COVID-19 Updates
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Germany to abolish free Covid testing in bid to get more people vaccinated
New regulations part of government efforts to incentivise those without jabs amid a rapidly rising case rate Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Germany’s leaders have set…
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Texas governor appeals for out-of-state help to fight latest Covid wave
Two more of the state’s largest school districts announced mask mandates as a county-owned hospital in Houston raised tents The Texas governor, Greg Abbott, appealed for out-of-state help to fight…
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Coronavirus: China’s Delta outbreak forces economists to rethink 2021 GDP growth forecasts, as trade expos cancelled
More economists have moved to slash their economic outlook for China as the Delta variant spreads across the world’s second biggest economy, forcing the closure of restaurants and entertainment venues…
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Covid contracts: inquiry to look into use of WhatsApp, says ICO
Information commissioner confirms Lord Bethell’s use of messaging app will be investigated Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The Information Commissioner’s Office has confirmed it will look…
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Scott Morrison wants a trouble-free Christmas but George Christensen’s Covid misinformation stands in the way
The PM wants Australians to focus on the light at the end of the tunnel, rather than the Queensland MP spreading Covid misinformation The prime minister, Scott Morrison, has sought…
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NSW police investigate Covid-infected man who travelled from Sydney to Byron Bay
The man reportedly left a coronavirus-infected family member in hospital so he could inspect property in the Northern Rivers Follow our Covid live blog for the latest updates NSW Covid…
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NSW Covid update: record 356 new local coronavirus cases and three deaths reported
‘You can’t legislate against stupidity, arrogance and entitlement,’ health minister says Follow our Covid live blog for the latest updates NSW restrictions; NSW hotspots; border restrictions Vaccine rollout tracker; get…
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Morrison responds to IPCC report; New South Wales records 356 new infections – as it happened
NSW records 356 new Covid cases as virus spreads across the state; Queensland records three new cases; Victoria records 20 new cases. This blog is now closed 9.41am BST That’s…
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Workspace provider IWG buoyed by boom in hybrid working
Revenues from hiring of meeting rooms and day offices up by 40% as businesses adopt home-office split Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Inquiries for office space…
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Coronavirus Hong Kong: experts call for stepped-up testing for high-risk individuals amid Delta’s spread; city confirms 4 new cases
Unvaccinated Hong Kong residents at higher risk of coronavirus-related complications should undergo testing every week as an added precaution against the more contagious Delta variant, two top infectious disease experts…