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‘Run philosophy’: the Chinese citizens seeking to leave amid Covid uncertainty
With Beijing’s zero Covid policy set to continue, many disillusioned citizens have begun planning to leave the country When Wendy Luo*, a 29-year-old Chinese woman, handed over her passport to…
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Coronavirus: what is ‘hybrid immunity’ and would Hong Kong benefit as several health experts say?
Several public health experts have called for authorities to gradually lift social-distancing rules as part of efforts to develop hybrid immunity among residents. Read the original article at South China…
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Covid vaccines for children under five are almost in Australia. Here’s what parents need to know
As cases remain high, the expansion of vaccines to young kids and infants will be a welcome relief to many parents Covid vaccines for children as young as six months…
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Anger in China after officials break into homes in hunt for Covid contacts
Officials in Guangzhou apologise for ‘violent’ behaviour after 84 homes broken into during search for possible close contacts Read all our coronavirus coverage Authorities in southern China have apologised for…
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China on cusp of joining high-income club, but slowdown raises spectre of middle-income trap
Chinese officials have trumpeted dazzling economic figures to make the case that the country can escape the middle-income trap, but some inconvenient statistics point to a worrying trend for the…
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Catching Covid raises diabetes diagnosis risk for weeks, study finds
Researchers say increased risk of cardiovascular problems also persists in month after infection People who catch Covid-19 have a greater risk of being diagnosed with diabetes and cardiovascular conditions for…
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AMA chief says mask mandates becoming more likely amid ‘pretty scary’ Covid hospital numbers
‘I don’t know how far [politicians] can let the numbers go while still saying we don’t need mask mandates,’ Omar Khorshid says Follow our Australia news live blog for the…
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Indigenous Australians losing driving licences and face crushing debts over NSW Covid fines, lawyers say
Aboriginal Legal Service NSW urges fines for public health rule breaches be withdrawn or converted to cautions Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates Get our free…
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Aged care leaders call for extended ADF assistance as sector braces for winter Omicron wave
Workforce shortages being filled with health department staff but pay rise key to attracting more workers, aged care minister says Follow our Australia news live blog for the latest updates…
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China’s buyers are snapping up abodes in Marco Rubio’s Florida home base, splurging US$6.1 billion on US real estate to top US list for 10th year
Buyers from the mainland, Hong Kong and Taiwan spent US$6.1 billion on property purchases in the 12 months to March 2022, up 27 per cent year on year, the NAR…