{"id":40013,"date":"2021-12-23T13:15:26","date_gmt":"2021-12-23T04:15:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2021\/dec\/23\/covid-news-live-omicron-carries-lower-hospitalisation-risk-studies-suggest-china-locks-down-city-of-13-million"},"modified":"2021-12-23T19:28:51","modified_gmt":"2021-12-23T10:28:51","slug":"covid-news-live-omicron-carries-lower-hospitalisation-risk-studies-suggest-china-locks-down-city-of-13-million","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eastasianews.net\/wp\/?p=40013","title":{"rendered":"Covid live: South Korea marks deadliest day of pandemic; Australia reintroduces mask mandates"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>South Korea reports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2021\/dec\/23\/covid-news-live-omicron-carries-lower-hospitalisation-risk-studies-suggest-china-locks-down-city-of-13-million?page=with:block-61c3d79d8f08d3319b5d9a09#block-61c3d79d8f08d3319b5d9a09\">record 109 deaths from Covid in one day<\/a>; Australia revives <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2021\/dec\/23\/covid-news-live-omicron-carries-lower-hospitalisation-risk-studies-suggest-china-locks-down-city-of-13-million?page=with:block-61c4256b8f086332f3d0c1a6#block-61c4256b8f086332f3d0c1a6\">mask-wearing indoors, capacity limits and QR code check-ins<\/a><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2021\/dec\/23\/china-locks-down-13-million-people-in-xian-after-detecting-127-covid-cases\">China locks down 13 million people in northern city of Xi\u2019an<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2021\/dec\/22\/risk-of-hospital-stay-40-lower-with-omicron-than-delta-uk-data-suggests\">Risk of hospital stay 40% lower with Omicron than Delta \u2013 UK data<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/global-development\/2021\/dec\/23\/mandatory-covid-jabs-in-malawi-violate-human-rights-say-civil-society-groups\">Mandatory jabs in Malawi \u2018violate human rights\u2019, say civil society groups<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2021\/dec\/23\/new-zealand-ends-2021-with-one-of-worlds-best-covid-outcomes-but-it-wasnt-all-good-news\">New Zealand\u2019s Covid successes come with a cost<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The premier of Australia\u2019s most populous state of <strong>NSW<\/strong>, Dominic Perrottet, addressed the media on Thursday to confirm masks will be mandated for inside areas and density limits would also be imposed.<\/p>\n<p>As of midnight tonight, we will be requiring that masks are worn in indoor settings.<\/p>\n<p>We are encouraging people, particularly over the holiday period, if you can work from home, please work from home.<\/p>\n<p> In addition to that, we\u2019re encouraging people not to mingle and when you\u2019re out and out at a restaurant or cafe and a pub or a club, please where possible don\u2019t mingle.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/live\/2021\/dec\/23\/covid-news-live-omicron-carries-lower-hospitalisation-risk-studies-suggest-china-locks-down-city-of-13-million\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Korea reports record 109 deaths from Covid in one day; 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