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PPE Medpro: UK government alleges firm supplied defective gowns to NHS
Exclusive: DHSC alleges gowns were not sterile, could not be used within NHS ‘for any purpose’, and technical labelling was ‘invalid’ UK politics live – latest news updates The UK…
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China Covid data shows no new variant but under-reports deaths, WHO says
The UN agency was releasing information provided by the Chinese CDC, a day after its officials had a meeting with Chinese scientists. Read the original article at South China Morning…
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Hong Kong Covid-19 reinfections increase by 4 times amid case surge, but experts say no cause for concern
Covid-19 reinfection rate has increased from 1.5 per cent to 6 per cent over past three months. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Ireland’s overcrowded hospitals battle ‘perfect storm’ of respiratory infections
Crisis affects all country’s hospitals, while 838 patients wait on trolleys in wards or emergency departments Ireland’s hospitals are reeling from record overcrowding amid what the government has called a…
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Japan opens all cities to Hong Kong travellers in abrupt U-turn on Covid travel rules
Country will also allow more flights from Hong Kong starting on Sunday, city officials say Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Djokovic to miss Indian Wells and Miami after US extends Covid rules
Proof of vaccination will be needed until at least 10 April Two key US tournaments begin on 6 March and 20 March Novak Djokovic is again set to miss Indian…
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Coronavirus: Hongkongers stock up on diarrhoea and vomiting medicine amid concerns over new Omicron subvariant
Experts say XBB unlikely to cause new wave because city has been exposed to subvariants and has enough immunity. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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South Korea hunts Chinese Covid-positive escapee who fled quarantine hotel
The 41-year-old passenger, who tested positive for Covid on arrival, fled from a quarantine hotel on Yeongjong Island off the west coast of Incheon, South Korean police said. Read the…
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How China’s zero-Covid policy triggered a new wave of investor interest in Vietnam
Vietnam has witnessed a new wave of foreign investor interest at the expense of China since it reopened its borders, as global firms look to diversify due to tariffs and…
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China threatens ‘countermeasures’ over other countries’ Covid travel restrictions
US among several countries defending virus tests for China passengers as Beijing threatens to retaliate Beijing has criticised recently imposed testing requirements on passengers from China and threatened countermeasures against…