris Johnson pictured hosting No 10 Christmas quiz last year Vaccinated contacts of people with Covid…
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One in three UK small firms plan major staff cuts, survey reveals
Firms battling pandemic debts consider making 45% of workers redundant after end of furlough scheme, with price rises also likely A third of UK small businesses are planning to make…
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Qld border reopening: thousands of stranded travellers make way to sunshine state
Scenes of joy and heartache with up to 50,000 vehicles expected to arrive from NSW early on Monday Thousands of Queenslanders will be finally enjoying dinner in their own homes…
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New Zealand authorities investigate claims man received 10 Covid vaccinations in one day
The man is reported to have visited several different immunisation clinics and was paid by others to get the doses Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage New…
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Mexico’s Guadalupe pilgrimage draws huge crowd after one-year absence
A throng of Catholic pilgrims estimated at more than 1.5 million people gathered at a basilica in Mexico City on Sunday for the annual Virgin of Guadalupe gathering after the…
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‘Not knowing is worse’: tornado survivor at candle factory awaits news of missing boyfriend
Autumn Kirks took shelter and glanced away from her boyfriend, who was 10ft away, and when she looked back he was gone Workers on the night shift at the candle…