COVID-19 Updates
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Covid cases among children are surging in the US as students head back to school
Infections in children are highest in areas with low vaccination rates and where schools don’t follow CDC mask guidelines As millions of children head back to school across the US,…
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Covid-19: Co-inventor of mRNA shots works on new vaccine against all coronaviruses
Drew Weissman’s decades of research helped pave the way for mRNA Covid-19 vaccines, but the scientist isn’t resting on his laurels.The University of Pennsylvania immunologist, who on Thursday shared the…
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The west has more vaccine doses than it needs – and no excuse not to share them | Gordon Brown
Covid vaccine production is now so high that millions of doses risk going to waste while poorer countries struggle for supplies Gordon Brown was UK prime minister between 2007 and…
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Coronavirus: Italian police warn of armed attacks by anti-vaxxers at Green Pass protests
Italian police warned on Thursday that anti-vaccine campaigners had called for armed attacks during planned anti-government protests this weekend, and that eight people were being investigated for incitement to crime.A…
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Coronavirus: Japan extends emergency to September 30; Singapore eases curbs for migrant workers in dorms
Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga extended the virus emergency for Tokyo and large parts of the country to September 30 as high levels of Delta variant-infections strain the medical system.Suga…
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The NSW roadmap is uncharted territory, a Covid experiment pitting the vaccinated against the rest | Anne Davies
The big unknown in the plan is how it will be enforced. The good news for other states is they can watch it unfold and decide whether to follow Check…
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Taiwan to deliver more stimulus coupons to boost pandemic consumer spending by US$7.2 billion
Taiwan said on Thursday it planned to issue “stimulus coupons” again to boost consumer spending by NT$200 billion (US$7.22 billion) and support its coronavirus-hit economy, as the island worked to…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong to target elderly with one-stop jabs service, ‘deep-community’ approach as vaccination drive stalls
Health authorities are targeting Hong Kong’s vaccine-hesitant elderly by launching a one-stop consultation and inoculation service among other new strategies, with officials promising to “go deep into the community” in…
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Hong Kong’s historic hidden gems part of Tourism Board’s campaign to boost travel industry in city
Hongkongers are being urged to rediscover the city’s hidden gems as part of a tourism drive officials hope will boost the struggling travel industry.More than 50 attractions and shops in…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong pinning border hopes on vaccination, zero local infections, but Guangdong official says reopening unlikely before March
A higher Covid-19 vaccination rate and a sustained zero-infection streak are among prerequisites for Hong Kong resuming quarantine-free travel with mainland China, according to experts and a pro-Beijing heavyweight, but…