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                                <title><![CDATA[ England’s Covid-19 prevalence rises, led by Delta not Omicron ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sat, 04 Dec 2021 01:05:18 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ It is the spread of the dominant and highly transmissible Delta variant, especially among children, that is keeping infection levels high for now. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Scientists ask if Omicron can outrun Delta ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2021 11:18:51 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Whether Omicron will evade vaccine protection and whether it will cause more serious illness will be far less concerning if the new variant remains relatively contained. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Australia to end emergency Covid-19 support payments as vaccinations rise ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 29 Sep 2021 01:01:12 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The federal government has spent over US$6.5 billion since June to support around two million people. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ US approaching Delta wave peak but virus expected to become endemic ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 15 Sep 2021 01:14:39 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The possible emergence of newer variants of concern and the advent of colder weather leading to more socialisation indoors could lead to a rebound. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ NZ keeps Auckland in strict lockdown to beat Delta ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 13 Sep 2021 05:46:19 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ New Zealand had been largely virus-free for months until an outbreak of the Delta variant imported from Australia prompted a snap nationwide lockdown on Aug 17. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Australia logs biggest daily pandemic caseload as Delta gains ground ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Fri, 10 Sep 2021 03:17:02 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Rising cases in Sydney have increased the load for ambulance staff, with the number of Covid-19 patients transported doubling in the last two weeks to total almost 6,000. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ NZ lifts lockdown, barring virus-hit Auckland ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2021 06:16:35 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ About three million New Zealanders will no longer be under stay-at-home orders as of Tuesday overnight, and schools will reopen on Thursday for the first time in three weeks. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Hong Kong’s UK flight ban strands thousands of students ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2021 08:44:54 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ Many had planned to go home for the summer holiday but can no longer do so. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Sydney residents banned from leaving city as Covid cluster grows ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Wed, 23 Jun 2021 03:03:46 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ A 'huge proportion' of Sydney's five million residents are subject to the travel ban, which applies to seven local government areas where Covid-19 cases have been detected. ]]></description>
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                                <title><![CDATA[ Moscow records pandemic high for Covid cases second day running ]]></title>
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                                <pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2021 10:35:31 GMT</pubDate>
                                <description><![CDATA[ The highly infectious Delta variant has been blamed for nearly 90% of new cases. ]]></description>
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