COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: how China’s closed borders have hit trade and diplomacy
This is the seventh in a series about China’s plans to reopen its borders amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Here, Josephine Ma, Cissy Zhou and Jevans Nyabiage look into how China’s…
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Tokyo 2020 Olympics: ‘never too late’ to cancel say protesters as hundreds plan anti-Games rally with a month to go
With just 30 days to go before the Tokyo 2020 Olympics officially open, organisers are confident that nothing can stop the Games from going ahead. But even with the finish…
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Coronavirus: Are antibody tests the best indicator of immunity against infection and who should have quarantine time reduced?
A Covid-19 antibody test will be a determining factor for whether fully vaccinated travellers have their mandatory quarantine period in Hong Kong halved to seven days starting later this month.But…
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Coronavirus Hong Kong: luxury property awaits Shenzhen border opening for the next leap upwards
An influx of mainland Chinese buyers into Hong Kong’s super-deluxe developments since early this year could further fuel home prices in the world’s most expensive property market, and the trend…
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Coronavirus: no certainty on herd immunity until we know more about vaccines and variants
This is the sixth in a series about China’s plans to reopen its borders amid the Covid-19 pandemic. Here, Simone McCarthy and Zhuang Pinghui look into the problems in pinning…
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Taiwan questions coronavirus fatality rate as death toll rises
Taiwan reported only six new Covid-19 deaths and 79 infections on Tuesday, the lowest since its latest outbreak peaked about a month ago.But overall, its case fatality rate is more…
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Coronavirus: antibody testing triggers industry calls for Hong Kong to expand quarantine exemptions to more business sectors
Industry leaders have urged Hong Kong officials to relaunch cross-border business activities in the city by expanding the Covid-19 quarantine exemptions for financial executives to cover more sectors, arguing that…
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Letting in the Uefa variant could be Boris Johnson’s next own goal | Marina Hyde
If 2,500 of the ‘football family’ get a free pass into England, the double standards of our self-isolation rules will be laid bare How encouraging to see Uefa masterminding a…
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Thailand approves Phuket ‘sandbox’ plan to allow vaccinated tourists in without quarantine
The Phuket “sandbox”, Thailand’s bold attempt to reset its tourism industry by opening the island to vaccinated foreign visitors without quarantine, was approved on Tuesday, offering hope to battered businesses…
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UK Covid live news: Matt Hancock says growth rate in coronavirus cases is slowing
Latest updates: health secretary believes England on track to lift restrictions on 19 July but cannot rule out Covid rules being reimposed in winter Labour leader Keir Starmer axes chief…