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Coronavirus: global rush to stockpile medicines gives boost to Singapore’s pandemic-hit economy
Scientists in protective clothing work in a hi-tech laboratory at a pharmaceutical plant in Singapore, whose coronavirus-hit economy has received a shot in the arm from robust global drug demand.The…
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Hong Kong fourth wave: experts warn of business shutdowns, mall curfew ‘if residents not cooperative’, as city records 74 new Covid-19 cases
Hong Kong’s leading health experts have called for a shutdown of non-essential businesses and reduced opening hours at shopping centres, given the large numbers of people still out and about…
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Coronavirus live update: NSW premier adds new restrictions on greater Sydney as northern beaches locked down, UK tightens Christmas rules
Scotland announces travel ban with rest of UK, France death toll surpasses 60,000; Sweden introduces tough new measures New restrictions in place for greater Sydney List of Sydney and regional…
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Covid restrictions tightened across Sydney as northern beaches cluster grows to 68
Premier Gladys Berejiklian has reverted to previous restrictions on in-home and public gatherings and urged all resident to wear masks Sydney restrictions explained Covid hotspots NSW Border restrictions: new state…
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Seven passengers found with Covid-19, but Qatar Airways escapes ban thanks to loophole in Hong Kong testing rules
Qatar Airways has escaped being penalised after seven people who arrived in Hong Kong on consecutive flights tested positive for Covid-19, raising questions about a loophole in the way airlines…
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Victoria closes border to all of Sydney and NSW Central Coast amid Covid hotspot warnings – video
Victorian premier Daniel Andrews will declare all of Sydney and the NSW Central Coast a Covid-19 red zone from midnight tonight, meaning people who live in or have visited those…
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‘Christmas cancelled’: what the papers say as UK Covid bubbles burst
Sunday’s front pages after the government placed millions under new lockdown measures that rule out get-togethers Perhaps we should call this new Covid-19 variant the “Grinch strain”. As coronavirus in…
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Coronavirus: Sydney curbs widen as cluster in suburbs grows; South Korea cases reach new high
Australia’s most populous state of New South Wales recorded 30 new cases of the coronavirus on Sunday as an outbreak in Sydney’s northern beaches suburbs continues to grow.About a quarter…
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Sydney Covid restrictions explained: limits on gatherings, venues and the northern beaches lockdown
Here’s everything you need to know about the new rules in place across Sydney and in the northern beaches hotspot Covid hotspots NSW Border restrictions: new state and territory rules…
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Hong Kong people’s fears over coronavirus vaccine can be calmed using facts and scientific data
For almost a year, the world has been reeling from the Covid-19 pandemic. Now, it appears we are beginning to see light at the end of the tunnel, with Britain…