COVID-19 Updates
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Hong Kong hotel quarantine: woman’s ordeal casts spotlight on city’s strict Covid-19 rules and emergency medical care
When a 54-year-old Hong Kong resident serving hotel quarantine experienced severe abdominal pain earlier this month, she called the Department of Health’s designated hotline for medical attention.The woman’s call marked…
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Coronavirus live news: return to school could lead to sharp rise in cases, UK expert warns; Vietnam reports 352 deaths
Delta Covid cases likely to put strain on health services in areas with low vaccination rates, experts say; Australia suffers its worst daily total New Zealand records 82 new cases…
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Unvaccinated teacher infected half her students with Covid, CDC finds
Teacher read to class without a mask despite Covid symptoms Teacher infected 26 people at California elementary school Vaccine wars: how loved ones are being torn apart An unvaccinated teacher…
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Freshers’ week parties could cause huge jump in Covid cases, scientists warn
Government advisers fear that universities may see ‘superspreader’ events as students return Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Government scientific advisers have warned universities about hosting freshers’…
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England’s schools in urgent need of repairs, say heads
Teachers tell of leaking ceilings, broken heating, inadequate ventilation, as leaders say they have no money to fix problems Teachers across England have complained of leaking ceilings, broken heating systems…
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‘I’m utterly sick of it’: UK workers on returning to the commute
Seven people talk about how the Covid pandemic has affected their perspective on travelling to work Offices and schools about to reopen – but will commuters return? Six ways to…
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British study shows risk of hospitalisation doubles with Delta Covid-19 variant
People who contract the Delta variant of Covid-19 are more than twice as likely to be hospitalised as those infected with the Alpha strain, according to a UK study, raising…
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Offices and schools about to reopen – but will commuters return?
Service levels and jobs as risk as ministers, rail firms and health officials fret over passenger numbers on the railways ‘I’m utterly sick of it’: workers on the return of…
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NSW to lift ban on weddings; Victoria records 64 infections and ACT 26 – as it happened
Western Australia releases sites visited by Covid-positive NSW truck drivers. This blog is now closed NSW records worst daily total and apologises for booking blunder Victorian health minister says NSW’s…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong schools unlikely to resume full-day classes when new term starts, as many students not yet vaccinated
Hong Kong schools are unlikely to be holding full-day sessions when the new term begins on September 1, as almost none have reached the required 70 per cent threshold of…