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NSW and Victoria schools reopening plans focus on Covid surveillance testing but scrap contact tracing
New South Wales and Victoria have announced near-identical plans to slow the spread of Covid as students return to classrooms…
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Australia
COVID-19 cases and deaths rise in NSW as hospitalisations and ICU patients decline
Hospitalisations and intensive care admissions have fallen overnight in Victoria and New South Wales amid Australia’s Omicron outbreak. It comes…
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Australia
Mark McGowan says ‘life is about to get difficult’ for unvaccinated WA residents under sweeping new vaccine requirements
Western Australian venues and events will soon be subject to an expanded set of proof of vaccination requirements under a…
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World
Official coronavirus death tolls are likely to be a ‘significant undercount’, WHO says
SBS– Official tolls showing the number of deaths directly or indirectly attributed to the COVID-19 pandemic are likely to be…
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A third Australian has died in India from coronavirus after travelling to visit his elderly parents
sbs– A third Australian has been confirmed to have died in India from COVID-19, as the country records a world…
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Europe
7 Things The Government Spent Money On Instead Of A Pay Rise For NHS Staff
huffingtonpost– Tory ministers are facing a backlash following their decision to recommended only a 1% pay rise for NHS workers despite…
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Music
‘The Mandalorian’ Star Gina Carano Axed After ‘Abhorrent’ Social Media Posts
huffingtonpost– Lucasfilm said it’s done with Gina Carano , who played Cara Dune on the Disney+ hit series “The Mandalorian,” after…
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Sports
Serena Williams praises ‘super intense’ Australian Open coronavirus quarantine rules
abc.net.au– Seven-time Australian Open singles champion Serena Williams has backed Tennis Australia’s quarantine rules ahead of the season-opening major amid…
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Australia
Vulnerable Australians being left behind amid scramble for seats on coronavirus repatriation flights
abc.net.au- Frustration is growing among Australians stranded overseas who say they have been forced into a Hunger Games-style scramble for…
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Australia
Australia’s coronavirus quarantine rules are changing because of the mutant UK COVID-19 strain
abc– A woman who contracted the mutant UK strain of COVID-19 and flew into Brisbane from Melbourne after clearing hotel…
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