COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: Belgian woman dies after being infected with two variants at once
A 90-year-old woman who died after catching Covid-19 was infected with both the Alpha and Beta variants of the coronavirus at the same time, researchers in Belgium said on Sunday,…
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Coronavirus: tens of thousands of Hong Kong airport staff ordered to undergo testing after worker’s infection ends 33-day streak of no local cases
Tens of thousands of Hong Kong airport workers have been ordered to undergo Covid-19 screening after health authorities confirmed a second coronavirus infection, also likely to involve the Delta variant,…
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New Sydney Covid lockdown restrictions: latest update to NSW coronavirus rules explained
Covid restrictions for greater Sydney, the Central Coast, Blue Mountains and Wollongong have been extended. Can you have visitors? Is mask-wearing compulsory? Is travelling permitted? Here’s the full list of…
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TSMC close to deal with BioNTech to secure Covid-19 vaccines for Taiwan
Chip maker TSMC said on Sunday it was in the middle of the contract signing process to buy Covid-19 vaccines from Germany’s BioNTech, part of a drawn out process for…
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Coronavirus: Singapore-Australia travel bubble delayed; cases fall in South Korea
Sydney’s virus outbreak means plans for an Australia-Singapore travel bubble have been delayed until at least the end of the year, the Australian trade minister said on Sunday.While opening up…
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Here’s why Vitasoy needs to overcome the ‘Get out of mainland China’ boycott after stock market beating
Vitasoy International, one of Hong Kong‘s largest non-carbonated beverage manufacturers, is facing possibly its biggest corporate crisis in recent decades following a consumer boycott in mainland China over a leaked…
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Hundreds of Thai health workers who received Sinovac shots infected with Covid-19
Thailand is tightening virus containment measures, imposing a ban on gatherings of more than five people and non-essential travel, along with an overnight curfew to quell a worsening Covid-19 outbreak.This…
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General confusion: who is John Frewen, and what is his role in Australia’s vaccine rollout?
An increasingly public role for the Lt Gen as the face, and uniform, of the beleaguered program begs the question: why call in the military? Australia Covid live news updates…
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French actress Lea Seydoux may miss Cannes Film Festival after testing positive for Covid-19
French actress Lea Seydoux may miss the Cannes Film Festival after she tested positive for Covid-19, a spokeswoman for one of her movies said on Saturday.The James Bond star is…
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Shifting sands of recovery make the way unclear for the service sector
Banking and property did well even in lockdown, but businesses such as office services and retailing may see profound change Without any fuss, the UK financial services industry has clambered…