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Nepal Covid variant: does it exist and should we be concerned?
UK transport secretary mentioned mutation but Public Health England says it is not examining such a variant Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Another day, another variant.…
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Coronavirus: holiday chaos as Britain removes Portugal from travel green list
Britain said on Thursday that it is removing Portugal from its list of Covid-19 safe travel destinations, meaning thousands of UK residents currently on holiday there face the prospect of…
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Coronavirus: Biden administration reveals plans for first 25 million donated vaccine doses
This story is published in a content partnership with POLITICO. It was originally reported by Erin Banco on politico.com on June 3, 2021.The Biden administration has announced which countries will…
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How will Portugal’s removal from Covid ‘green list’ affect you?
Whether you are due to fly back shortly or have a holiday booked, your questions are answered here Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Portugal’s removal from…
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Coronavirus: sluggish vaccination rates spell bubble trouble for Hong Kong restaurants, bars operating under jabs-linked rules
For more than a month now, sports bar Rula Live in Hong Kong’s Lan Kwai Fong nightlife district has scrupulously met the tough requirements of the government’s coronavirus “vaccine bubble”.…
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Coronavirus: ‘no new hybrid variant’ detected in Vietnam, WHO says; Indonesia cancels haj pilgrimage
Days after Vietnam’s Ministry of Health said it had detected a new Covid-19 variant comprising characteristics of both the alpha and delta strains, the World Health Organization (WHO) told a…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong businesses dangle HK$63 million in cash and prizes, including a Tesla car and private Cathay flight, in vaccine push
Cash and prizes totalling more than HK$63million (US$8 million) are now up for grabs for Hongkongers who get vaccinated against Covid-19, with businesses offering a range of incentives from a…
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Hong Kong manufacturers struggle with ‘blackouts’, rising producer prices in mainland China
As China pushes to maintain its central position in the global supply chain, Hong Kong funded-firms are being hit by new challenges on the mainland, including power shortages and skyrocketing…
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Azmin Ali, Malaysia’s power grab architect, under fire for ‘half-baked’ coronavirus lockdown
Tens of thousands of people on Thursday signed an online petition calling for the resignation of Malaysia’s International Trade and Industry Minister Azmin Ali as anger brewed over the large…