COVID-19 Updates
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‘Best thing ever,’ says UK woman who received world’s first Covid-19 vaccine shot
The first person in the world to be given a fully-tested coronavirus vaccine, Briton Margaret Keenan, urged people on Wednesday to get vaccinated, one year on from her shot.Keenan, 91,…
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Will a work trip to Poland mean I have to isolate for 90 days?
I had the virus a month ago and can’t find guidance on what I should do I have to travel to Poland for work in a fortnight. New travel rules…
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UK PM Boris Johnson under fire for leaked video of staff joking about lockdown Christmas party
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was under fire Wednesday after a video emerged of his senior aides joking about holding a Christmas party at Downing Street last year when social…
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Covid live news: South Korea surge sparks hospital alarm; ‘stealth’ Omicron variant found
South Korea daily cases top 7,000 for first time; ‘stealth’ version of Omicron ‘cannot be detected by routine tests’; Boris Johnson staff filmed joking about No 10 party WHO Europe:…
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Despite Omicron, Bill Gates predicts ‘acute phase’ of Covid-19 pandemic will end in 2022
To Bill Gates, 2021 did not bring as much improvement to the pandemic as he had hoped.With more Covid-19 deaths this year than in 2020, the Delta variant and challenges…
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Australia news live update: Victoria and Qld record first cases of Omicron Covid variant; TGA provisionally approves Moderna booster shot
TGA provisionally approves Moderna booster shots for over-18s; two cases of Omicron variant detected in Queensland and one in Victoria; George Christensen should go ‘quietly’ into retirement, Scott Morrison says;…
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Tennis Australia denies seeking loopholes for unvaccinated players amid Novak Djokovic row
Australian Open organisers say ‘all players, participants and staff’ must be vaccinated after Djokovic, who has not revealed his vaccination status, named for Serbia in ATP cup Tennis Australia has…
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Coronavirus: South Korea’s new cases top 7,000 for first time as restrictions eased
South Korea’s new daily Covid-19 cases rose above 7,000 for the first time, Prime Minister Kim Boo-kyum said on Wednesday, putting hospital capacity under strain as deaths and severe cases…
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South Korea hospitals under intense pressure amid record 7,175 Covid cases in a day
Rise in infections attributed to young people who have yet to be fully vaccinated and older citizens who have not received boosters Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus…
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‘More cautious’ China shifts Africa approach from debt to vaccine diplomacy
Analysis: After two decades of major financial aid, Beijing is rethinking its strategy on continent amid Covid crisis and fierce competition for power, analysts say Coronavirus – latest updates See…