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Welcome to the 9News.com.au live blog for Wednesday, July 27, 2022. Inflation has hit a multi-decade high after the Consumer Price Index rose 6.1 per cent in a year. One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has stormed out of the Senate during the traditional Acknowledgement to Country. A toddler has died of COVID-19 in a Queensland … Read more

Ontario expands access to COVID-19 antivirals, ‘strongly recommends’ masking indoors  CBC.casource

B.C. moves to weekly COVID 19 reporting, changes how deaths are counted  CBC.casource

Last updated July 15, 2022There have been 22,243,056 infections and 177,977 coronavirus-related deaths reported in the country since the pandemic began.There is no one perfect statistic to compare the outbreaks different countries have experienced during this pandemic. Looking at a variety of metrics gives you a more complete view of the virus’ toll on each … Read more

N.S. COVID-19 cases hit all-time high, but province rules out bringing back restrictions  CBC.casource

Ontario is likely seeing upwards of 100,000 new cases of COVID-19 each day, with roughly five per cent of its residents currently infected, the head of the province’s science table says. Peter Jüni made the comment in an interview with CP24 on Wednesday afternoon as he discussed a resurgence in COVID activity, which has now … Read more

For the latest flood and weather warnings, search on ABC EmergencyAustralia's elimination strategy during the first two years of the COVID pandemic was one of the most effective in the world.Through a combination of early border closures, widespread testing and meticulous contact tracing, localised lockdowns and mask mandates, the number of reported cases was kept to … Read more

Ontario facing ‘tidal wave’ of over 100,000 new COVID-19 cases per day, science table head estimates  CBC.casource

WASHINGTON (AP) — China cut off contacts with the United States on vital issues Friday — including military matters and crucial climate cooperation — as concerns rose that the Communist government’s hostile reaction to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s Taiwan visit could signal a lasting, more aggressive approach toward its U.S. rival and the self-ruled island.China’s … Read more

Reported COVID-19 cases in Arizona climbed last week and the percentage of tests returning positive for the virus also rose, according to the state’s latest weekly update.Health officials on Wednesday added 7,360 new COVID-19 cases and 40 new known deaths over the weeklong period ending Nov. 5, well above the case additions from recent weeks.Case counts are still … Read more