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Coronavirus: Hong Kong’s daily Covid-19 numbers pass 10,000 mark for first time since September, death toll rises by more than 40 per cent in week
Hospital Authority chief manager Dr Larry Lee also warns of a potential double whammy of Covid-19 and influenza cases with the city experiencing cold weather. Read the original article at…
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Why markets mustn’t overread the tea leaves on China’s Covid protests and reopening
Divining Beijing’s intentions is a fool’s errand. Even investors can’t agree on which scenario poses more of a threat to asset prices: imposing more lockdowns or allowing the virus to…
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China’s top Covid-19 official Sun Chunlan signals new phase of controls
Vice-premier in charge of Covid-19 controls tells health experts that small, progressive refinements in approach will continue. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Japan allows students to talk during school lunch breaks, reversing Covid-19 rules
Japan’s education ministry said it would ask schools to proactively get students to remove their masks where they are not necessary. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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China needs a timeline for ending zero-Covid to regain public trust
Beijing’s Covid-19 containment strategy relies heavily on public cooperation, but after almost three years of lockdowns, frustrations are mounting. While China is in no position to safely open up right…
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Former vaccines chief sounds warning about UK pandemic readiness
Kate Bingham raises concerns to committee of MPs as head of UKHSA suggests Covid could be on rise again UK politics live – latest news updates The UK is not…
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China has launched a new Covid-19 vaccination drive, but there’s no mandate
Low vaccine uptake, particularly among the elderly, has been a major hurdle for the country’s reopening. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Covid restrictions lifted in Guangzhou and Chongqing after China protests
Announcements ordered the removal of ‘control orders’ and to designate areas as low risk Authorities have abruptly lifted Covid restrictions in the Chinese cities of Guangzhou and Chongqing, where protesters…
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The Guardian view on the future of China’s unrest: more complex than it seems | Editorial
A binary reading of these remarkable zero-Covid protests does not help anyone understand their significance Among the Communist rhetoric cleverly repurposed by China’s anti-zero-Covid protesters is a phrase that Mao…
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Officials slow to act on Covid contact-tracing warnings, leaked evidence says
Exclusive: Evidence to UK Covid inquiry describes missed chances to improve test-and-trace regime in early days of pandemic Public health leaders were slow to act on repeated warnings over Christmas…