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Digested week: no one knows if my taste will come back – still, glad Covid’s over | John Crace
Covid hangover has left me unable to stomach a curry, while Johnson’s Partygate hangover has left him calling for his dog’s execution Having Covid was unpleasant but mercifully brief. The…
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South Korea to to lift quarantine rule for unvaccinated foreign travellers on June 8
The government also announced that international flight schedules at Incheon airport will return to normal, providing an unlimited number of flights to overseas travellers. Read the original article at South…
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Shanghai’s reopening creates US$7.5 billion market for smart devices that track individuals’ temperature, vaccinations and Covid-19 results
Shanghai’s reopening and switch to normal coronavirus control methods after a two-month-long citywide lockdown is expected to create huge demand for digital devices that check and track individuals’ temperature, vaccination…
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Return of the dragon: Hong Kong’s Stanley beach welcomes back annual dragon boat race after 2-year pandemic hiatus
Traditional Tuen Ng Festival event cancelled in past two years because of Covid-19 pandemic. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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‘Apocalypse mentality’, ‘revenge spending’ and an exodus in newly free Shanghai
City revels in freedoms after two months of lockdown but happiness is punctuated by fears that restrictions could return For 26-year-old Daphne, the last two months felt like “a fever…
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Coronavirus: China’s ‘no jab, no insurance’ notice for over-60s blamed on misreading of policy
No such policy is in force and community officials have no right to suspend insurance benefits, local government says. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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A passenger chased me down the plane galley – for cabin crew, this is just a normal day at the office | Anonymous
Flights delayed, airports in state of pandemonium, holidays ruined: airlines blame Covid and Brexit, but it’s all their fault I’ve worked as cabin crew for six years, and I’ve never…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong reports 499 new cases as fourth nightclub outbreak detected while hundreds fined for breaching Covid rules in bar
New cluster uncovered, this time involving Shuffle nightclub in Lan Kwai Fong, where 14 cases were reported. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Hong Kong frontier town grants tourists limited access in pilot scheme as city’s leader officiates opening of local pier
Sha Tau Kok, one of the last settlements to form part of a regulated border zone established in 1951, allows tourists to apply for permits to access select areas. Read…
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More than 30,000 students quit Hong Kong schools, with campuses in high-income areas taking hardest knocks
Comparison of enrolment figures from the Education Bureau shows that 30,515 students withdrew from schools in Hong Kong between October 2020 and September 2021. Read the original article at South…