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Shanghai’s lockdown protests reveal tensions over zero-Covid
China’s determination to enforce zero-Covid policies is pushing its vast, bustling financial hub to breaking point At about noon last Tuesday, Yu Wenming, an 82-year-old man in Shanghai, called his…
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Hong Kong’s renovation misery: workers vanish, clients postpone jobs over Covid-19 concerns, deliveries stuck in mainland China
‘Two-month delay the norm’ in renovation jobs, because even when there’s opportunities, there are no workers. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Hong Kong co-living sector likely to see more consolidation as opportunities grow
Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) among co-living operators have increased over the past few weeks, as the average occupancy rates of flexible living spaces have stabilised to around 90 per cent…
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Senior Conservatives fear traditional voters will desert them after Partygate
Tory MPs say fines for Johnson and Sunak over lockdown gatherings have led usually loyal supporters to express concern Senior Tories have warned that traditional supporters are abandoning them after…
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Covid: inside Shanghai’s largest makeshift hospital – video
Yu Beibei, a resident of Shanghai, was transferred to the city’s largest makeshift hospital after testing positive for Covid-19. Yu lives with her husband, their two-year-old daughter and a nanny.…
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40,000 jobs at risk as foreign pupils shun UK language schools
Sector faces ‘devastation’ by Brexit red tape and from pandemic Language schools for foreign students are being “devastated” by a combination of post-Brexit red tape and the impact of the…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong approves clinical trials for 3 Chinese vaccines targeting Omicron
Sinovac Biotech and China National Biotec Group have received approval to carry out clinical trials in the city for new vaccines. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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China tightens controls as Shanghai reports record Covid cases
Japan urges local government to address business concerns as ongoing restrictions hit commerce Shanghai reported a record number of symptomatic Covid-19 cases on Saturday and other areas across China tightened…
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Bring back free Covid tests for exam candidates, UK schools urge
Pupils set to take first GCSEs and A-levels for three years, but invigilators are wary of working in halls with no protective measures After the disruption of the pandemic, Helen…
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Vaccines are no match for long Covid. Treating it is science’s next great challenge | Danny Altmann
Failure to recognise the need for a response could be a blunder we rue for decades to come Whatever your standpoint on whether the pandemic is over, or what “living…