Coronavirus Latest News
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Coronavirus Australia latest: at a glance
Good evening, and welcome to our daily roundup of the latest developments on the coronavirus pandemic in Australia. This is Christopher Knaus with the latest developments from Sunday 2 May.…
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Boris Johnson: it was 50-50 whether to put me on ventilator
Boris Johnson has spoken of his dramatic stay in intensive care as doctors faced a “50-50” decision on whether to put him on a ventilator and plans were drawn up…
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Coronavirus: African factories in race to produce face masks, ventilators as health crisis worsens
When Kenya reported its first case of Covid-19 in mid-March, it found itself with a biting shortage of testing kits, personal protective equipment and ventilators needed to fight the outbreak.…
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Work at home would be Singapore’s new normal when coronavirus ‘circuit breaker’ ends
Most employees in Singapore should be prepared to continue working from home after the city state ends its partial lockdown known as a “circuit breaker” on June 1, the country’s…
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‘We are very afraid’: stranded cruise ship’s crew in limbo amid pandemic
After an ill-fated Antarctic expedition in which 60% of passengers and crew contracted coronavirus and spent a month stranded off the coast of South America, the successful repatriation of 132…
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Australia coronavirus live update: people enjoy eased restrictions as four states record new cases – latest news
Thanks for following along today, readers. We’re going to wind up the blog shortly. But first, let’s summarise the events of the day. Australia’s death toll has risen to 95…
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Fearful Britons remain strongly opposed to lifting coronavirus lockdown
Fewer than one in five of the British public believe the time is right to consider reopening schools, restaurants, pubs and stadiums. The findings, in a new poll for the…
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Hong Kong’s coronavirus containment strategy must begin easing restrictions – or risk losing control
The concept of “herd immunity” got off to a bad start in Hong Kong, because it was the catchphrase used to describe a disastrous – and fortunately short-lived – United…
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Unexpected long holidays: pandemic restrictions leave travellers stranded in Hong Kong, uncertain when they can leave
When American teacher Seth Collins left Shenzhen in February to visit his mother in the United States, he had no inkling of the trouble he would have returning.“I’m in limbo,”…
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Hong Kong online brokerage banks on US parent as it targets younger traders with app-based services
Online brokerage start-up SoFi Hong Kong is banking on its new San Francisco-based parent to grow its customer base, especially among traders in their 20s and 30s, at a time…