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Coronavirus: no more hotel quarantine in Hong Kong although officials stop short of providing road map to completely lifting travel curbs
Long-awaited move signals lifting of one of the world’s toughest anti-pandemic regimes, in force for more than two years. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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WHO chief Tedros says Covid-19 pandemic isn’t done after Biden called it ‘over’ in US
The head of the World Health Organization tempered his assertion that the end of the Covid-19 pandemic was near. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Japan to resume visa-free travel, remove daily entry cap from October 11 as Covid-19 ebbs
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said individual visitors will be allowed to enter Japan and the cap on daily arrivals in the country will also be ended. Read the original article…
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Covid hospitalisations rise by nearly 20% in a week in England
People urged to get a Covid booster jab if eligible and to stay at home if ill as number of positive tests and patients admitted to hospital on the rise…
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Japan expects surge in Hong Kong tourists if city scraps hotel quarantine for overseas travellers, top envoy says
Kenichi Okada, Japan’s consul general in the city, counting on Hongkongers to help boost the country’s tourism industry. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Surge in ‘no-fault evictions’ prompts calls to renew UK-wide ban
Tenants were protected from the practice by lockdown, but are now suffering ‘devastating’ consequences The number of renting households made homeless because of “no-fault” evictions has surged higher than pre-pandemic…
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Covid vaccination rates in US children under five lag despite effectiveness
Biden’s recent announcement that the pandemic is ending could slow process further, as parents question the necessity of shots It’s been three months since the US authorized Covid vaccines for…
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Hong Kong faces Covid and flu winter double whammy, health chief warns, even as latest wave subsides and hospitals are set to restore some interrupted services
Lo Chung-mau and officials urge residents to get vaccinated against influenza ahead of seasonal surge, assuring public the shots can be combined with doses for Covid. Read the original article…
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Fragile UK music industry calls for support amid slow recovery
Brexit, inflation and pandemic have taken toll on sector that is almost a third smaller than in 2019 The multibillion-pound UK music industry remains almost a third smaller than before…
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New president of AmCham in Hong Kong calls for city to reopen borders, restore confidence in ‘one country, two systems’
Eden Woon says Hong Kong has become enveloped by pessimism and anxiety due to coronavirus curbs, Beijing-imposed national security law. Read the original article at South China Morning Post