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Failure to consider long Covid impact will hit UK economy, says expert
Dr Nathalie MacDermott says policymakers are not accounting for condition that will be ‘our downfall’ The UK will pay an economic price for failing to consider long Covid when lifting…
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Hong Kong’s Ngong Ping 360 cable car attraction records near 80 per cent jump in visitors for 2021 amid coronavirus pandemic
Hong Kong’s iconic Ngong Ping 360 cable car had a near 80 per cent jump in the number of visitors last year, even though Covid-19 measures have restricted operations and…
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Public should know if PM’s wife gets police fine, says Keir Starmer
Labour leader says No 10 should own up if Carrie Johnson gets fixed-penalty notice over lockdown parties Keir Starmer has insisted the public must be told if the prime minister’s…
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Coronavirus Hong Kong: ‘Omicron strain causes 7 times more deaths among hospitalised children than influenza’
An Omicron sub-variant has led to a sevenfold higher death rate among hospitalised children than influenza, while 15 per cent of young patients had developed neurological complications, according to a…
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Japan celebrates cherry blossom tradition despite pandemic restrictions
People across Japan are celebrating the peak cherry blossom viewing season this week without Covid-19 restrictions in place for the first time in two years. But many are limiting their…
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BioNTech, Moderna executives’ wealth gets a massive boost from Covid-19 vaccines, Hurun list shows
BioNTech and Moderna executives and investors reaped the rewards of their highly effective coronavirus vaccines, posting the largest wealth gains in the healthcare industry, while China had the most number…
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Covid spending fuelled faster growth in UK economy in late 2021, ONS says
Upward revision in annual GDP growth, despite Omicron denting output over Christmas The UK economy was only 0.1% below pre-pandemic levels after growing faster than previously thought at the end…
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Hong Kong retail sales plunge 14.6 per cent for February in sharpest dive in 19 months, industry leader predicts more shop closures
Hong Kong retail sales plunged 14.6 per cent in February, the sharpest rate in 19 months under stringent social-distancing curbs amid the city’s fifth wave of Covid-19, with an industry…
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Shanghai government may extend Pudong lockdown beyond Friday as Covid-19 infections surge, say sources
Most of the Pudong area of Shanghai is likely to remain locked down beyond Friday, according to sources, after a four-day effort to contain the spread of Covid-19 on the…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong confirms 6,646 new cases as government considers mass at-home testing exercise to help ‘gauge infection situation’
Hong Kong residents may be asked to take part in mass at-home Covid-19 testing via kits set to be distributed from Saturday to help the government better gauge the current…