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 New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet said businesses will be
compensated for any COVID-19 lockdowns in December and January,
encouraging them to stock up ahead of the busy summer holiday
period. Under the plan, small firms can access grants of up to
A$20,000 ($14,690) if they are forced to close then.
Texas governor bars all COVID-19 vaccine mandates in state
Republican Texas Governor Greg Abbott, responding to what he called
"bullying" by the Biden administration, on Monday barred all
COVID-19 vaccine mandates in the state by any entity, including
private employers. Abbott's order states that "no entity in Texas"
could compel proof of vaccination by any individual, including
employees or customers. He called on state lawmakers to take up the
issue in an upcoming special session.
Abbott's move sets him up for a clash with President Joe Biden, a
Democrat who last month called on businesses nationwide to order
their workers to be vaccinated or lose their jobs. At least several
thousand people have since been fired for refusing to comply. The
White House had no immediate comment.
Dangerous blood clots can occur in moderate COVID-19
A European study has found an elevated risk of a life-threatening
blood clot called venous thromboembolism (VTE) in COVID-19 patients
who were not critically ill. The blood clot risk had previously been
associated with severe COVID-19.
The researchers tracked 2,292 patients who came to hospital
emergency rooms with mild or moderate COVID-19 but without VTE. Four
weeks later, VTE had developed in roughly 1 of every 200 mildly ill
patients who had not been hospitalized and nearly 5 of every 200
moderately ill patients overall, the researchers reported on Friday
in Thrombosis Research.
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 High-dose blood thinners
prevent clots in moderate COVID-19
In hospitalized, moderately ill COVID-19
patients who have high levels of the d-dimer
protein in their blood - indicating a
higher-than-average risk for dangerous blood
clots - treatment with high doses of the blood
thinner low-molecular weight heparin (LMWH)
significantly reduced the odds of clot formation
and death, according to data from a clinical
trial.
The incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) or
death was 28.7% in the high-dose group, compared
to 41.9% in patients getting a standard dose.
After accounting for patients' various risk
factors, that was a 32% reduction in risk with
high-dose heparin, the researchers said on
Monday in a report published in JAMA Internal
Medicine.
Thailand to end quarantine for some vaccinated
visitors
Thailand will end coronavirus quarantine
requirements for vaccinated visitors from 10
low-risk countries starting Nov. 1, Prime
Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha said on Monday, as
the Southeast Asian nation tries to revive its
pandemic-hit economy. Thailand last year
suffered its deepest economic contraction in
more than two decades, with the key tourism
sector still struggling.
Visitors from at least 10 countries including
the United Kingdom, Singapore, Germany, China
and the United States will be exempted from
quarantine on arrival, Prayuth said in a
televised speech. More countries will later be
added to the list, he said.
(Compiled by Karishma Singh)
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