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Australia's lessons for a pandemic world, Germany considers Russian and Chinese vaccines, BP profit drops 96% as Covid hits energy demand and other pandemic-related news across the globe

Sweden has kepts its preschools, grade schools, pubs, restaurants and borders open despite the coronavirus threat
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Akash Podishetty Hyderabad
One case, total lockdown: Australia’s lessons for a pandemic world

The routine of short-term pain for collective long-term gain. This phrase more or less sums up Australia's response to coronavirus since the pandemic struck last year. For those who aren't closely tracking the pandemic's journey Down Under, consider this: Only one person has tested positive in Western Australia outside quarantine in almost ten months, and the state has locked down nearly 2 million people. The curbs followed similar efforts in Brisbane and Sydney, where a handful of infections led to steep ramp-ups in restrictions and, consequently, a subdued virus and a