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Hong Kong fourth wave: city mulls inbound traveller quota as contingency for worsening coronavirus crisis
A quota on travellers arriving by air into Hong Kong has been floated in case not enough hotels sign up as quarantine facilities, according to a government adviser on the…
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Coronavirus: Singapore and China pledge health partnership for future pandemics
Singapore and its largest trading partner China on Tuesday pledged to enhance cooperation on public health well beyond the Covid-19 pandemic, with officials in the city state saying the pact…
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UK health minister mocked for ‘pretending to cry’ on TV as he talks about first Covid-19 vaccines
British Health Secretary Matt Hancock was accused of “pretending to cry” after footage of him appearing emotional in reaction to news of the world’s first coronavirus vaccinations failed to convince…
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Four lions at Spanish zoo test positive for coronavirus
Four lions at Barcelona Zoo have tested positive for Covid-19, veterinary authorities said on Tuesday, in only the second known case in which large felines have contracted coronavirus.Three females named…
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How has a Covid vaccine been developed so quickly?
Analysis: Funding and high public interest contributed to slashing of research and approval time Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage The emergence of vaccines against Covid-19 has…
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Coronavirus: Indonesia says not yet able to determine Sinovac vaccine efficacy
Indonesia’s state-owned pharmaceutical company Bio Farma said late on Tuesday the efficacy of a Covid-19 vaccine developed by China’s Sinovac could not yet be determined, after previously saying that interim…
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Why the future of Hong Kong’s economy lies in digital transformation
Hong Kong is fast becoming an innovation and technology hub for the region. As early as 1998, Hong Kong established a Digital 21 Strategy. Since then, the city has developed…
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Coronavirus: Japan unveils US$700 billion in fresh stimulus to tackle pandemic fallout
Japan’s prime minister on Tuesday unveiled more than US$700 billion in fresh stimulus to fund projects from antivirus measures to green tech, the country’s third such package this financial year.The…
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Coronavirus vaccine: grandmother is first in UK to get Pfizer’s Covid-19 shot on ‘V-Day’
Margaret Keenan, a 90-year-old grandmother from Britain, has become the first person in the world to receive the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine outside a trial following its rapid clinical approval.An early…
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India’s biggest challenge: how to vaccinate 1.3bn people against Covid-19?
Analysis: Even with the world’s largest vaccination scheme already in place, the distribution at this scale has huge potential pitfalls Coronavirus – latest updates See all out coronavirus coverage India’s…