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Taiwan targets zero serious Covid-19 cases amid gradual rise in infections
Faced with the Omicron variant, the strategy is not complete eradication, President Tsai Ing-wen says. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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Hong Kong in bottom quadrant once again as home prices rose to about two-decade high globally in 2021, Knight Frank says
Home prices grew by the most in about 18 years globally last year, as significant savings built up during two years of the Covid-19 pandemic triggered a desire to either…
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Shanghai lockdown: US Marines receive food supplies after WeChat appeal
US consulate employee sparks response after posting that marines ‘can no longer get delivery’, as Covid-19 lockdown leaves delivery services oversubscribed. Read the original article at South China Morning Post
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UK Covid cases at highest level as immunity wanes, driven by Omicron sub-variant
Elsewhere, Germany seals a deal for over 60s to be vaccinated from October; antibody treatment loses US authorisation because it’s unlikely to work against BA.2. Read the original article at…
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Shanghai’s ‘grim’ Covid outbreak threatens more global supply chain disruption
Lockdowns imposed over China’s worst Covid outbreak has hit manufacturing and may lead to delays and higher prices See all our coronavirus coverage The Covid-19 outbreak in Shanghai remains “extremely…
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Chronic food industry worker shortfall could force prices even higher, MPs say
More products may need to be imported as Covid-19 and Brexit led to 500,000 vacancies in August 2021 Chronic worker shortages in the food and farming sector as a result…
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Australia news live updates: PM tight-lipped on election call; Albanese calls Berejiklian ‘straight talker’ after leaked Morrison texts; 22 Covid deaths
Morrison says he has been ‘upfront with Australian people’ about running full term; Albanese calls Berejiklian a ‘straight talker’ after second round of leaked texts; Frydenberg says NSW Liberal preselection…
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Coronavirus Hong Kong: residents who test positive in mass voluntary screening can isolate at home, provided their houses are suitable, officials say
However, if a patient’s living environment is too crowded, or is also home to high-risk people, they will still be required to go to a government isolation facility. Read the…
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Coronavirus: Shanghai adds 17,007 new Covid-19 cases, setting a daily record for the fifth straight day as city undergoes more tests
The testing exercise, which has never been seen elsewhere in the world, was aimed to spot most of the infections and quarantine them in a quick manner to achieve a…