COVID-19 Updates
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Australia live news updates: Omicron Covid cases climb amid western Sydney cluster; nine deaths in Victoria; Qld to quarantine Adelaide travellers
South Australia premier Steven Marshall announces rule changes for interstate arrivals as ACT records first case of Omicron variant in person who has not travelled overseas Australia and Omicron: how…
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Coronavirus: Sydney Omicron cluster grows; cases and deaths shoot up in South Korea
The Omicron coronavirus variant spread in Australia on Saturday, testing plans to reopen the economy as a cluster in Sydney grew to 13 cases and an infection was suspected in…
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Omicron Covid-19 variant likely picked up a piece of common cold virus, US study finds
The Omicron variant of the virus that causes Covid-19 likely acquired at least one of its mutations by picking up a snippet of genetic material from another virus – possibly…
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‘Life was hard, it’s now harder’: profiles of struggle in Hong Kong as inflation bites
In this final instalment of a three-part series, Denise Tsang and Fiona Sun talk to Hongkongers from all walks of life – from business owners to those on the lowest…
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Brazil President Jair Bolsonaro investigated for linking Covid-19 vaccines to Aids
A Brazilian Supreme Court justice ordered on Friday that a probe be opened into President Jair Bolsonaro for having said during a live broadcast on multiple social media platforms in…
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Covid: Biden says to beat Omicron variant ‘we have to shut it down worldwide’ – as it happened
Funding bill to avoid US shutdown wins Senate support US adds 210,000 jobs in November ahead of Omicron variant Sign up to receive First Thing – our daily briefing by…
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Coronavirus: WHO says no Omicron deaths yet as variant detected in 38 countries
The Omicron coronavirus variant has been detected in 38 countries but no deaths have yet been reported, the WHO said on Friday, as authorities worldwide rushed to stem the heavily…
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Labour MPs report Boris Johnson to police over 2020 Christmas parties
Met asked to investigate reports of alleged breaches of Covid lockdown rules at No 10 Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The prime minister has been reported…
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Act now against Omicron to stop new Covid wave, UK ministers warned
Government privately being urged by advisers to tell people to work from home as UK cases of variant hit 134 UK ministers have been warned they cannot wait for new…
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More than half Omicron cases in England are in the double jabbed
Findings revealed by health officials amid sharp rise in detection of new variant across the UK Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage More than half of those…