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Coronavirus: easier entry rules result in many mainland Chinese visitors choosing Macau over Hong Kong
Some say they balked at travel requirements for Hong Kong including having to take a pre-departure PCR test. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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England’s PCR Covid testing network drops one of three labs as demand falls
Rosalind Franklin laboratory in Leamington Spa no longer to be part of laboratory network processing Covid tests England’s PCR testing network for Covid is to be scaled back due to…
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China’s economy slows sharply with GDP growth among worst on record
The economy grew 3% in 2022, exceeding some forecasts, but still well below China’s official target for the year China’s GDP expanded at its slowest pace since the mid-1970s bar…
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China’s deadly coronavirus wave – podcast
Having spent much of the last three years with some of the world’s most strict Covid restrictions, China’s relaxing of its rules has coincided with a massive wave of infections…
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Covid increases chance of grave illness and death in pregnant women – study
Research conducted across a dozen countries finds infection also poses health risks for unborn children Women are more likely to die in pregnancy if they catch Covid, according to researchers,…
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Westminster’s move to block gender bill is ‘full-frontal attack’ on Scottish parliament, says Sturgeon – as it happened
Nicola Sturgeon says Scottish government will defend its legislation ‘and stand up for Scotland’s parliament’ This is what Keir Starmer said in his LBC interview about Scotland’s gender recognition reform…
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House price slump in China shows no sign of abating as more cities record falls in December
New home prices fell for the 16th straight month in December. While new home prices slipped 0.25 per cent, lived-in homes saw a steeper decline at 0.5 per cent, according…
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China braces for Covid surge as lunar new year travel rush begins
Travellers leave cities for countryside amid warnings for most vulnerable and huge increase in official coronavirus death toll Luggage-laden passengers flocked to railway stations and airports in China’s megacities on…
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Covid white elephants? Hong Kong isolation facilities with 40,000 beds left empty as quarantine numbers dwindle
City rushed to build quarantine facilities on sprawling sites, now only two out of nine are in use. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Millennials and Covid stress: Hong Kong beauty queen hid in hotel, bingeing on piles of junk food
Many Hongkongers aged 25 to 40 faced physical and mental health issues during pandemic, survey shows. Read the original article at South China Morning Post