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China a global leader in support for Covid-19 vaccines: survey
Almost 99 per cent of Chinese respondents said they had received or were willing to get a booster shot in international study. Read the original article at South China Morning…
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Hongkongers rush to buy high-speed rail tickets to mainland China ahead of Sunday’s service launch, Lunar New Year holiday
Three hundred people line up outside West Kowloon high-speed rail terminus before in-person ticket sales begin at 2pm. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Chinese warned not to visit elderly relatives as Covid spreads from cities
People urged ‘don’t go home’ during lunar new year holiday if older family members not yet infected People in China have been warned against travelling to visit their elderly relatives…
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Singapore clinics ready to handle potential jump in Covid-19 cases linked to China arrivals
Health centres are stocking up on medication and preparing their workers to manage a higher patient load. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Hong Kong will need to wait a little longer for influx of tourists from mainland China, industry leaders say
City can expect uptick in visitors after Lunar New Year as many mainlanders prefer to see family first, lawmaker says. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Why China’s zero-Covid U-turn has cast a ‘long shadow’ over Beijing’s economic leadership
China’s sudden – and chaotic – break from zero-Covid has cost the economy and raised questions about the country’s top-down economic leadership model. Read the original article at South China…
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Tory MP Andrew Bridgen loses whip over ‘dangerous’ Covid vaccine claims
Bridgen likely to be permanently cast out from party after tweet comparing immunisation to Holocaust UK politics live – latest news updates The Conservative MP Andrew Bridgen has lost the…
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Hong Kong to relaunch high-speed rail service to mainland China on Sunday
MTR Corporation will offer new stops along the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Boris Johnson reportedly joked about being at ‘UK’s most unsocially distanced party’ during lockdown
Former prime minister allegedly made remarks to No 10 staff at alcohol-fuelled leaving do UK politics live – latest news updates “This is the most unsocially distanced party in the…
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China shelves port visas and visa-free transit for Japanese and South Koreans
A day after suspending regular visa applications for travellers from the two countries, Beijing imposes more retaliatory restrictions. Read the original article at South China Morning Post