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16 times the Tories have trashed the Tories' record in vicious leadership contest

With this litany of complaints about the party that's been in power for 12 years, it's no wonder the Tory leadership candidates didn't want to debate each other tonight

Daily Mirror

Questions raised about Lords standards rules after Tory peer cleared of lobbying

Peter Selwyn Gummer, Lord Chadlington, had stake in company awarded £50m Covid contracts via government VIP lane

The Guardian - UK

New top Covid symptom in patients revealed by latest data as infections surge across UK

A total of 2.7 million people are estimated to have had the virus latest figures show, up from 2.3m the week before

The Independent UK

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Scars of COVID persist for sickest survivors, families

While more than 1 million people in the United States died, many more survived ICU stays that have left them with a host of health issues

The Independent UK

Shantanu Maheshwari breaks gender norms in Abu Jani Sandeep Khosla's new fashion film

Fashion films are not going to go away anytime soon. The idea of designers doing fashion films gained traction during Covid 19 lockdown, when we all were confined to our homes and runway shows became a distant dream. But it seems designers have now found their niche in fashion films…

The Times of India

Covid vaccine provisionally approved in Australia for children aged six months to six years

Moderna’s paediatric dose will become available only after Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation gives advice

The Guardian - AU

Singapore reports second Covid death in child as cases surge

A four-year-old girl in Singapore who contracted the coronavirus died of pneumonia on Sunday, marking the city-state’s second death caused by Covid-19 in a patient aged under 12 years.

Bangkok Post

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New SA COVID-19 modelling predicts more cases and hospitalisations, school mask push

New COVID-19 modelling predicts more than 400 South Australian adults may need hospitalisation for the virus in the next week as new daily cases peak at 7,000.

ABC News

Telangana reports 540 new Covid cases

HYDERABAD: As many as 540 new cases of Covid-19 have been reported in Telangana on Monday. The number of active cases now stands at 4,481. Of the new cases, 263 cases were recorded in Hyderabad district alone while 50 are recorded in Ranga Reddy and 34 in Medchal- Malkajgiri.

The Times of India

Therapeutic Goods Administration approves Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for young children

As the national medical regulator approves the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine for children aged six months to five years old, Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly warns the nation is only at the beginning of an Omicron wave that is already increasing pressure on the hospital system.

ABC News

WA hospitals under strain as COVID admissions surge past 450

The number of people in WA hospitals infected with COVID-19 reaches the peak figure anticipated by the state government's modelling released in February.

ABC News

6 steps to making a COVID plan, before you get sick

With COVID cases, hospital admissions and deaths resurging, every Australian needs to know what they can do to reduce their risk of becoming seriously unwell.

The Conversation

COVID-19 is on track to become the leading cause of death in Australia, Queensland infectious disease expert Nigel McMillan says

Professor Nigel McMillan from Menzies Health Institute says people are not taking COVID-19 seriously enough and he's calling for a mask mandate at large public events. It comes as 18 deaths from COVID are reported today in Queensland.

ABC News

Cases rise with hospitalisations as older Canberrans urged to get fourth vax

The ACT recorded 1221 new COVID-19 cases in the 24 hours until 8pm Monday.

The Canberra Times

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The Times of India

Telangana: 2 TRS MLAs miss President vote queue

HYDERABAD: Except two of the 119 MLAs from Telangana assembly, rest all cast their votes in the presidential election on Monday. While minister Gangula Kamalakar did not vote due to Covid-19 infection, MLA Vemulawada Chennamaneni Ramesh could cast his ballot as he is abroad. The value of each vote from…

Reuters

Amid COVID shutdowns, Chinese women flock to skateboarding

Feeling cooped up by the Chinese capital's partial COVID-19 lockdown earlier this year, which shut gyms, parks and other venues, Beijing resident Mina Zhao came across surfskating on social media and decided to give it a try.

Bangkok Post

Jabs 'saved half a million people'

A research team from Mahidol University has estimated that the government's Covid-19 vaccination campaign over the past two years prevented nearly 490,000 deaths.

Newcastle Herald

Kalyn Ponga's Origin III blitz shows the way for Knights to use star

Maybe his coach could relieve him of his captain's duties and get him playing like a great fullback he can be as he demonstrated on Wednesday night.

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Covaxin booster safe, fights SARS-CoV-2 sub-variants: Nature

HYDERABAD: A third dose of Bharat Biotech’s Covid-19 vaccine, Covaxin, is safe and increases the concentration of neutralising antibodies against the ancestral vaccinated individuals, according to the results of a study published in reputed scientific journal Nature.

ABC News

Victorian government asks school students to wear masks in class as state's COVID-19 cases spike

A joint letter to parents from bodies representing Victorian public, independent and Catholic schools is asking school students aged eight and over to wear masks in class.

Newcastle Herald

Calls for quick rethink of COVID strategy as Omicron peak looms

A leading virus expert has called for a rethink of Australia's COVID-19 strategy as the country prepares to go through another wave of cases during winter.

The Guardian - AU

Calls for employers to allow working from home as 75 Covid deaths recorded – as it happened

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ABC News

Sydney news: COVID-19 safety measures stay as public school students return for term three

MORNING BRIEFING: COVID-19 safety measures remain in place to "keep schools open", as public school students begin term three during another wave of the virus.

ABC News

Doctors call for masks and vaccines in Queensland schools as COVID-19 cases and deaths rise

Fewer than 32 per cent of five to 11-year-olds in Queensland have had two doses of a COVID-19 vaccine, meanwhile, ventilation quality in schools remains unclear.

The Conversation

COVID drugs in Australia: what's available and how to get them

With COVID case numbers expected to rise in Australia over the coming weeks and months there is significant concern the numbers of severely sick patients may overwhelm hospitals.

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