COVID-19 Updates
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Australia news live update: Daniel Andrews ‘won’t be deterred’ by Victoria protests; NT records six new Covid cases; flood warnings for NSW
Victorian premier calls protesters on steps of parliament a ‘small, angry mob’; baby girl among six new Covid cases in Northern Territory; Dominic Perrottet delays call on extending NSW’s emergency…
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Victoria premier Dan Andrews accuses MPs of ‘currying favour’ with ‘ugly extremists’ – video
Victoria’s premier Daniel Andrews has accused some politicians of ‘currying favour’ with ‘ugly extremists’ who have been protesting on the state parliament steps. ‘Politics is often about what you stand…
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Auckland Covid travel restrictions to be lifted in December, says Jacinda Ardern
After months of lockdown, people in New Zealand’s biggest city can travel again for summer thanks to rising vaccination rates Aucklanders will be allowed to leave the city this summer…
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Fauci: US can get Covid under control by next year with more jabs
Top infectious disease official said if more Americans get vaccines and booster shots, the disease could be downgraded to endemic status Anthony Fauci, the top infectious diseases public official in…
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Coronavirus: Philippines cases hit 11-month low; South Korea outbreak worsens
The Philippines reported an 11-month daily low in Covid-19 cases on Tuesday, even as authorities scrapped the mandatory use of face shields.The Department of Health said only 849 new Covid-19…
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Pfizer strikes deal to allow generic versions of its Covid pill for world’s poor
Under the licensing agreement, Pfizer will not receive royalties from the manufacturers, making the treatment cheaper See all our coronavirus coverage US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has announced a deal to…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong Disneyland closes for day after Sunday guest tests positive for Covid-19, compulsory screening notice issued
Hong Kong Disneyland was closed on Wednesday following the issuance of a compulsory Covid-19 testing order after a guest who visited on Sunday tested positive for the virus.Anyone at the…
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How the world is getting tough on unvaccinated people: Singapore gives them the bill, New Zealand says ‘no jab, no job’ and the US says ‘please’
It has been nearly a year since the first jabs against Covid-19 were carried out in Europe, yet in much of the continent infections and deaths are on the rise.The…
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Coronavirus live: Germany set to tighten rules for unvaccinated; Ireland brings in midnight curfew
Germany set to follow Austria in effort to fight fourth wave; Irish restrictions include advice to work from home to fight rising hospitalisations Covid now a pandemic of poor nations,…
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China to allow vaccine-mixing for Covid-19 booster shots
China will allow the mixing of Covid-19 vaccines for its booster shots drive, with an “an optimal immunisation combination” to be introduced very soon, a senior health official said.The new…