Australia surpasses 10,000 Covid deaths as authorities warn of another wave of infections
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Australia has surpassed the grim milestone of 10,000 Covid-19 deaths, as authorities urge people to remain vigilant against the disease. The country’s toll from the virus stood at 9,984 on Saturday, and tipped past th...
Australia news live: major flooding hits north-west Sydney; nation passes 10,000 Covid deaths
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Police failed to adequately investigate deaths of four Indigenous women, former officer says
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A Queensland police whistleblower has claimed she was directed to withhold evidence of police failures in domestic violence cases from the state coroner’s office, and that detectives did not properly investigate the d...
UK scientists warn of urgent need for action on vaccines to head off autumn Covid wave
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Health authorities need to act urgently to prepare for an autumn that could see further waves of Covid-19 cases spreading across the UK. That is the clear warning from scientists and doctors after last week’s figures ...
End of special Covid leave for NHS staff in England branded ‘unacceptable’
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Scrapping special Covid leave for NHS staff is “completely unacceptable” and will put patients and healthcare workers at significant risk, the British Medical Association has warned. From 7 July the government plans t...
Simone Biles and nurse who received first Covid vaccine to get top US honor
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The gymnast Simone Biles and soccer player Megan Rapinoe are among 17 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, the highest US civilian honor, the White House announced on Friday. The two sport stars are being ...
UK Covid levels rise 30% in a week to estimated 2.3m cases
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Covid infection levels in the UK have risen by more than 30% in a week, with an estimated 2.3 million people thought to have had the disease in late June. Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) based on...
Australia’s 10,000 deaths and the paradox of ‘Covid normal’
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In August 2020, staff at the Menarock Rosehill aged care facility in Melbourne told Kam Atkins that his 92-year-old mother had contracted Covid and was very unwell. But they could not tell him where she was. After pho...