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Sudden citywide coronavirus lockdown confuses and frustrates Macau residents, as city faces worst Covid-19 outbreak
The city’s first lockdown sparks panic buying, despite authorities assuring that it had sufficient stock of basic necessities. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Log jam: Vancouver wants its beloved beach logs back, but officials are wary
Neat lines of driftwood, locked up in ‘log jail’ during the pandemic, have reappeared but are not as plentiful as before At the height of the coronavirus pandemic, as major…
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Nation records 13 Covid deaths as WA and ACT reduce official reinfection period – as it happened
Gareth Evans says conviction of Witness K should be reversed after Bernard Collaery decision What are Covid antiviral treatments and who in Australia is eligible for them? Get our free…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong Covid-19 app to use colour codes to identify those who tested positive or are deemed high risk, health minister says
Covid-19 patients issued with red code barred from entering high-risk areas, advised not to take public transport, under new three-colour electronic system. Read the original article at South China Morning…
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Soaring prices push 1.6m more UK households into financial trouble – study
Study shows poorest hit hardest as 1.6m more UK households are struggling compared with late 2021 Soaring prices have plunged more people into financial trouble than Covid-19, according to a…
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Macau shuts all casinos in bid to contain worsening Covid outbreak
More than 30 closed for a week – with extension thought likely – and dozens of city zones locked down in gambling hub Macau has shut all its casinos for…
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As fuel prices shoot up, Hong Kong taxi drivers work smarter, other motorists choose to leave the car at home
As fuel costs eat into their earnings, some cabbies forgo days off, while others rely mainly on calls. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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‘There’s a feeling of powerlessness’: UK healthcare workers on rising Covid numbers
As wards fill up, workers complain of staff shortages, long waiting times and lack of care in the community Hospitals fight sickness and backlogs as latest wave hits UK Covid…
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Covid: hospitals fight sickness and backlogs as latest wave hits UK
Staff absences adding to workforce problems caused by Brexit, pension disputes and exhaustion, says expert Healthcare workers: ‘There’s a feeling of powerlessness’ Hospitals are battling staff absences, exhaustion, persistent backlogs…
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Macau to shut casinos for first time in two years as China’s gambling hub moves to curb rising number of new Covid-19 cases
China’s gambling hub is suspending almost all business activities for a week from Monday to control a rising number of new Covid-19 infections. Read the original article at South China…