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Hong Kong third wave: prioritise high-risk groups for Covid-19 tests instead of universal screening, health minister says
Hong Kong residents from high-risk groups such as the elderly should be given priority for Covid-19 tests, the city’s health minister said on Sunday as mainland authorities pledged free screenings…
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Hong Kong third wave: elderly Covid-19 patient dies with another 110 cases expected
An elderly man became Hong Kong’s 34th fatality of the coronavirus pandemic on Sunday, as a medical source said the city was expected to record about 110 new cases.The city…
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Even amid coronavirus, Thailand’s international schools eye rosy post-pandemic future
If it were not for Bangkok’s international schools, Patima Jeerapaet’s children might never have developed a proficiency in English, nor learned analytical thinking. And without the challenge of an international…
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In South China Sea, Philippines is stuck between a pebble and a hard place
As Philippine and Chinese diplomats seek to strengthen their relationship and describe the disagreement over the South China Sea as a “little pebble” in the road to closer participation, a…
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Logistics and delivery companies see profits soar as coronavirus boosts e-commerce, demand for medical goods
Logistics and delivery companies have been boosted by a surge in demand for medical goods and online shopping amid the coronavirus crisis, with some recording triple digit surges in profit.But…
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Coronavirus: South Africa passes half a million confirmed cases, health ministry says
South Africa has now registered more than 500,000 cases of coronavirus, the health ministry announced Saturday, making it by far the hardest hit country on the continent.“Today South Africa has…
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We don’t know how close a coronavirus vaccine is, but where does the word come from?
The quest for a vaccine against SARS-CoV-2 is likely to extend beyond this year. The search for the origins of the word “vaccine” takes us back to the end of…
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Coronavirus live: new cases double in Belgium, continue to rise in France and Poland
Several thousand demonstrators gathered outside the official residence of Israel’s prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday, as weeks of protests against the Israeli leader showed no signs of slowing, the…
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World Health Organisation warns coronavirus pandemic will be ‘lengthy’
The World Health Organisation on Saturday warned the coronavirus pandemic was likely to be “lengthy” after its emergency committee met to evaluate the crisis six months after sounding the international…
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Democratic congressman issues blistering attack on Republicans after Covid-19 diagnosis
A Democratic congressman diagnosed as positive for the coronavirus has condemned Republican politicians for their carelessness around Congress and blamed them for spreading the virus. The Arizona Democrat Raúl Grijalva…