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Record number of COVID-hit Australians in hospital as Omicron surges
15.08.2022
Record number of COVID-hit Australians in hospital as Omicron surges
2/2 FILE PHOTO: A health worker administers a test for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) on a member of the public at…
New Zealand COVID-19 death rate at record levels
15.08.2022
New Zealand COVID-19 death rate at record levels
People jog past a social distancing sign on the first day of New Zealand’s new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) safety measure…
Australia battles fresh Omicron outbreak as COVID deaths rise
15.08.2022
Australia battles fresh Omicron outbreak as COVID deaths rise
FILE PHOTO: Customers queue outside a Western Sydney chemist to purchase Rapid Antigen Test kits in the wake of the…
Biden administration to rejig HHS to boost pandemic response – The Washington Post
15.08.2022
Biden administration to rejig HHS to boost pandemic response – The Washington Post
FILE PHOTO: Dawn O’Connell, assistant secretary for preparedness and response at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS),…
China’s Shenzhen reports 19 new local COVID cases on July 19 vs 8 a day earlier
15.08.2022
China’s Shenzhen reports 19 new local COVID cases on July 19 vs 8 a day earlier
A man holding an umbrella walks on a pedestrian bridge by surveillance cameras, near Caopu in Shenzhen’s Luohu district, Guangdong…
Australia reinstates COVID quarantine pay amid fresh Omicron wave
09.08.2022
Australia reinstates COVID quarantine pay amid fresh Omicron wave
FILE PHOTO: A woman takes a test for the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a testing centre in Sydney, Australia, January…
Pandemic behind ‘largest backslide in childhood vaccination in a generation’ – U.N
09.08.2022
Pandemic behind ‘largest backslide in childhood vaccination in a generation’ – U.N
2/2 FILE PHOTO: A nurse wearing personal protective equipment (PPE) for protection against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) gives routine vaccines…
Japan warns of COVID surge, Tokyo raises alert level
09.08.2022
Japan warns of COVID surge, Tokyo raises alert level
People wearing protective masks walk at a Japanese Izakaya pub alley, amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Tokyo, Japan…
Fresh COVID wave sweeps Asia, New Zealand warns of pressure on hospitals
09.08.2022
Fresh COVID wave sweeps Asia, New Zealand warns of pressure on hospitals
4/4 FILE PHOTO: A woman wearing protective a face mask is seen at an open-air restaurant as the government declared…
New Zealand announces free masks, tests as health system struggles with COVID
09.08.2022
New Zealand announces free masks, tests as health system struggles with COVID
People wear masks as they exercise during a lockdown to curb the spread of a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in…