COVID-19 Updates
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Singapore travel websites crash amid rush for quarantine-free flights to South Korea, Europe
Singapore Airlines’ website was temporarily down over the weekend and travel agencies are seeing a surge in demand for flights after the city state announced a plan to start quarantine-free…
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Treasury debated clawing back jobkeeper from businesses three months into subsidy scheme
Officials chose not to alter jobkeeper rules out of fear the change may have ‘muted’ Australia’s recovery, report reveals Get our free news app; get our morning email briefing Treasury…
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Australia still lags many other countries on vaccine rollout – but it’s catching up fast
On first doses, we’re ahead of the US and EU but lag the UK. And while 30 OECD countries are in front on the second, we’re gaining on them Follow…
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NSW lockdown ends, with shoppers queuing at midnight across Sydney – video
People across Sydney have flocked to cafes, pubs, clothing shops and hairdressers as Covid-19 lockdown measures have been eased. ‘NSW, you’ve earned it’, premier Dominic Perrottet said after 107 days…
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Coronavirus: Sydney celebrates ‘freedom day’ after more than 100 days of lockdown
Australia’s largest city of Sydney on Monday ended an almost four-month coronavirus lockdown, easing restrictions after hitting a targeted 70 per cent of the eligible population being fully vaccinated.The state…
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Struggling to restructure Asia-Pacific deals, Airbus warns region’s airlines at risk of falling behind Europe, US
Airbus has raised the alarm over the standstill in Asian air travel that continues to hobble pandemic-battered airlines, with the European planemaker saying it is struggling to restructure deals for…
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Australia Covid news live update: millions in NSW awaken to new freedoms after 106 days of lockdown
Pubs, cafes, retail, hairdressers and gyms reopen across NSW; Victoria plans for its ‘vaccinated economy’. Follow all the day’s news live NSW and Vic restrictions; Vic hotspots Vaccine rollout and…
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Covid live news: Wales to keep home working and mandatory masks until 2022; Australia planning to allow international travel
Welsh first minister expects Covid measures to continue until next year; Australia’s PM planning to fast-track international travel See all our coronavirus coverage Dr Abdul Qadeer Khan, the man regarded…
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Jeremy Vine ‘unnerved’ after home targeted by anti-vaccine protesters
Presenter says group angry at BBC reporting on Covid vaccines tried to serve him ‘anti-vaxx writ’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The television and radio presenter…
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NHS staff face rising tide of abuse from patients provoked by long waits
Chronic underfunding, Covid and staff shortages blamed for increase in physical and verbal assaults NHS staff across the UK are facing a “growing tide of abuse” including assaults from patients,…