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Sydney New Year’s Eve: what are the restrictions on watching fireworks and celebrating?
The NSW government has tightened the rules for what is and is not permitted NSW hotspots list NSW records 18 new cases of Covid-19 as New Year’s restrictions tightened The…
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Gold jewellery sales down 80 per cent in Hong Kong this year as Covid-19 puts paid to weddings, birthday parties
Gold jewellery sales in Hong Kong fell by almost 80 per cent this year as the Covid-19 pandemic spoiled countless wedding parties and other celebrations, according to an industry estimate.As…
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Coronavirus: new Covid-19 strain hits US as Donald Trump’s vaccine plan runs ‘far behind’
The first known US case of a highly infectious coronavirus variant first detected in Britain has been discovered in Colorado, the state’s Governor Jared Polis said on Tuesday.“Today we discovered…
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China Covid-19 health app breach puts celebrity photos online for pennies
Digital health codes have been instrumental in containing the Covid-19 pandemic in China. The codes, which assign users a red, yellow or green health ranking, are the difference between government…
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Hong Kong Covid-19 fourth wave: about 70 per cent of restaurants face closure amid tough social-distancing measures, poll reveals
About 70 per cent of Hong Kong restaurants polled have said they face closures in the next three months amid tightened social-distancing measures rolled out to contain the Covid-19 pandemic.The…
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Mongolia pins hopes on vaccine, containment after its first coronavirus death
Mongolia reported its first Covid-19 death over the weekend, sending a clear signal that even in one of Asia’s best-performing countries when it comes to pandemic control, the coronavirus shows…
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Caregivers risk depression and burnout looking after a loved one – how to practise self-care and when to seek help
Gabriel Chan’s life changed three years ago, when his teenage daughter Kristyn went from outgoing and chatty to sad and withdrawn. Then 15 years old, she began to struggle with…
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‘Fear and finances’: births in Japan predicted to fall below this year’s record low over coronavirus concerns
With the country’s birth rate already in alarming decline, the number of children born in Japan next year is now predicted to fall to a new low of below 800,000…
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For Thailand’s Covid-hit economy, all that glitters is not gold as baht rallies
Gold sales in Thailand are surging as households reach for a financial lifeline amid the pandemic, a tactic that risks complicating government efforts to tame an export-stifling rally in the…
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Hong Kong fourth wave: two or more unrelated coronavirus cases in 14-day period will trigger mandatory testing in any housing block
Two or more unrelated Covid-19 infections over a 14-day period in any housing block will trigger a mandatory testing order for everyone in the building under a lower threshold to…