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China reported 15 new Covid cases on 22 December, the same as a day earlier, the country’s national health authority said on Wednesday.

The National Health Commission, in a statement, said 14 of the new cases were imported infections originating from overseas. The commission also reported one local transmission in Liaoning province.

We are crossing live to Australia where the premiere of New South Wales is giving an update on how Christmas will run for greater Sydney, after a serious outbreak on the northern beaches of the city.

Gladys Berejiklian says the current restrictions for greater Sydney will stay the same over Christmas – which is that you can only have 10 visitors to your home. However, premier Gladys Berejiklian says there is one “small tweak”, which is children under 12 are not counted. That applies for December 24, 25, 26 and 27.

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