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Matt Hancock accused of rewriting history in pandemic book
Tory ex-minister Steven Dorrell questions whether Hancock would stand by some of his claims under oath Matt Hancock has been accused of rewriting history as he seeks to rescue his…
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Nasal spray Covid-19 vaccine co-developed by Hong Kong scientists approved for emergency use in mainland China in ‘historic breakthrough’
Microbiologist Professor Yuen Kwok-yung and team created the emergency use nasal vaccine with mainland university and Beijing drug company. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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China’s Covid policy didn’t have to end in riot and protest. This is why it did | Stephen Reicher
All states deny and suppress protests, but the government faces a rapid spread of public anger centred on a galvanising tragedy Stephen Reicher is a professor of psychology at the…
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Covid in China: home isolation ‘inevitable’ for mild infections if cases surge, adviser says
Feng Zijian, former deputy director of China’s CDC, recommends rapid antigen kits instead of PCR tests and says growing outbreaks could overwhelm makeshift hospitals. Read the original article at South…
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Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan pledges to spend wisely but does not rule out new round of consumption vouchers
‘Consumption voucher scheme boosts economy, but it is expensive,’ minister says. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Global Impact: is this the beginning of the end for China’s zero-Covid policy?
In this edition of the Global Impact newsletter, we looks at the changes to Beijing’s zero-Covid policy three years since the first known coronavirus case in China. Read the original…
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Coronavirus knocks back China’s ‘incremental’ gains in closing urban-rural wage divide
China’s sluggish economy and strict zero-Covid policy have hit low-income earners hard, leaving them vulnerable to slipping back into poverty while undermining Beijing’s pledge to reduce income inequality. Read the…
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From Bali to Jakarta, Indonesia eyes property, economic boost with residency visa plan for foreign investors
Indonesia is unveiling a long-term residency visa plan for foreigners to rival Malaysia and Thailand in seeking foreign capital and lifting its property market. Tourist hotspot Bali may benefit from…
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Singapore braces for fresh Covid wave, ‘new variants of concern’ from China
Singapore was ‘bound to have more infections’, Health Minister Ong Ye Kung said – especially as China opens up more – but it will not be something ‘we’ve never seen…
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UK staff to have right to ask for flexible working from day one in job
Legislation brought forward but unions say government could go further to make it ‘the norm’ Employees are to get the right to request flexible working from the moment they start…