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NSW's daily COVID-19 update to be scaled back

NSW Health says the 11:00am detailed updates provided about people who have died of COVID-19 will now be reported weekly instead.

ABC News

Brit tested positive for Covid for record-breaking 505 days running before death

It is expected the person who spent nearly two years continually testing positive suffered from a variant that caused a persistent infection before their ultimate death

Daily Mirror

Queensland's COVID-19 close contact quarantine requirements to ease from next Thursday

Queensland health authorities announce an easing of COVID-19 quarantine restrictions for close contacts from next Thursday.

ABC News

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Labor is hoping Anthony Albanese’s Covid diagnosis throws a harsh spotlight on to Scott Morrison

What happens now is a function of how sick Albanese gets, and whether seeing more of the prime minister works for or against his own campaign

The Guardian - AU

Rapid Antigen Tests prices higher in Australia than internationally

The price of rapid antigen tests could come down, but they are still higher in Australia than other in countries.

The Canberra Times

Lake Macquarie man among latest to die with COVID-19

A man aged in his 70s from Lake Macquarie is among the 13 people who died with COVID-19 across NSW in the 24 hours to 4pm on Thursday, the latest data shows.

Newcastle Herald

Man in his 90s dies with COVID-19 in the ACT as hospitalisations decline

The ACT reported 1041 new infections in the latest reporting period.

The Canberra Times

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‘Best therapeutic choice’: WHO backs Pfizer’s COVID antiviral

UN health body says Paxlovid ‘strongly recommended’ for patients with non-severe disease at risk of hospital admission.

Al Jazeera

Anthony Albanese Has COVID, So Is Labor’s Election Campaign Utterly Fucked Now?

"I think it's a positive for our campaign. The more they see of Scott Morrison, the more they will realise this government has run out of puff."

Pedestrian.tv

ELECTION RECAP: It’s Just So Crazy How Private Texts Sent To Scott Morrison End Up In The Media

Welcome to another PTV election recap. We’re sharing the load around so the state of our so-called democracy doesn’t send someone mad. It’s a workplace health and safety issue. Here’s the stuff you need to know from this week: Albo has COVID Yep the man of the hour (six weeks?)…

Pedestrian.tv

21,808 new Covid cases, 128 more deaths

There were 128 more coronavirus-related fatalities and 21,808 confirmed new cases on Thursday, the Public Health Ministry reported on Friday.

Bangkok Post

16 more test positive for Covid in Lucknow

LUCKNOW: Covid-19 cases spiraled up with 16 people testing positive in the city on Thursday.

The Times of India

Innnovative Newcastle farmers seek lifeline due to COVID, climate

You could call it the effects of long COVID.

Newcastle Herald

WA premier tests positive to COVID-19

Western Australia's premier has become the latest political leader to test positive to COVID-19, days after a family member contracted the virus.

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WA Premier Mark McGowan's child admitted to hospital in serious condition with COVID-19

One of the West Australian Premier's children is admitted to hospital in a serious condition with COVID-19. The news comes just hours after Mark McGowan announced he has the virus.

The Times of India

9 fresh Covid cases take IIT-Madras cluster to 12

CHENNAI: Nine students in various hostels of IIT-Madras tested positive for Covid-19 on Thursday, taking the fresh cluster tally on the campus to 12 over the past three days. With this, fresh cases in Tamil Nadu touched 39 on Thursday, up from 31 on Wednesday.

The Canberra Times

ACT still working out whether close-contact students can return

Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith has also defended a delay to changing close-contact rules in the ACT

The Times of India

Mask up in large gatherings: Telangana govt

HYDERABAD: Less than a month after it had dropped the mask mandate, Telangana brought the mask rule back on Thursday - at least for those attending large gatherings. Officials also warned that Covid-19 cases are expected to rise slightly from the first week of June given the spike in other…

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Bangkok Post

Covid payouts close to B60bn at end of March

Total payouts from Covid-19 insurance lump-sum claims rose to almost 60 billion baht at the end of March.

Bangkok Post

Govt receives 200k Covovax dose lift

The Ministry of Public Health will distribute 200,000 coronavirus protein-based vaccine doses donated by India and its partners to state-owned hospitals across Thailand with the target of inoculating those unvaccinated people.

ABC News

The Prime Minister's failure to establish a federal ICAC looks like a broken promise

The Prime Minister blamed a lack of "bipartisan support" for his government's failure to establish a federal anti-corruption body. But the evidence suggests it's a broken promise.

The Times of India

No sign of 4th Covid wave yet in Bengaluru, but follow norms: Experts

BENGALURU: Amid an uptick in Covid-19 cases in New Delhi, Bengalureans have one question: "What is the Covid situation in the city?"

The Times of India

Sub-types of Omicron behind surge in NCR

LUCKNOW: Sub-types of Omicron variant, which are behind the Covid-19 surge in the US and recorded in about 80% of the patients, have been found in Uttar Pradesh too.

The Times of India

Step up kids vaccination to boost their immunity, says UP CM Yogi Adityanath

LUCKNOW: Reviewing the Covid-19 situation in the state, chief minister Yogi Adityanath on Thursday directed officials to intensify awareness activities in schools.

The Times of India

Punjab government advises people to wear masks again

CHANDIGARH: With neighbouring Haryana recording a steep surge in Covid-19 cases, the Punjab government on Thursday advised its residents to wear masks in crowded places.

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