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Hong Kong’s fire services use artificial intelligence to help track down stranded hikers, amid surge in accidents during Covid pandemic
New software is based on deep learning model and can analyse pictures of countryside taken by drones for human-like objects, department says. Read the original article at South China Morning…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong to lift curbs on opening hours of restaurants, pubs and allow barbecue sites to resume operations from next Thursday
From November 3, guests will also be allowed to remove masks while taking photos at event, catering and sports premises, as well as entertainment and religious venues. Read the original…
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Senate to investigate growing trend of ‘school refusal’ after Covid pandemic classroom disruptions
Education committee inquiry into increasing numbers of students unable to attend school follows Guardian Australia reporting on trend Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our…
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Cities across China double down on Covid-19 controls
Guangzhou seals up streets and neighbourhoods while Wuhan orders over 800,000 people to stay home as new cases exceed 1,000 nationwide for a third straight day. Read the original article…
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China locks down part of Wuhan, nearly three years after first Covid case emerged
More than 800,000 people locked down in site of world’s first Covid outbreak in 2019, as other Chinese cities seal up streets and homes Chinese cities from Wuhan in central…
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Long Covid: ‘fraction’ of sufferers getting NHS help in England
Only 60,000 of an estimated 277,000 people have been seen by specialist service, figures show Just a “fraction” of long Covid sufferers are getting the help they need, with a…
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‘Appropriate arrangements’ will be made for Hong Kong bankers’ summit if needed, organisers say, after finance chief Paul Chan gets Covid in Middle East
The financial secretary will remain in Saudi Arabia for now, and tells Post he has a fever and sore throat but is getting better under medication. Read the original article…
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Fake Covid jab exemptions: is the legal tangle avoidable for Hong Kong’s government?
Some lawmakers and political commentators argue decision to empower city’s health chief to void documents could be seen as riding roughshod over due legal process. Read the original article at…
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End of 50-50 hospital funding deal with states to have ‘devastating’ impact, Australia’s peak bodies say
State health ministers had sought to extend pandemic arrangement on Covid-related costs to 2025 Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our morning and afternoon news…
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Hong Kong Covid-19 vaccination exemptions row: how did we get here and where will it end?
Health chief’s move to annul more than 20,000 vaccination exemptions has become a legal row. Read the original article at South China Morning Post