COVID-19 Updates
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Getting kids back into classrooms great in theory but a challenge in practice | Jane Caro and Alexandra Martiniuk
Gladys Berejiklian has announced a plan for schools returning. An education expert and an epidemiologist weigh it up NSW premier announces back-to-school plan According to one teacher, New South Wales…
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Vietnam struggles to keep open manufacturing hub Binh Duong as Covid-19 cases surge
For almost two months, Sang Luu has been impatiently working at home earning half his previous salary, counting the days until it is safe for Vietnam’s economy to reopen.The 32-year-old,…
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The Covid disaster unfolding in Wilcannia goes way past incompetence. It is a disgrace | Cherie von Hörchner
NSW politicians ignored warnings and pleas for help for 18 months. Then they blame those who have been so badly let down The disaster unfolding in Wilcannia is to the…
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Coronavirus: Wuhan study finds nearly half of recovered patients still had symptoms a year later
Nearly half of about 1,200 recovered Covid-19 patients in Wuhan still had symptoms a year after they fell ill, according to a new study that highlights the need for long-term…
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When was the last time you were checked for high blood pressure? Cases have more than doubled in the past 30 years and half go untreated, study shows
The number of people living with high blood pressure – about 1.3 billion globally – has more than doubled since 1990, according to a major study published this week. About…
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Covid live news: case rates rising in most areas of England; jabs from halted Moderna batch used in Japan
Case rates rising in England except London and Yorkshire & the Humber; thousands of shots from Moderna batch given before use suspended Seven destinations to be added to England’s Covid…
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The pandemic is creating a nation of dobbers – and all Australians reap the consequences | Brigid Delaney
When this is over, those of us who played cops and those who played criminals will be left with a lingering feeling of surveillance As far as solutions in architecture…
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Seven destinations to be added to UK’s Covid travel green list
The Azores, Canada, Denmark, Finland, Liechtenstein, Lithuania and Switzerland to move on 30 August Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Travellers from seven more destinations will no…
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Ministers doing bare minimum to stop Covid travel test ‘rip-offs’, says Labour
Transport secretary, Grant Shapps, urged to name and shame firms displaying misleading pricing Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Ministers have been accused of doing the “bare…
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UK braces for Covid surge as people head to bank holiday hotspots
Cases in Cornwall reach record levels as infection rate soars among teenagers after Boardmasters festival Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Health officials are braced for a…