[Link] ‘It’s really scary’: welfare recipients forced to attend in-person appointments despite Omicron surge

Read: 19/1/2022 www.theguardian.com

A woman with chronic illnesses and an immunocompromised partner and the single mother of a toddler are among those being told they’ll have their benefits cut if they don’t attend face-to-face job agency appointments, despite an unprecedented surge of Covid cases.

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[Link] Adult Male With Omicron Variant Attended New York Anime Convention

Read: 2/12/2021 www.vice.com

During a White House press briefing, press secretary Jen Psaki told reporters that a vaccinated adult male infected with the Omicron variant of COVID-19 attended an anime convention in New York City’s Javits Center.

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[Link] SA Police investigate how COVID-positive woman who sparked NT lockdown entered state

Read: 8/11/2021 www.abc.net.au

SA Police is investigating if a woman who tested positive for COVID-19 and sparked the Northern Territory's lockdown had the relevant travel permits into South Australia from Victoria.

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[Link] Uber drivers tell Senate inquiry of abuse, false complaints and suspensions during Covid

Read: 4/11/2021 www.theguardian.com

Uber drivers in Sydney and Melbourne have been temporarily suspended from the service for asking customers to wear face masks in their cars, a Senate committee has been told.

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[Link] Right-Wing Radio Host ‘Kept Hugging People’ to Give Himself COVID

Read: 19/10/2021 www.vice.com

Want the best of VICE News straight to your inbox? Sign up here. Right-wing radio host and YouTube personality Dennis Prager apparently really, really wanted to get COVID-19. Mission accomplished.

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