Communicable Diseases
Australia’s Sydney to welcome overseas arrivals without quarantine
By Renju Jose and Colin Packham SYDNEY (Reuters) -The Australian city of Sydney will allow the entry of fully vaccinated...
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S.Korea eases coronavirus gathering curbs before switch to ‘living with COVID’
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea said on Friday it would lift stringent anti-coronavirus curbs on social gatherings...
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New Zealand reports biggest rise in COVID-19 cases in six weeks
(Reuters) - New Zealand reported on Thursday its biggest rise in COVID-19 infections in six weeks, with all cases detected...
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Melbourne set for COVID lockdown exit despite record cases as vaccinations spike
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Melbourne will exit months of COVID-19 lockdown next week helped by a faster-than-expected vaccine uptake,...
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South Korea launches panel to debate ‘living with COVID-19’
By Sangmi Cha SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea established a panel on Wednesday to debate a strategy on how to...
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COVID-19 curbs in Sydney could ease early amid surge in vaccinations
SYDNEY (Reuters) - New South Wales could ease more restrictions in Sydney a week earlier than planned on Oct. 18...
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Sydney COVID-19 cases ease further as focus shifts to reviving economy
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Sydney's COVID-19 cases fell to the lowest in two months on Tuesday as authorities rolled out support...
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New Zealand seeks to ramp up COVID-19 vaccinations amid persistent cases
(Reuters) - New Zealand expects to administer a record 100,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses in a single day during a mass...
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‘Freedom Day’: Sydney reopens as Australia looks to live with COVID-19
By Renju Jose and Jonathan Barrett SYDNEY (Reuters) -Sydney's cafes, gyms and restaurants welcomed back fully vaccinated customers on Monday...
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Sydney emerges from pandemic lockdown, beer in hand
By Jonathan Barrett SYDNEY (Reuters) - Sydney's oldest pub opened one hour early on Monday to welcome back its regulars...
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Sydney to exit COVID-19 lockdown next week after vaccination rate hits 70%
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - COVID-19 restrictions will be eased further in Sydney from Monday, authorities said, as Australia's...
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Australia to buy Merck’s COVID-19 pill, Victoria cases hit record
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia will buy 300,000 courses of Merck & Co's experimental antiviral pill, Prime Minister...
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Indonesia’s Bali to reopen to visitors of some countries from Oct 14
JAKARTA (Reuters) - Indonesia will reopen its tourist island Bali for some international travellers, including those from China, New Zealand,...
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‘We are tired’: Workers flee Vietnam’s largest city as long lockdown eases
HANOI (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of people, mostly migrant workers, left Ho Chi Minh City over the weekend as...
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Global COVID-19 deaths hit 5 million as Delta variant sweeps the world
By Kavya B and Roshan Abraham (Reuters) -Worldwide deaths related to COVID-19 surpassed 5 million on Friday, according to a...
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S.Korea extends social distancing curbs as COVID-19 cases rise in Seoul
By Hyonhee Shin SEOUL (Reuters) - South Korea extended social distancing curbs to combat the coronavirus pandemic on Friday for...
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Melbourne cases hit record despite two months of lockdown
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Melbourne's COVID-19 cases surged to record levels on Thursday with officials blaming illegal home gatherings...
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Australia’s federal govt to cut COVID-19 income support
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australia's federal government will wind down emergency funding for people who lost work during COVID-19...
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Sydney’s unvaccinated warned of social isolation when COVID-19 lockdown ends
(Fixes typo in name of NSW state premier in paras 1 and 3) By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Sydney residents...
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Sydney’s COVID-19 lockdown to end sooner for the vaccinated
By Renju Jose SYDNEY (Reuters) -Australian authorities announced plans on Monday to gradually reopen locked-down Sydney, unveiling a two-tiered system...
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