COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: Singapore vows quick action after infections nearly double; New Zealand set to ease curbs
Singapore, one of the word’s most vaccinated countries, will take quick action to dampen the likelihood of an exponential increase in Covid-19 cases through stricter testing after new infections nearly…
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Calls for asylum seekers to be freed from detention after Melbourne guard tests positive for Covid
Jeroen Wiemar downplayed the potential for spread at the Broadmeadows facility but advocates fear serious outbreak Covid restrictions: NSW; Vic; Qld; borders. Hotspots: Vic Vaccine rollout tracker Get our free…
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How will hospitals cope when NSW Covid cases hit 2,000 a day? Here’s what the modelling says
We examine Burnet Institute projections for how the state’s healthcare system will respond to pressure in coming weeks Follow our Covid live blog for the latest updates Restrictions NSW Vaccine…
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Vaccine boost: Foxconn’s Gou hopes for up to 9 million BioNTech shots for Taiwan this year
Taiwan could get up to 9 million doses of BioNTech’s Covid-19 vaccine this year, the founder of Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn said on Monday, laying out a delivery timetable for…
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Do claims the coronavirus spread to China via frozen food merit serious investigation?
Chinese health officials have called for an investigation into whether Covid-19 could have arrived in the country via frozen food, a theory that has prompted widespread international scepticism as Beijing…
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Covid-19 Australia data tracker: coronavirus cases today, trend map, hospitalisations and deaths
Guardian Australia brings together all the latest on active and daily new Covid-19 cases, as well as maps, stats, live data and state by state graphs from NSW, Victoria, Queensland,…
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Coronavirus live: passports ‘needed to keep England venues open’; Vietnam says city residents must get vaccine
England vaccines minister says passes needed for nightclubs and mass events; Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi residents must receive one dose by 15 September Children could override parents’ decision…
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US officials optimistic Covid booster rollout will start on 20 September
But they insist shots won’t be rolled out without health agencies’ authorization, leaving open possibility of delays US officials have expressed optimism that Covid-19 booster shot delivery can start for…
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Children could override parents’ decision on vaccines, says Zahawi
UK vaccines minister says healthy 12- to 15-year-olds could have final say if they are ‘deemed to be competent’ Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Healthy 12-…