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Coronavirus: Hong Kong border controls unlikely to be eased before June 30, outgoing leader Carrie Lam says, as city reports 250 new cases
Hotel quarantine, passenger vaccination and ‘test and hold’ will remain in place, chief executive says. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Coronavirus: Shanghai keeps millions under lockdown, even as community infection remains zero amid daily swings in new Covid-19 cases
Shanghai’s authorities have set June 1 as the date for officially lifting the city’s two-month long lockdown, aiming to restore China’s commercial and financial hub to normality by the end…
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Partygate: pictures emerge showing Boris Johnson drinking at No 10 leaving do during lockdown – as it happened
Latest updates: ITV obtains photographs of Boris Johnson drinking at a Downing Street event that appears to be a party. This live blog is now closed, read our full report…
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China’s online maps dotted with Covid-testing booths as testing becomes routine under zero-Covid strategy
Popular online map services in China, such as those from Alibaba, Baidu and Tencent, have included information on nearest testing booths for users, as nucleic-acid tests become part of everyday…
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Johnson faces fresh claims he lied to MPs as new Partygate photos emerge
Images obtained by ITV News reveal table strewn with bottles at leaving do for a senior aide in November 2020 Boris Johnson is facing fresh claims of lying to MPs…
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What do new Partygate photos reveal about PM’s ‘rules were followed’ claim?
Boris Johnson, seen with wine in hand, repeatedly said he had been unaware of any law-breaking parties Today’s politics news – latest updates The prime minister is seen with a…
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Boris Johnson’s conversation with Sue Gray in a meeting that never happened | John Crace
Whatever the photos may show, ‘anyone can be ambushed by six bottles of wine, a bottle of gin and a bowlful of crisps’ Boris Johnson: Hello. This is not Boris…
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Hybrid working grew in Great Britain even as Covid rules eased, data shows
More than four in five workers want to continue flexible model despite government push for return to office More than a third of working adults in Great Britain spent at…
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Partygate: Boris Johnson under fresh scrutiny after new party pictures emerge – video report
The UK prime minister is facing fresh scrutiny of his denials and dismissals of lockdown parties in Downing Street after new images emerged in which the prime minister can be…
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Covid can cause ongoing damage to heart, lungs and kidneys, study finds
One in eight Covid hospital patients have heart inflammation up to two months later, researchers find Damage to the body’s organs including the lungs and kidneys is common in people…