COVID-19 Updates
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NSW announces new measures as AMA says health system ‘can no longer manage’ – as it happened
Premier Gladys Berejiklian announces 466 cases, four deaths and 5km limit for greater Sydney. This blog is now closed Entire state of NSW in lockdown as Berejiklian warns ‘this is…
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No taste-testing? No problem: freebies, bargains lure thousands back to Hong Kong Food Expo
Thousands of foodies and bargain hunters on Saturday flocked to the five-day Hong Kong Food Expo, where exhibitors were busy dishing out freebies to compensate for this year’s ban on…
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UK universities open vaccination centres on campus to encourage student uptake
Institutions offer to train staff and students as volunteers in joint operation with NHS Universities are setting up their own vaccination centres in an attempt to make campuses as safe…
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Victoria records 21 new Covid cases as child, 1, among Queensland’s six infections
ACT records one new case, with the territory in lockdown until at least Thursday NSW Covid update: entire state in lockdown as premier warns ‘this is literally a war’ When…
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Republican leaders fiddle while Covid burns through their own supporters
Governors of states such as Florida and Texas, where the Delta variant is surging, have made masks and vaccines a partisan issue, in a lethal mix of ignorance, irrationality and…
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Get yourself checked: Don’t ignore signs of cancer, urges NHS chief
Warning that thousands of lives at risk because people don’t want to overburden the health service People with symptoms of cancer are being urged to come forward amid concern that…
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NSW Covid update: entire state in lockdown as premier warns ‘this is literally a war’
Australian Medical Association says NSW health system ‘can no longer manage’ after record Delta case numbers When Covid came to the anti-vax capital of Australia The missing 10 days: did…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong ‘very likely’ to tighten quarantine rules, government adviser reveals, after helper completes isolation period and is later found to be infected
Hong Kong is “very likely” to tighten quarantine measures as health experts will discuss the issue on Monday, a government pandemic adviser revealed after a woman who completed her seven-day…
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China’s coronavirus success could see Hong Kong-style subsidised medical care in mainland, health expert says
Mainland China’s success in combating the coronavirus pandemic increases the likelihood that free public health care, similar to Hong Kong, will be provided for the nation’s 1.4 billion-strong population, says…
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NSW and ACT Covid hotspots: full list and map of Sydney, regional NSW and Canberra exposure sites and coronavirus case trends
Here are the current coronavirus hotspots and Covid-19 public health exposure sites in Sydney, regional New South Wales and Canberra, and what to do if you’ve visited them. Our analysis…