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Mask mandates – will we only act on public health advice if someone makes us?

Back in mid 2020, it was suggested mask use was similar to seat belt wearing in cars. Not everyone wore a seat belt start straight away, but now it’s unheard of to get into a car and not put it on.

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4 lakh kanwarias converge in Haridwar on day 1 of yatra

HARIDWAR: After a gap of almost two years due to Covid pandemic, the fortnight-long kanwar yatra started on Thursday. Over 4 lakh devotees collected water from Ganga and another 6.10 lakh pilgrims have either arrived in Haridwar or are on the way, officials claimed.

The Times of India

Ivana Trump 'was due to go to St Tropez on holiday the day after she died'

The businesswoman's best friend said the trip would have been her first since the pandemic began and claimed that she was scared of becoming infected with Covid-19

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VIDEO: Albanese under increasing pressure on COVID payment ahead of national cabinet's meeting on Monday

University of Canberra Professorial Fellow Michelle Grattan and University of Canberra Associate Professor Caroline Fisher discuss the week in politics.

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249 new Covid cases in Gurugram, posivity rate 6.2%

GURUGRAM: The city reported 249 new Covid cases on Thursday. On Wednsday, it had recorded 170 cases. The positivity rate saw a rise to 6.2% on Thursday from 4.7% on Wednesday.

The Times of India

China's economy shrinks during virus shutdown,

China’s economy contracted in the three months ending in June compared with the previous quarter after Shanghai and other cities were shut down to fight coronavirus outbreaks, but the government said a “stable recovery” is under way

The Independent UK

Yeah Good: Albanese Announces $750 Pandemic Leave Payment Will Be Extended Until Sept 30

“I said during the election campaign repeatedly that one of my things was no one left behind.”

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First Nations people in rural NSW lived with more anxiety and fear about COVID-19 than non-First Nations people

At the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government’s pandemic response struggled to include the country’s most minoritised groups, including First Nations people.

The Conversation

Aust netballer hit by COVID ahead of Games

Diamonds defender Jo Weston has tested positive to COVID-19 at the team's training camp in Perth, delaying her travel to the Commonwealth Games.

AAP

512 fresh COVID cases takes active load to 5051 in State

People flu/ influenza like symptoms urged to visit health centres

The Hindu

Port coach Hinkley to miss AFL game

Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley will miss Sunday's game against Melbourne in Alice Springs while isolating at home under the AFL's COVID-19 protocols.

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Anthony Albanese resists growing pressure to extend pandemic leave payments

Ministers have suggested states should pick up the cost of Covid leave payments as calls grow for support to continue

The Guardian - AU

How Delhi officials are reaching out to people to take booster shot

NEW DELHI: With the Centre announcing free vaccination for booster doses for the next 75 days, district officials in Delhi are gearing up for expansion of the Covid-19 inoculation drive. They have already started identifying eligible beneficiaries and reaching out to them.

The Times of India

Opposition calls for COVID-19 leave payments to be reinstated, as pressure mounts on Albanese

The Acting Opposition Leader says rising COVID case numbers should prompt the government to reinstate pandemic leave payments ended by the former government, as pressure mounts on the Prime Minister to act.

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LA County on verge of indoor mask mandate as deaths, hospitalizations rise: ‘There is need to worry’

LOS ANGELES — Sustained jumps in cases and hospitalizations fueled by the hyper-infectious BA.5 subvariant pushed Los Angeles County into the high COVID-19 community level Thursday, a shift that could trigger a new public indoor mask mandate by the end of this month unless conditions improve.

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We fact checked claims that vaccines caused Germany's birth rate to plunge. Here's what we found

A sizeable drop in Germany's birth rate in the first months of 2022 has prompted claims from anti-vaxxers that COVID-19 vaccines were to blame.

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NSW government to provide free RAT kits to vulnerable as state braces for COVID-19 surge

The New South Wales government will provide free rapid antigen tests to vulnerable communities after a federal government program ends at the end of the month.

The Guardian - AU

Morning mail: climate pressure on Labor, Biden in Israel, winter Covid wave

Friday: Chris Bowen is being pushed to beef up proposed legislation enshrining emissions targets. Plus: are we finally past the era of shameless leaders?

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Bangkok Post

50k daily cases 'more likely'

The actual number of new daily Covid-19 infections may be as high as 50,000 compared with the official Ministry of Public Health figures, Nitipatana Chierakul, a respiratory disease expert with Siriraj Hospital, said on Thursday.

The Hindu

Post-COVID demand for health insurance in India shoots up by 321%: report

Study done on the basis of search data on Just Dial platform shows an increase in demand for health, travel and car insurance in Tier 1 and Tier 2 cities

ABC News

Matildas pioneer Connie Selby hoping to make Women's World Cup history with Tonga

Connie Selby was part of the first Australian representative side to tour overseas when they played in Hong Kong in 1975. Now, she's hoping to create more history.

ABC News

COVID-19 vaccines targeting the Omicron variant are on the way — but it could be worth getting a fourth dose now

Omicron is now the dominant strain of COVID-19 around the world and boosters targeting this variant are getting closer to being released.

The Conversation

When can I get my next COVID booster or fourth dose? What if I've recently had COVID? Can I get my flu shot at the same time?

COVID cases are surging across Australia. The rise of the BA.4 and BA.5 sub-variants of Omicron, and the rapid increase in COVID hospitalisations, has prompted policymakers to expand fourth dose vaccine eligibility.

The Conversation

6 ways governments drive innovation – and how they can help post-pandemic resilience

The COVID-19 pandemic has had an enormous impact on the global economy, with the total cost likely to exceed US$12.5 trillion dollars according to International Monetary Fund estimates.

The Guardian - UK

Tom Pidcock targets ‘bigger ambitions’ at Tour de France after breakthrough

The 22-year-old is happy being compared to the Tour’s biggest names after ‘ridiculous experience’ of winning stage on Alpe d’Huez

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