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June 30, 2021
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong to offer walk-in vaccination services for over 60s to boost uptake

Hongkongers aged 60 or above will be able to turn up for Covid-19 vaccinations without an appointment under a proposal to boost uptake among one of the city’s highest-risk groups.But…
June 30, 2021
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‘Jaw-dropping’ fall in life expectancy in poor areas of England, report finds

Sir Michael Marmot’s report says Covid figures from Manchester reveal sharp decline in social conditions Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Boris Johnson’s post-Covid “levelling up” agenda…
June 30, 2021
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Coronavirus: global vaccine doses ‘top 3 billion’ as Delta strain spreads

At least 3.01 billion doses of Covid-19 vaccine have been administered around the world, according to the latest data from Bloomberg, as the pace of the global roll-out continues to…
June 30, 2021
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Singapore’s elderly street food hawkers bowled over by Instagram campaign

Seah Hui Li rises before dawn every morning to make 400 traditional steamed buns filled with creamy red bean paste to sell in one of Singapore’s famed hawker markets. But…
June 30, 2021
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Phuket takes baby steps out of Covid-19 pandemic with ‘sandbox’ plan for vaccinated foreigners

Thailand’s most-popular resort island of Phuket is set to reopen on Thursday to vaccinated foreign tourists with no quarantine requirements. But with a surge in Covid-19 cases in the capital…
June 30, 2021
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WA and NT Covid lockdown rules and South Australia coronavirus restrictions: new update for Perth, Peel, Darwin, Alice Springs and Adelaide

WA premier Mark McGowan has announced a four-day lockdown for people in Perth and the Peel region, while the Northern Territory has announced lockdowns for Darwin and Alice Springs, and…
June 30, 2021
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North Korea’s Kim Jong-un replaces officials over ‘grave incident’ in coronavirus response

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un replaced several senior officials after a “grave incident” in the country’s efforts to defend itself against the Covid-19 pandemic, state media reported on Wednesday.Pyongyang closed…
June 30, 2021
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As Delta Covid-19 variant keeps Hong Kong, Australia and New Zealand on edge, could Israel and Britain offer lessons?

From Australia to Hong Kong, the highly transmissible Delta coronavirus variant is exposing the vulnerability of zero-Covid economies with low vaccination rates.While many Asia-Pacific economies have controlled the pandemic with…
June 30, 2021
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Covid Australia vaccine rollout tracker: total number of people and percent vaccinated, daily vaccine doses and rate of progress

How does Australia’s coronavirus vaccine rollout and schedule compare with other countries, when will Australia be fully vaccinated and when will you be eligible to get your dose? We bring…
June 29, 2021
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Hongkongers turn to virtual reality to speed up UK property purchases as Covid-19 pandemic rules out in-person viewings

Buyers from Hong Kong are snapping up property in London at a faster pace to take advantage of the UK’s citizenship offer, with developers and agents garnering more sales from…