COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: imported cases in Hong Kong mostly detected within first 14 days of quarantine, but 21-day rule ‘still needed to guard against outbreak’
Nearly all imported Covid-19 cases in Hong Kong were detected in the first 14 days of quarantine, health authorities have revealed, but experts insist that the 21-day isolation period for…
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Party chief in Inner Mongolia sacked over ‘insufficient’ Covid-19 response
The party secretary for Inner Mongolia’s Ejina banner – a tourist destination in northern China that is grappling with a Covid-19 outbreak – has been removed from his post for…
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Safety and effectiveness of China’s Covid-19 vaccines ‘widely recognised’
China has defended the effectiveness of its Covid-19 vaccines, distributed mostly in less wealthy countries, saying they have made a positive contribution to building a protective barrier against the pandemic.Zhou…
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Singapore allows Australia and Switzerland travellers to enter without quarantine in another reopening step
Singapore borders will in two weeks reopen to vaccinated travellers from Australia and Switzerland, who will not have to undergo quarantine, authorities said on Tuesday.The new arrangement is on top…
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Coronavirus: Singapore running low on ICU beds; Indonesia braces for holiday surge
The number of seriously ill Covid-19 patients in Singapore has risen to such an extent that there are only 60 empty beds left in intensive care units.The overall ICU utilisation…
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Covid-19 lessons not being learned, says global body that predicted pandemic
In September 2019, three months before the world first learned of a new virus that would spark a global pandemic, a health watchdog released a report painting a dire picture…
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Children to be exempt from US Covid-19 travel rules
Children under 18 and people from dozens of countries with a shortage of vaccines will be exempt from new rules that will require most travellers to the United States be…
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Australia news live update: Morrison to unveil details of 2050 net zero plan; Victoria records 1,510 Covid cases, NSW 282
Victoria confirms four Covid deaths overnight, NSW one death; prime minister expected to reveal how Australia will meet climate commitment after cabinet formally adopted target – follow all the day’s…
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Coronavirus live: European Medical Agency approves Moderna booster; UK records 36,567 new cases
The EU’s medical body has approved booster doses of Moderna’s Covid vaccine for all adults; UK also reports 38 further Covid-related deaths China to vaccinate children as young as three…