COVID-19 Updates
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‘It may be our last chance’: new Sago science group is WHO’s push to find the origins of Covid-19
A new group of 26 scientists to drive further research into the coronavirus origins may be “our last chance” to understand where the virus came from, a World Health Organization…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong domestic helper tests positive 5 days after completing quarantine
A foreign domestic helper who tested positive for the coronavirus five days after completing quarantine in Hong Kong has been confirmed as infected, triggering compulsory screening orders on places she…
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Cancer survivor, 21, back to running and hiking, and into yoga, as she celebrates beating lymphoma and plans how to help others overcome the disease
Audrey Kwan was an active 20-year-old studying hotel management at the Chinese University of Hong Kong when, in June 2020, she noticed something odd on her neck.“The mark was about…
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Coronavirus: Melbourne to exit lockdown despite record cases; Bali reopens to foreign tourists
Melbourne will exit months of Covid-19 lockdown next week helped by a faster-than-expected vaccine uptake, Victoria state Premier Daniel Andrews said on Thursday, ahead of schedule even though daily infections…
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‘We’re ready’: Fiji prepares to welcome tourists almost two years after closing borders
Fully vaccinated travellers from select countries including New Zealand and Australia will be able to visit from November Fiji says it is already experiencing a boom in demand after announcing…
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Johnson & Johnson coronavirus vaccine gets better boost from Moderna or Pfizer, US study shows
People who got Johnson & Johnson Inc’s Covid-19 vaccine as a first shot had a stronger immune response when boosted with vaccines from Pfizer Inc/BioNTech SE or Moderna Inc, a…
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Australia Covid live news update: Victoria records 2,297 cases, 11 deaths; NSW records 406 cases, six deaths ahead of plan for 80% opening
Victorian roadmap may be released as early as weekend; NSW to outline next reopening steps; ACT to end lockdown tomorrow. Follow all the day’s news live Wilcannia celebrates two weeks…
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House Capitol attack panel issues subpoena to top Trump official Jeffrey Clark – live
The committee is escalating its inquiry into the insurrection Walter Blackman running to unseat Democrat Tom O’Halleran House panel issues subpoena to Trump DoJ official Jeff Clark Social Security benefits…
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Coronavirus live: 42,776 new cases in the UK; travellers stranded after NHS Covid vaccination pass app crashes
UK also reports 136 further deaths; some people unable to travel after issue with downloading proof of vaccination NHS app proving vaccine status malfunctions, causing travel delays Senior Tory says…
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Coronavirus: Australia is reopening, but pandemic limbo remains for international students
When Sovia Gill saw the news this month that Australia would reopen its international borders from November, she was so overwhelmed with relief that she burst into tears. But when…