COVID-19 Updates
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Clothing banks warn of families in crisis as demand soars
Charity is giving away 33% more bedding and clothes as pandemic hits incomes hard Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage “I’ve been trying to make my baby…
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HK$5,000 voucher scheme: discounts, flexibility will discourage Hongkongers from abusing drive by returning products for cash, finance chief says
Discounts enticing consumers to buy items they actually want, and the flexibility of spending on daily commutes will discourage Hongkongers from abusing a HK$36 billion government voucher scheme by cashing…
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Australia Covid update: masks compulsory indoors in parts of Sydney as cluster grows to nine
NSW reveals three new cases on Sunday, plus one flagged by authorities on Saturday, as Queensland records one local case NSW and ACT hotspots; Victorian hotspots Queensland hotspots Sydney residents…
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Is there an ‘acceptable’ risk of death? | David Spiegelhalter and Anthony Masters
The pandemic has led to discussion of what are unacceptable risks to life and what measures are needed to push these down At the recent press briefing, we were warned…
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Indian millennials take to online yoga as home fitness booms during Covid-19
Every year around International Yoga Day on June 21, Indians commemorate the 5,000-year-old practice in the digital age by flocking to live-streamed Facebook classes, virtual boot camps helmed by Bollywood…
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Organisers unveil Olympic Village a month before Games begin in Tokyo
The organisers of the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday threw open the doors of the Olympic Village to the media, showcasing virus upgrades including a fever clinic just over a month…
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Coronavirus: too early to tell if vaccine booster shots are needed, WHO chief scientist says
As some governments and pharmaceutical officials around the world prepare for Covid-19 vaccine booster shots targeting more-infectious virus variants, a World Health Organization (WHO) scientist says it is too early…
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‘Devastated’ Phuket in race to vaccinate 70% of islanders in time for holiday season
Thai region hopes jabs and ‘sandbox’ scheme will allow tourists to return and rejuvenate economy Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage In normal times, the convention centre…
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Coronavirus: Hong Kong confirms 1 new imported case, extends streak of zero local infections to 15 days; largest business chamber urges public to get vaccinated
Hong Kong’s largest business chamber has urged the public to get vaccinated against Covid-19, citing HK$600 billion (US$77.3 billion) in losses for the city amid the pandemic, and warning of…