COVID-19 Updates
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Coronavirus: Thailand’s Phuket reopening plan holds a model for Asia as travel bubbles deflate
Thailand’s plan to reopen the tourist haven of Phuket could become a model for other holiday hotspots in Asia to prise open their borders and bring in visitors as strategies…
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Domestic workers lost far more jobs than others during Covid-19, ILO says
The pandemic has taken a harsh toll on domestic workers who have lost far more jobs than others despite a decade-old international pact guaranteeing their rights, the United Nations said…
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Coronavirus: can Japan counter China’s vaccine diplomacy with Southeast Asian donations?
Japan’s plan to send Covid-19 vaccines to countries across Southeast Asia, starting with a donation of 1 million doses to Vietnam on Wednesday, is at least partly aimed at raising…
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Coronavirus: New York and California reopen as most restrictions are lifted
New York and California, among the first US states to record Covid-19 infections, announced on Tuesday the dropping of restrictions meant to slow the spread of the pandemic that has…
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US coronavirus deaths pass 600,000 as New York lifts more curbs
The US death toll from Covid-19 surpassed 600,000 on Tuesday, although authorities hailed progress towards a return to normality as its vaccination programme promised to turn the page on one…
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The Covid Delta variant: how effective are the vaccines?
Analysis: what protection do they offer against infection, hospital admission and death? Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage As lockdown easing in England is delayed from 21…
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Why is Israel lifting Covid restrictions as England extends them?
Analysis: both are viewed as running successful vaccine campaigns, but case numbers are very different Coronavirus – latest updates See all our coronavirus coverage Israel and the UK were viewed…
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Coronavirus: 455,000 fully vaccinated Hongkongers register for lucky draw aimed at boosting Covid-19 inoculation drive
A lottery for vaccinated Hongkongers featuring a new HK$10.8 million flat received an overwhelming response as registration opened on Tuesday, with about 455,000 people signing up in the first 12 hours. That meant…
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Indian companies struggle to help workers suffering mental health effects of coronavirus crisis
India has endured the world’s worst Covid-19 outbreak, a tragedy exacerbated by the trauma of seeing family and friends suffer as so many other countries emerge from the pandemic. Now…
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Coronavirus vaccines: will Hong Kong answer the Philippines’ plea for city’s excess supplies?
Hong Kong is considering donating some of its unused Covid-19 vaccines “to places which are more in need”, a government spokesman confirmed, after the Philippines’ top diplomat said on Twitter…