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Exhausted nurses in the Philippines are struggling to care for Covid-19 patients and many are quitting the profession entirely, reports AFP.
The country is enduring a record rise in infections, fuelled by the Delta variant.
Australia’s police arrested 235 people in Melbourne and 32 in Sydney on Saturday at unsanctioned anti-lockdown rallies and several police officers were injured in clashes with protesters, reports Reuters.
Victoria police said six officers required hospitalisation. Several officers were knocked to the ground and trampled, the police said and television footage showed.
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