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Hong Kong’s skilled professionals can expect pay rises of up to 6 per cent as employers scramble to keep talent amid Covid-19 exodus, Hays survey shows
Most of Hong Kong’s skilled professionals can expect a pay rise of between 3 and 6 per cent this year as an exodus of talent has forced employers to dig…
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Australia news live updates: Ukraine ambassador flags need for further support; chaos at Sydney airport; 30 Covid deaths
Ukraine ambassador flags need for further support from Australia; large crowds banked up at Sydney airport; PM says election call ‘won’t be very long from now’; Russia bans 228 Australian…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong elderly urged to start getting fourth Covid jab immediately as city begins voluntary mass testing exercise; 2,492 cases reported
Civil service minister Patrick Nip says older residents who received their third dose at least three months ago can simply walk into vaccination venues to get their fourth doses from…
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Coronavirus: Shanghai’s symptomatic cases more than double to 824 as city rewrites records for the seventh day with 21,222 infections
Health authorities are taking no chances, even if the vast majority of the infections – daily symptomatic cases were in triple digits – showed no symptoms, and there had been…
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Beijing city authorities tighten Covid controls in effort to stop Omicron surge reaching Chinese capital
The municipal authorities have introduced their strictest measures since early 2020, including more curbs on arrivals and wider quarantine regulations. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Coronavirus: hurdles for Hong Kong voluntary mass testing amid scepticism from some, elderly’s uncertainty with online system
Many among the elderly are unsure how to use the government’s online self-reporting platform, others find the scheme futile. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Coronavirus: more Hong Kong children suffering from ‘worrying’ inflammation condition after recovering from Covid-19 infection, experts warn
Since early March, 13 children have been diagnosed with Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome, which can cause high fever, skin rash, diarrhoea two to five weeks after recovering from Covid-19. Read the…
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Hongkongers’ generosity during Covid-19 fifth wave shows the can-do spirit lives on
From major developers lending land and donating huge sums, to the many unsung heroes who delivered supplies to the needy or volunteered therapy and counselling, a united Hong Kong has…
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Omicron variant does cause different symptoms from Delta, study finds
Data from UK’s Zoe Covid study confirms reports Omicron patients recover more quickly and are less likely to lose sense of smell or taste People who have the Omicron Covid…
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Last year I accidentally moved to New Zealand. This can be blamed on love | Rebecca Shaw
The experience has made me more spontaneous and audacious – though the sweet’n’sour sauce still tastes weird I like to think of myself as an easy-breezy kind of gal. One…