COVID-19 Updates
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Seven doctors contract Covid after attending Florida anti-vaccine summit
Doctors tested positive or developed symptoms ‘within days’ of conference at which alternative treatments were discussed Seven anti-vaccine doctors fell sick after gathering earlier this month for a Florida “summit”…
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Ryanair boss says fears of new European lockdowns are deterring bookings
Covid surge in Europe before Christmas also delaying passengers’ early summer 2022 plans, says Michael O’Leary European airlines face a slump in Christmas and early summer travel as the spectre…
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Coronavirus: Finally, Hong Kong hits the 70 per cent vaccination mark. But does it matter now and should it be aiming for 90 or even 100?
Hong Kong should aim for a vaccination rate of at least 90 per cent against the coronavirus, health experts have said, after the city took almost nine months to hit…
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Singapore health minister Ong Ye Kung to visit Hong Kong for global conference
Singapore’s health minister Ong Ye Kung will be in Hong Kong on Wednesday for a conference on global health, the first time “zero-Covid” Hong Kong has hosted a minister from…
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Antivirals shared are a problem eased in the fight against Covid-19
As the world struggles to find a way to live with Covid-19, the preliminary results of two antiviral drugs offer some hope.Molnupiravir, a drug developed by Merck and Ridgeback Biotherapeutics,…
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Coronavirus: all patrons at Hong Kong restaurants, bathhouses, entertainment venues must use ‘Leave Home Safe’ app from December 9
All patrons of restaurants, bathhouses and entertainment venues in Hong Kong will be required to use the government’s Covid-19 contact-tracing app from December 9, as part of a bid by…
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Getting jabs to the unvaccinated has never been more critical | Andrew Pollard and Brian Angus
With vaccinated people receiving their boosters, the horrors of Covid are now restricted to those who won’t or can’t have a jab Covid patients in ICUs now almost all unvaccinated,…
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My pandemic puppy is ruining my hot vax summer | A single Melbourne woman
Every date I bring home must first be accosted by the little bronze pooch who has no respect for personal space or dignity I did not indulge in many lockdown…
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Sniffer dogs can detect coronavirus from 15 other pathogens, Germany study says
Sniffer dogs are able to distinguish the Sars-CoV-2 coronavirus from 15 other viral respiratory pathogens with high accuracy, according to a new study.Research from an international team of researchers led…
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Australia news live update: Jacqui Lambie says Scott Morrison is worst PM ‘on record’; Penny Wong outlines Labor foreign policy
Anthony Albanese was also asked about the text Scott Morrison sent him in 2019, ahead of his Hawaiian holiday during the 2019 bushfires. For those who need a refresher, Labor,…