COVID-19 Updates
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Chinese vaccines’ value clarified by real-world data as exports near 1 billion
China has exported nearly 1 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccines to over 60 countries and pledged 2 billion doses this year, but just how effective the Chinese jabs are, especially…
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Coronavirus: Southeast Asian countries choose to reopen, balancing virus with economy
Even as they struggle with one of the world’s worst Covid-19 outbreaks, nations across Southeast Asia are slowly realising that they can no longer afford the economy-crippling restrictions needed to…
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China’s latest Covid-19 outbreak spreads in Fujian province
Chinese authorities are moving quickly to suppress the latest Covid-19 outbreak in a bid to prevent the coronavirus from spreading beyond the southeastern province of Fujian.The province reported 22 new…
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No picnic: what to do when your one freedom is not your idea of fun | Paul Daley
Usually I would think, what’s the point of picnics? I liked my grandmother-in-law. She was feisty and forthright. No-nonsense and funny. Candid and practical in that laconic grew-up-through-the-Great-Depression, rural-Queensland way…
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China’s National Games pose key test for Covid-19 controls ahead of Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics
China is not taking any chances with Covid-19 as it prepares for the National Games – a critical test for next year’s Winter Olympics in Beijing.The host city Xian, capital…
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Coronavirus live news: Italy sends 100,000 vaccines to Iraq; England to scrap Covid vaccine passport plans
Latest updates: follow all our coverage of the Covid-19 pandemic from the UK and around the world See all our coronavirus coverage 8.06pm BST Iraq has received a donation of…
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Republican backlash against Biden’s Covid vaccine mandate grows
Asa Hutchinson calls directive ‘unprecedented assumption of federal mandate authority’ as other governors threaten to sue The political sparring match over Joe Biden’s new vaccine mandate continued on Sunday with…
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Some Tories fear second U-turn over plan for Covid vaccine passports in England
Sajid Javid may be forced to revive unpopular policy in another U-turn if NHS comes under severe pressure in winter Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Plans…
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No independence referendum until Covid restrictions lifted, Sturgeon says
Scottish first minister confirms poll will not be held until curbs are lifted and pressure on NHS has eased Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage A second…
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Sydney’s ‘haves and have-nots’: poor access to green space in LGAs of concern
The Covid-induced lockdown is amplifying disadvantage in areas already struggling from poor long-term health outcomes Follow our Covid live blog for the latest updates NSW Covid vaccination rate by postcode…