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Coronavirus: civil service chief admits to ‘gaps’ in Hong Kong’s pandemic response and vows review of efforts during Legco grilling
Secretary for the Civil Service Patrick Nip reveals nearly quarter of government workforce had contracted Covid-19. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Australia live news updates: Anzac Day commemorated; ABC reviewing presenter’s social media activity; 17 Covid deaths
Deputy Labor leader says Chinese Solomon Islands base would make Australia ‘less safe’; Anzac Day services and marches return for the first time since pandemic began; Peter Dutton compares events…
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Covid lockdown fears spark panic buying in Beijing as largest district begins mass testing
Residents hope to avoid Shanghai-style shortages as Chinese authorities rush to stamp out outbreak in the capital Follow all our coronavirus coverage Beijingers were flooding supermarkets to stock up on…
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Don’t call them anti-vaxxers – that just further erodes people’s trust | Gary Finnegan
There’s been a worrying decline in diphtheria, polio and measles jabs. We should heed the lessons of Covid-19 We forgot about measles. And tetanus and diphtheria. And polio. In the…
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Covid outbreak on one of first cruise ships allowed to return to Western Australia
WA Health confirms it is managing positive cases onboard the Coral Discoverer, docked at Broome Follow our Covid live blog for the latest updates Get our free news app; get…
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China’s Covid-19 outbreak worsens as weeklong spread in Beijing adds to Shanghai’s soaring death toll to send stock market plunging
There was no end in sight to Shanghai’s 24-day lockdown on Monday morning, after the deaths of 138 people since the latest outbreak began in the mainland’s commercial capital on…
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It’s all gone bad for ChiNext stocks as lockdowns drag China’s start-up champions deeper into bear market
The ChiNext gauge has slumped 31 per cent this year, erasing US$442 billion of market value from its 100 constituents and making it the worst among all Chinese stock barometers.…
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UK Covid travel rules were arbitrary and disproportionate, say MPs
Committee says international travel should not be singled out in response to any future pandemics International travel should be protected in future pandemics, MPs have urged, describing the Covid restrictions…
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US can manage BA.2 variant ‘without disruption’, top Covid adviser predicts
Ashish Jha says spreading variant unlikely to have much effect on the nation’s pandemic recovery The White House Covid response coordinator Ashish Jha appeared to undercut the Biden administration’s efforts…
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The new rules for post-pandemic restaurants
As lockdown becomes a distant memory, chefs and restaurateurs must look at a different way of providing hospitality to their customers February 2020, Britain’s restaurants were reeling. EU-based staff had…