COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: Australia reports record cases as NSW plans to ease restrictions
Australia reported a record 1,126 coronavirus infectious on Saturday, the vast majority in New South Wales, the epicentre of the Delta-fuelled outbreak.More than half of Australians have been in weeks-long…
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Vaccine wars: how the decision not to get the shot is tearing loved ones apart
When friends and family disagree about getting vaccinated, close ties can fray. Some siblings have even stopped talking to each other Megan, a 30-year-old from rural Nebraska, feels torn. She…
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How to stop worrying: metacognitive therapy helps this writer learn to leave her anxious thoughts on the ‘sushi conveyor belt’
Overthinking has been part of my life for the last year and a half, since the world started feeling the impact of the coronavirus. I have tried to find answers…
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Chinese 3-shot Covid-19 vaccine maker says trials show it is nearly 82 per cent effective
A Chinese Covid-19 vaccine that is already being used in the country’s domestic vaccination campaign has been found to be nearly 82 per cent effective in a late stage clinical…
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Coronavirus: lone Hong Kong quarantine hotel for helpers from Philippines, Indonesia fully booked in under 24 hours
The sole Hong Kong hotel designated for quarantining foreign domestic workers is already completely booked, the Post has learned, a situation the city’s labour minister hopes to relieve with the…
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Victorian health minister says NSW’s 1,000 Covid cases a day is not ‘a sign of hope’
Martin Foley announces 64 new cases and says Victoria should not follow NSW on restrictions The Victorian health minister, Martin Foley, has dismissed suggestions that Victoria should follow New South…
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New Zealand Covid update: 82 new cases as outbreak worsens despite nationwide lockdown
All new cases are in Auckland, with 62 within the Pacific community New Zealand’s Covid-19 outbreak has worsened, with 82 new cases taking the total infected to 415. All of…
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The upside to Nicole Kidman’s Hong Kong quarantine exemption: it could bring in more film industry elites and boost the city’s economy
I suspect Nicole Kidman did not, upon touching down in Hong Kong, anticipate her sojourn to film an upcoming Amazon Prime series would cause such a public outcry.The row over…
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Hong Kong’s ‘lonely deaths’ a ticking time bomb as more elderly live alone with little family, care support
Ho Yau-lin, 79, had no one by her side when she had cataract surgery for her left eye on Wednesday.She did not tell her four children about it, as they…
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US intelligence couldn’t resolve debate over Covid origins – official report
Biden administration divided over whether Chinese laboratory incident was source of disease The US intelligence community failed to resolve sharp debate within the Biden administration over whether a Chinese laboratory…