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Could COVID breathalyser tests be the end of invasive nose swabs?

Forget COVID PCR tests up your nose. Getting tested with a simple puff of air might be the diagnostic tool of the future.

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'Mission impossible': French restaurants grapple with new COVID pass

Since Monday, a health pass is required to visit bars, restaurants, health centres and to use long-distance public transport across France.

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Local Australian lockdown ends while Delta variant circulates globally

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Protests against COVID health pass held across Europe

Protests against COVID health pass were held across Europe on Saturday 7 August.

France

Protests against COVID health pass held across France

The demonstrations come just two days before the use of the health pass is extended to bars, restaurants and long-distance public transport.

Russia

Russian charities launch initiative to vaccinate the homeless

Two charities in St Petersburg have started vaccinating homeless people who are unable to get access to COVID-19 jabs because they lack official documents.

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CNN fires three people for working without COVID vaccines

The American TV network said the jabs were mandatory for all staff, saying it had a "zero-tolerance" policy toward unvaccinated workers.

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VR gives kids with disabilities a front row seat to the Olympic Games

While stadia are empty of spectators, Tokyo 2020 is making sure everyone is included in the Olympic experience through virtual reality.

Germany

COVID-19 test, then a party? Berlin clubs participate in pilot study

Six Berlin clubs will host partygoers this weekend who are willing to get a PCR test before and after the dance event.

Italy

Italy makes COVID 'Green Pass' mandatory for public venue access

The Green Pass, which is an extension of the EU's digital COVID certificate, contains a QR code with the personal information of every citizen.

Tunisia

'Our lives are not worth saving': Anger in Tunisia amid COVID-19 wave

Teams at El Jellaz, Tunisia's largest cemetery, are working around the clock digging graves for the dead.

Work

Robot police dogs: Just a tool or something more sinister?

Police departments say they're putting robot dogs to work, but critics say they can be invasive and dehumanising.

France

France looks to help those jabbed outside EU get a COVID health pass

It comes just days before the health pass will be required to access French restaurants and bars.

Health news

Why have COVID tracing apps been unsuccessful?

Privacy. Trust. Poor implementation. A new study says these are some of the reasons why contact tracing apps haven’t helped us beat the pandemic.

Health news

What’s the true COVID death toll in Europe?

A new study based on excess deaths shows the world has been under-reporting COVID deaths. The true figure is much more stark.

World News

WHO calls for COVID booster jab moratorium until the end of September

The head of the UN agency stressed that "hundreds of millions" worldwide are still waiting for their first dose.

Health news

Full COVID jab protects you 3 times more than no vaccine, study finds

Researchers at London's Imperial College say people who’ve had the full dose of COVID-19 vaccine are three times less likely to test positive for the virus than unvaccinated people.

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Life in plastic, it's fantastic! COVID vaccine scientist gets Barbie

Barbie created a new "vaccinologist doll" in honour of Sarah Gilbert, the scientist behind the Oxford coronavirus vaccine.

World News

COVID cases fall in the Netherlands and UK while Romania pushes jabs

Some countries in Europe are seeing their number of COVID-19 cases fall, while others fear a fourth wave of infections is underway.