COVID-19 Updates
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Delta variant doubles risk of hospitalisation, new study finds
Outbreak of Delta Covid cases likely to put strain on health services in areas with low vaccination rates, experts say Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The…
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Shepparton’s multicultural community ‘on the brink’ in Covid lockdown
A third of the city’s roughly 60,000 people are locked in their homes in isolation and the streets, supermarkets and cafes are empty Follow our Covid live blog for the…
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Is it bin night again, already? Lockdown has done something strange to our sense of time | Paul Daley
The days seem to be dissolving into one another, like we’re snared in one of Salvador Dali’s melting clocks Bin night. I wheel the bins into the lane. Continue reading……
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Morrison’s ‘safe plan’ for living with Covid may be necessary, even sensible. But it won’t be safe | Katharine Murphy
What’s coming is a huge (politically risky) dismount from a public health strategy labelled suppression but more like elimination I’m not sure exactly when the word “safe” was added to…
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Coronavirus live news: UK reports 100 deaths and 38,046 new cases; Denmark to lift all Covid restrictions
UK figures come after separate figures show uptick of cases in England last week; Danish minister says epidemic ‘under control’ Prepare for big Covid surge when schools go back, Sage…
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Florida schools can mandate masks, judge rules
Judge says Governor Ron DeSantis overstepped authority by banning face-covering requirements School districts in Florida may impose mask mandates, a judge said Friday, ruling that the state’s Republican governor, Ron…
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To vaccinate children or not? Getting decision right is far from child’s play
The JCVI is under pressure from ministers to make a decision over booster jabs and vaccines for 12- to 15-year-olds Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage It…
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Prepare for back-to-school Covid surge, Sage experts warn
Minimal immunity and dropping of preventive measures could lead to widespread school infections Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Ministers should be planning for a huge rise…
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Wall Street hits new highs after Fed extends stimulus package
Head of US central bank had been expected to announce Covid programme would be tapered off Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Share prices hit fresh records…
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The US report into Covid’s origins is little use in averting another pandemic | Laura Spinney
Regardless of where the virus came from, there’s a growing risk of another Covid-like phenomenon occurring US intelligence services have just briefed the president, Joe Biden, on the results of…