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Hong Kong fourth wave: Carrie Lam defends Covid-19 lockdown after no infections found, city confirms 50 new cases
Hong Kong’s leader has defended the lockdown of four North Point tenement buildings as a necessary intervention to stop Covid-19 spreading in the area, after a district councillor questioned the…
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Vietnam coronavirus outbreak spreads to Hanoi; new strains likely behind spike in Malaysia cases
Vietnam reported 53 new Covid-19 infections early on Friday as the country’s first outbreak for nearly two months spread to Hanoi, the capital, where the ruling Communist Party is currently…
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Coronavirus hammers US economy – 2020 was worst year since 1946
The United States saw its sharpest contraction in growth since 1946 as the coronavirus pandemic hammered the economy last year, but while the country may be set for a recovery,…
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China’s Covid-19 outbreaks force caution as Lunar New Year travel rush begins
China began its 40-day Lunar New Year holiday period on Thursday with measures in place aimed at limiting the spread of Covid-19 as it continued to battle sporadic outbreaks across…
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Hong Kong’s gig workers should be treated with dignity, not racism
I run into Abdul, who I call “Boss”, at least once a week.He works full time for a food delivery service, and the Nepali-run sundry shop below my flat in…
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Health inequalities in UK are major factor in high BAME Covid cases
Analysis: Social disparities are linked to chronic health conditions associated with higher risk of death Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Since the early days of the…
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Coronavirus hotspots: anger in South Korea as fringe church schools drop masks, put faith in God
Wearing thick winter coats and sitting close together on the floor, about 20 children without face masks sway back and forth, chanting prayers at the top of their voices. Elsewhere,…
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Novavax coronavirus vaccine highly effective, but not against South Africa variant
US biotech firm Novavax said Thursday its two-shot Covid-19 vaccine candidate showed 89.3 per cent efficacy in a major phase 3 clinical trial in Britain.But the positive news was offset…
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Coronavirus: US detects first cases of potent South African variant
The United States has found its first cases of a potent coronavirus variant first detected in South Africa, health officials in the state of South Carolina said on Thursday.Viruses mutate…
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Oxford vaccine spat could lead to divergence in Covid strategies
Analysis: different nations could go different ways on who gets vaccine once it is available Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Millions of people in the UK…