COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: Australian police clash with lockdown protesters; hundreds arrested
Australian police on Saturday clashed with anti-lockdown protesters in Melbourne and Sydney as officials reported a record single-day rise in coronavirus cases.Mounted police used pepper spray in Melbourne to break…
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Proper old-style weddings are back – and they’ve been worth the wait | Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett
The speeches, the tears, the jokes, the dad dancing – after months of missing out on social events, it’s all wonderful I went to a wedding at the weekend. That…
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Australia records highest number of new cases in a day – as it happened
Gladys Berejiklian reports record high case numbers and Victoria extends lockdown statewide. This blog is now closed Victoria sent into statewide lockdown as Shepparton cluster rises to 17 NSW records…
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Australia anti-lockdown rallies: protesters violently clash with police in Melbourne
Thousands march through streets of Melbourne and Brisbane, as police try to prevent Sydney rally Follow our Covid live blog for the latest updates NSW hotspots; NSW restrictions; border restrictions…
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Indigenous Australians ‘going through hell’ as Wilcannia Covid outbreak worsens
Fears overcrowded housing and lack of basic supplies have exposed community members to unacceptable risk Australia’s failure to vaccinate Indigenous people Indigenous leaders in the far western New South Wales…
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Breakthrough infections and booster shots: what you need to know
Vaccine efficacy against infection is waning slightly with time – but efficacy against severe symptoms remains strong Federal health authorities have recommended booster shots for all adults who are fully…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong ‘no longer’ in travel bubble talks with other places, goal to maintain zero infections
Hong Kong is “no longer in travel talks” with other places because of differences in approach to containing Covid-19, the city’s health minister has revealed.Sophia Chan Siu-chee on Saturday said…
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Classrooms in England to get air quality monitors to help combat Covid
Department for Education decision comes after campaign by school staff and unions for better ventilation Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Classrooms in England are to be…
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NSW records 825 new Covid cases, the worst total of any Australian state since pandemic began
ACT reports eight new coronavirus cases and cancels Floriade while Queensland records zero Victoria sent into statewide lockdown as Shepparton Covid cluster rises to 17 Australia anti-lockdown rallies: protesters violently…
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‘This isn’t surprising’: Jacinda Ardern warns New Zealanders to remain calm as Covid cases rise
Country records 21 new cases, its worst single day for transmission since April last year Jacinda Ardern has warned New Zealanders the worst of the Delta outbreak of Covid-19 is…